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viraleye
Yearling
United Kingdom
695 Posts |
 Posted - 15/09/2011 : 07:48:13
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as title says, what is the best mat stat thermostat?
im not happy with the fluctuations im gettin (low 27 high 32 and i want to be able to keep temperature at exactly 30 if posse?
I've read about pulse thermostats but i don't know enough to comment |
1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko |
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DTW
Hatchling
United Kingdom
118 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 08:32:10
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| That's a big difference in temps for a stat, I use the habistat matstat ones and it's never more than 1 degree either way so their good, not used any others so can't help more sorry |
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Simmy_82
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1272 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 08:34:51
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With a Habistatt Mat Stat you will never get it to stay at a constant temperature. Mine fluctuates between 28 and 29.5.
I got this from an old thread. Hope it helps...
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Originally posted by a33272
a mat runs best of either a mat stat or a pulse prop stat.
MAT STAT is cheap an basic can only be used with mat. does the job but sometimes has a few degrees variation in temp so hot end will run say between 27-29 degrees. is ideal for bigginers.
PULSE STAT. can be used on mats an ceramic heaters. holds a very accurate temperature often no more that .5 degree fluctuation. but is expensive.
DIMMING STAT. used for ceramic heaters an bulbs. again expensive wont work with mats to good as needs a certain level of load to operate.
all u need is a mat stat there usually more that half the price of the others
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0.1.0 - Cat - Tallulah
0.0.1 - Carolina Corn Snake - Lilith |
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ptmbradley
Yearling
United Kingdom
676 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 09:04:08
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| A habistat mat stat is plenty good enough for corns. Microclimates are ok too but they generally give a wider swing than habistats. My microclimate swings between 26-32, while my habistats normally run between about 27.5-29.5. |
Corns: 1.1 Anery, 1.1 Butter, 1.0 Carolina, 0.1 Hypo, 1.1 Snow, 1.0 Sunkissed
Boas: 0.1 Arabesque, 1.0 Brazilian Rainbow, 0.1 Crawl Cay, 1.1 Hogg Island X, 0.1 Hypo Hogg, 0.1 Kahl Albino (poss coral)
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viraleye
Yearling
United Kingdom
695 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 09:28:38
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| so a pulse stat is the way forward? i don't mind spending the money as once its bought that's it. i just wanting to be right |
1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko |
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oakleyman18
Yearling
828 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 12:13:09
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I know dimming stats are supposed to be for light bulbs, but I found my habistat dimmer incredibly good at maintaining balanced heat, dont think it really went more than 0.5C out!  |
Oscar Morrell
0.1.0. Tessera het Caramel Diffused Hypo ph Amel Anery CB'12 "Cassi", 0.1.0. Diffused Powder CB'12 "Ruby"
0.1.0. Normal Stripe, het Hypo, Amel, Lavender CB'11 "Amber", 1.0.0. Lavender Stripe het Diffused Anery Amel Hypo CB'11 "Pluto"
1.0.0. Hypo Opal Ph Stripe CB'12 "Hops", 1.0.0. Caramel Stripe het Amel CB'08 "Jasper", 1.0.0. Opal Stripe het Anery CB'09 "Topaz"
0.1.0. Amel Stripe het Caramel CB'09 "Poppy", 0.1.0. Tessera het Amel Lavender Stripe ph Diffused Hypo Anery CB'12 "Amethyst" |
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viraleye
Yearling
United Kingdom
695 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 12:34:24
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| decisions decisions |
1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 12:49:55
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| I have 8 heat mats all running off Habistat matstats and have no problems. I get approx a 2 degree fluctuation at most. |
      
3.1.0 Corn snakes, 1.0.0 T-Albino Cape House Snake, 0.1.0 Western Hognose,
1.0.0 MBK, 0.1.0 Childrens Python, 1.0.0 Nicaraguan Dwarf Boas
0.0.1 Occelated Skink, 1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, 1.0.3 Tarantulas, 0.0.2 Damon diadema
1.0.0 C0ckatiel,
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 13:15:48
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I use pulