Reptile Thermostats EXPLAINED (Which Thermostat Is Right For Your Pet Reptile)
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- Reptile Thermostats explained, which reptile thermostat is right for your pet reptile. There are 3 main types of reptile Thermostats. Dimming thermostats,pulse proportional thermostats and mat stats or otherwise known at on off thermostats.
We explain how to set a reptile thermostat along with which reptile thermostat is the one to use on your animals
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Thanks a million
This video is solid gold
Thanks, as a beginner all your videos are clear, concise and to the point and no B$, I will also use your amazon store, you should plug it more in your vids!!!!
Thank you so much. About to get a Leopard Gecko.. have everything set up perfectly however I didn’t buy a thermostat along with everything else as I was so overwhelmed with choices! But this truly was helpful, thermostat ordered! Woo! Can’t wait to get a Leo Gecko after Lockdown 😁
Good luck and stay safe
Brooke and Bella a habistat mat stat! Super easy to use & set up for a beginner like me. It looks smart & has handy long leads too x
I’ve just bought the exo terra 600w thermostat which has dimming, pulse and on/off settings with day/night settings, best video I’ve watched to let me know which animals use which settings.
Honestly mate thank you so much! You’ve helped me a ton, I’m researching about crested geckos and I just want to make sure that mine won’t be too cold in the winter. I am getting him in October(fingers crossed 🤞) and just to be sure that he doesn’t over heat! Thanks again and you’ve earned yourself a new subscriber,👍🏼😀🐢🐍🦎
Good idea is to Google new Caledonia weather for a year and see the temp changes through the year and try to replecate it
NORTHERN EXOTICS great idea, thank you!
Thank you! This is the best information I’ve found on thermostats.
Tons and tons of information. Great job explaining a pretty heavy topic.
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Thank you
Thank you! was doing my head in trying to choose a thermostat for my Bearded Dragon.
Thank you so much for this video. This information is so appreciated!! I’ve had a tortoise for almost a year and am just learning my lesson on why I need a thermostat. I’ve been meticulous about my temperatures and out of nowhere today my bulb started throwing temperatures nearing 10 degrees hotter than usual. Thank goodness I was home and noticed within an hour of it occurring. Now I’m trying to educate myself on thermostats so I can but the right one. The only thing I’m still trying to figure out is what kind of bulbs you can use in a dimming thermostat. Does it need to be a bulb sold with dimming capabilities? I am currently using a 125 watt mercury vapour bulb but am working on a new enclosure which I will them be switching to the fluorescent uv bulbs and using incandescent flood lights for heat. Can the mvb and regular flood lights be used on a dimming thermostat?
I'm always mixed up with all the lighting and heating so this really helped! #25 to go...
There is so much conflicting advice out there
Definitely! X
Amazing video. Just what I needed. Thank you.
Thanks for watching
Thank you so much! Nice and clear
thank you has been very helpful setting my vivarium heating up for tortoise, recommend this video very informative
I just bought a heat mat and a thermostat in the doncaster show for my millipedes i think its getting colder in the house for them eventho i try to open the window only during the day and for short periods of time. I still dont know how am i going to set it up, im so glad i got to your video it has put me a bit at ease about the thermostats and how to get them working propperly, I dont want to fry my pedes hehe
If you do worry about that only use the heat on one side of the setup then if they are to hot they will move to the cold side to cool down
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS I set it up today and i don't understand it, i set the thermostat at 27C and set the heat mat on the top side outside and the prob on the inside against the glass, the temp reading in the thermometer is 23,5C at max(which is the actual room temperature right now), and my thermostat keeps on turning the heat mat off, what could be wrong there, it makes no sense.
First my heat mat wasn't warming up at all after being plugged in all afternoon onto the thermostat and i tried it without thermostat away from the tank, and got warm really quickly so i swapped the thermostat to another wall plug and seems to get warmer now, but it wont switch back on when the heat mat is cold and the temperature isn't the one I set it up to.
Perfect explanation. Thanks
Legend, thanks for that man. All the information I needed
Fantastic information 👍
This is such a good video to explain it.
Nice video I use the microclimate 100 for my crested geckos heat mat.
Thank you! Much appreciated for your video.
Microclimate Evo Digital is the best thermostat im ever used but not cheep .
I've never used one. I'm not good with technology haha
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS there really easy to use aswell ,but i have a Microclimate prime2 and that one is a bit difficult till you work it out
Awesome video explained it so well
Thank you
Great video. Super well explained
I have a red night spot lamp for my gecko, which thermostat would be best to keep the temperature at 30 as I originally had the first thermostat but am not using it anymore realising it should be used for heat mats
Iv just bought a western hognose snake the guy I bought her from has her setup with a exo terra 75 W daylight basking bulb with a on/off thermostat,heat mat for night without the thermostat I'm not using the heatmat as my house stays around 20-21°c at night could I get away with it or should from info what I've read and buy a dimming or switch to a CHE with a pulse thermostat but not too sure if get too warm the Viv is a wooden Viv 2.5ft long x1.3 ft deep X 1.5ft high snake is 3 and around I'd say 2 foot not measured her just yet letting her settle in for a week.
Hi. I need the dimmer for my greenhouse. When the sun hits it can get up to 40c will the dimmer dim the lamps down once the greenhouse has got too hot?
Thank you, this is super helpful!
Any other questions feel free to ask
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS Hey buddy i kinda need some info so i have a habistat a dimming one i took on a albino nelson milk snake from a friend how ever my heat bulb blew and i was recommended a ProRep ES Spot Lamp, 60 Watt, Red Night as a replacement for my ceramic bulb with no light just a heat bulb. how ever the red night bulb dosent seem to heat up how ever i have a separate light bulb plugged into where you have your heat mats in the 3 pin plug extension ive just ordered another HabiStat Mat-Stat Thermostat 100W (Black) yet the temps in the viv are at a solid 27-29c which is perfect for nelson is it worth me getting the replacement? seeing its keeping his viv stable? i mean ive already ordered one but i can keep it should the rescue center ask me to take on another sake as i put my name down as willing to help with adopting.
Hello, this video was really helpful. I have a question tho..what would you recommend for a tortoise viv? Ceramic and a pulse?
i cant seem to find a pulse proportional thermostat in the US. does anyone know of any?
Hi this was a great help I have a question about enclosure for a adult bearded dragon I have a glass encloser that is 1200Lx450w600h is this a good size for him, and can I put sencer in in middle on a dimmer for head bulb with this size tank thanks
Sounds good to me. More then enough size wise
Great knowledge & advice. Rly could have used this info when I first got into the hobby. Had no idea what type to get and what it was attended for & pet shops were no help. Haha the swan took over your video :) Great video!
Swanny MC swan face hahaha
Would you recommend a che with a pulsating thermostat for a leopard gecko? I plan on using a che in which the gecko will have a bioactive tank closure?
Can I use a dimming thermostat for a deep heat projector, for a leopard gecko
Hi, i'm looking into purchasing the dimming thermostat and I wondered if you could help please. It's for a horsfield tort who is approx 1 year. Again i've been old contradicting advice like usual. Where would you put the probe? In the basking area or in the middle (between cool end and basking end)? Also, is it wall socket > plug in timer > thermostat > basking bulb into thermostat?
What if the bearded dragon is basking and the light goes dims down. Will he get the correct amount of heat
I’ve had my fire pastel ball python for around 3 months now and I have the microclimate thermostat. I was watching tv and all of a sudden I heard this horrendous noise so I looked and my snake was throwing up clear liquid. And google said it’s from low temperature but I couldn’t bet my thermostat to work. I’m kinda panicking
Fantastic video need one for heating a rack with hear cable if you can haha looks like a nice walk were was this recorded
I can do . I don't hear my rack with cable but I know how to do it
amazing! thank you!!
Hope it helped
Thank you for your advice it’s been massive help and these videos really have taught me so much,
I have a bit of a dilemma and hope you don’t mind giving your advice.
I have a 137.5cm x 49x 56cm (4x2x2)vivarium for my bearded dragon.
I had a ministat 300 however your videos made me purchase the habistat dimming as that’s the one I needed.
I now have the habistat 600w high range dimming thermostat but finding it very hard getting the correct temps in the viv.
When I use a 100w bulb it doesn’t heat the viv up enough and when I use a 150w bulb it heats the basking spot too much. I’ve placed the thermostat thermometer all round the viv and can’t get a correct temp gradient.
I have the temps at 27c cool side and they were at 38 with my previous thermostat however with the dimming thermostat I can’t get the hot end to heat up enough and I’m very concerned about it because it’s beginning to cause stress to my dragon. What do you recommend?
This is a complex one. Probe placement it vital in this situation. I had the same issue. I've now changed to consentrating on ambiant temps . My probe is in the middle of the enclosure. With the heat bulb at one side you still get the temp gradient however the basking spot temp can vary slightly but it causes no harm as long as it does get to temp for a period of time throughout the day. My basking spot is perfect for a few hours in the morning until the enclosure has heated up then the bulb will dim down until it cools off then the stat will bump it back up. It's ambiant temps that the animal needs to digest food correctly just like in the wild. This is new scientific research
Can you use the first thermostat on a heat rock to regulate its temperature?
I got the zoo med shit and I have it set to 87 but it goes higher right around 89/90
Great video 👍🏻 very informative. Would the probe for on / off thermostat be best on the substrate ? Ie:that would be the temp your reptile /animal gets ?
Thanks
Hi mate. What is a duel thermostat? How do they work? I ask because I am getting a hognose with full set up. Apparently it comes with a ceramic bulb and a heat Mat aswel. The thermostat is a duel. I have never used one before
Wasn’t expecting to have my local canal feature in this video when I clicked! Great video for sure. I have just upgraded my royal to a larger enclosure and was advised by a shop to stop using my heat mat and start using a ceramic heat emitter. At the moment I have it running on my old on/off thermostat so I’m looking to get one of the pulse thermostats after what you have said. I have noticed that the temp inside my warm hide isn’t however getting above 80F. Would you recommend using both the ceramic heat and the heat mat in the hide to achieve 90F?
Can't you use a dimming stat on deep heat projectors
Thanks great video I've just bought a new tank for my corn I'll be using a 60 watt basking spot light and heat mat , what shall I plug into the thermostat, bulb or heat mat ? Thanks so much for any help you can give me 🙏🙏🙏
I Just bought a Juvenile Uromastyx that needs lots of heat. I use a ceramic heat bulb, with a digital thermostat but I find that it never fully heats to the temperature I need it to get to.
Bigger wattage bulb
Is it ok just to use a pp thermostat only for a ball python
Aren’t dimming stats also for basking bulbs?
Also when turning off the heating lamp at night, should I turn it off at the wall or by the switch on the lamp itself leaving the thermostat receiving power but not doing anything. Thanks mate
So I recently got a leopard gecko, so, the thermostat is pretty weird. It randomly changes to 90 degrees then back to 92 degrees then it repeats.
What thermostat would you recommend for 4 foot ball python
this is a brilliant insight to reptile keeping, im extremely new to reptile keeping ( bearded dragon -5 months old) and I've been told contradicting things regarding placement of probe ( right under the basking light) I've got 2 thermostats( both dimming - habistat digital and a microclimate b series ) using one and having one as a backup incase of failure and I've been wondering the correct way of putting the probe.
hi awesome video, but im confused as a new beardy owner in your vid you said you give your dragons 12 hours on 12 hours off with your lights is that both bulbs (inc heat bulb) so do i need to get a 3rd bulb for heat with no light because i have the habistat dimming thermostat and of a night i jus dim the heat light a bit so the viv is still warm but a little darker. any help would go a long way thank you.
Totally dark for night. I don't use any heat at night because my reptile room is warm enough to keep him happy through the night. Most room temps are warm enough
Was helpful 👍🏼
Hi you said in video you put your probe central to aquarium to help regulate hot and cool end of Vivarium. Can you tell me what temp you normally set it at? I appreciate I’ll have to do checks. As a new beardy keeper. Just wanted a starting point. Great video and very informative. After watching your video I have now ordered a dimmable stat.👍
My bearded dragon is in a 4ft enclosure. Central temp is 30 celcius
Hi , what thermostat would you reccomend for a rack system using a-mats b- heat rope??
Great vid btw😊
Im really confused with all this as i am just getting into it. Is a 150 watt pule proportional habistat ok for my baby gargoyle gecko or should i get something with a little less power?
That's fine. Just means the stat can take upto 150w
Great video, you probably already mentioned it if so my apologies. But can you use a dimmer stat for Che? And also if you can then how do I put a basking light on without it being permanently on...this is all new to me and I am in for deep research as much as possible. Plz help
Nice info again 👍
Ithanks a million. Got a really good tarantula video out soon
I really need your help I’m so confused 🤷♂️ I’m getting a jewelled lacerta and from the person I’m getting him off they said not to get a dimming thermostat and to just get a few different bulbs with different wattages and then use a heat gun to test the temp until you find the right one because dimming thermostats just flicker, and cause the animal stress. Do you have to get a bulb that is dimmable? Or are they right ? I thought from what you said that it’s a very good idea to get a dimming thermostat because then you know it’s not going to get too hot and as I understand it you can get a 100w and adjust the temp with the thermostat ? So I wouldn’t need to buy all of these different types of wattage bulbs.
No
I am learning about Dragon care. Thank you for your help. When we move, in couple of years ...I am going to get a dragon. I really want a morph red
great video and very informative. What thermostat can i use with exo terra daylight basking spot lamp in a chameleon screen Cage?
is there a brand you rate more highly than others at all ?
I have more recently been playing around with a new brand of on off thermostat latley. The reptile systems one. So far through testing it's the most durable and reliable I've used. Until that becomes available then microclimet and habistat are good stats
Which thermostat would you recommend for a carbon fibre heat emitter?
Hi, Can i plug in 2 heat mats which are 5w each to one ministat 100 ?
It can bring issues but I've done it in the past.
Great video mate. Say if you have a ubv light and basking light on during the day for 12 hours and then they go off on a timer would you need a second thermostat for a CHE to make sure the tank doesn’t go below a certain temperature at night ? Cheers Scott.
If you wanted to do that then yes . However most bearded dragon keepers have room temp at night and that is enough to substain them at night. Also look into the inferred heat projectors as apposed to Che bulbs. They give off better ir rays that penetrate the skin deeper
NORTHERN EXOTICS okay thanks a lot I was asking because I want an ackie monitor would room temp at night be okay for them or is that not quite enough?
Hey mate,
Thank you for this fantastic explanation thermostats.
Would all bearded dragon UVB/UVA bulbs be able to be dimmed? Also would there be enough UVB being emitted if say, the globe was was dimmed most part of the day? Would obviously need to be cautious of depriving the dragon from UVB.
Thanks
Wes
i have an 8 watts heat mat and a 60 watts bulb for my leopard gecko and the heat goes to 27 c which is very low so tomorrow i’ll get a thermostat, what do you recommend i don’t care about the cost
great video btw
Good luck . Hope it works
Couple of questions. im setting up a leopard gecko enclousure - 120cm x 40 x 40cm. Is this big enough for the entire life of the gecko or would you upgrade later? Ive got a Arcadia T5 7% stip bulb (its tiny thou!), got a small wattage basking bulb on one side and heat cable for the other. Ive got them all plugged into Habistat Digital thermostats? Im struggling to figuare out how to get the heat cable on a low temp (around 20c) on 24 hrs a day so considering one of the Habistat turn dial thermostats which one would you recommend?
Remove the heat cable totally. It's not needed. One side is hot side and the other side is cold side. Uvb light is up to you. I'd say a timer. On for a few hours at dawn and a few at dusk. No need to have it on through the day . Save electric. Hot spot about 90°f
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS many thanks. The room that the reptiles are in, can get quite cold in winter, so i woldnt need the heating cable then. Ive got a 75w solar flood light one side. Would u advise spagmum moss on cool hide?
You have to think in the wild they have season and temp changes through there year .
Spagnum moss is great inside the moist hide. Make it damp but not to wet
Great video pal, just on your BD set up, is the thermostat probe centre on the back wall ?
Yea
Hi, sorry for bothering you again but can you help me , I put the thermostat prob in the center of the viv set at 40 degrees Celsius/104 Fahrenheit but I’m getting a reading of 64 degrees Celsius on the basking spot and 26 in the center where the probe is, is it to hot on the basking spot ?
What should my thermostat be turned upto to reach 105 basking spot
Depends where the probe is.
The probe is in the middle of viv on bk wall that's were is place by the shop
Will any heat mat go into an on/off thermometer or is it only certain heat mats
On off thermostats were made for heatmats. Habistat call there on off a mat stat any heat mat is perfect for on off stats
Do you give your boas a night time drop in temperature? is it required?
Only by a few degrees
Mate I’m about to get my first exotic - beardy - and this is the most useful video I have found, you where right, there was nowhere that I could find that explained all this - so massive thank you
Great video, can you help please?
I have a 4Ft wooden Viv that i have just set up and awaiting COVID the Dragon's arrival.
On the hot side I have a steady temp of 110 Deg in the basking spot, then moving across to the middle I have a temp of 82 Deg then the cold end is 74 Deg (Too Low).
So I suppose my question is, I have put a CFH bulb in the cold end and I want to put a thermostat on it,
A. is it feasible and B. which one is best to ensure a good all round temp.
Thanks in advance
Keep up the good work as i have learnt a lot already.
You can use a che . You could leave it as is and see how the dragon gets on or move the basking bulb 2 inches closer to the cold side which will increase the temp gradient on the cool side
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS Thanks i will give it a go.
Hi i gave it a go but my basking spot has now gone up to 120 deg, What do you set your thermostat too in the centre of the Viv?
I will give that a go when my dimming thermostat arrives.
TIA
I’m thinking of getting a Beardie in a 75 gallon tank. I was just wondering what I should use? I’ve heard the Reptisun is good for UVB, but does it need a fixture? Will a basking light heat the whole tank or should I get a separate bulb? Should I have a thermostat or just a thermometer on the cool end? Could I use a ceramic on a flickering thermostat, a UVB always on, and a standard light on a timer for day night? What fixture should I use? Since my tank is top removing what should I do there?
A mercury vapour reptisun will work. I think 100w . Can't use a thermostat on them tho. They will provide uvb and uva .
From what I’ve read I don’t know if mercury vapor is right for me. It’s an easier option but I don’t want to worry about checking if it’s still doing uvb output and the such. Plus I don’t know if one bulb would cover 75 gallons enough. Maybe a reptisun and mvb but that’s getting expensive
Right now it’s the starting payment that’s really getting me. I just wonder which light is right for me
Ok, so from what I found I think mercury vapor actually might be perfect. I'm going to put it slightly more toward the center than normal because I worry it may not get enough UVB consistently, but I'm not sure on that. Heating wise I believe I should be fine, (I already have a single fixture) but otherwise I could just add a ceramic.
Can you use a pulse stat for a heat mat
Yea
Can I use a pulse thermostat with a heat mat
Yes
Can you use a CHE with a dimming thermostat?
Yes
Is there a thermostat on the market that not only heats a tank but cools it too? I live in a yurt, heated by a wood stove in the cooler months and without air conditioning in the warm months, so the temperature in my home has greater fluctuations day to day and season to season than your average home. I can't seem to find a thermostat that entirely thermoregulates an enclosure, which would be essential if I'm to keep a snake. Please say there's some fancy setup that can do this.
Not that I know off
Hey, is it ok to use a dimming thermostat with a CHE?
I've never done it before but I can't see it being a problem
NORTHERN EXOTICS nice one, thanks. Pretty new to the reptile game.. Just got my first ball python.. She's in a RUB box with a heat matt at the moment. I'm in the middle of setting up a viveruom for her..
Good luck be warned reptiles are addictive haha
NORTHERN EXOTICS I know, I just got my second ball python today 😬
Congrates
Habistat classic 300 watt failed me within a month. Bought new. I don't trust habistat products.
Made with kinemaster eh
Yea. All I use is kinemaster
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS I use like 6 different apps but I also edit only on my phone
Same as me. Film and edit on my phone. I've got a video coming out about my studio soon. There is a little giveaway in it you may like
@@NORTHERNEXOTICS m8 I love all your videos and the fact you edit and film on ur phone also is really nice and impressive because of how good quality your videos are
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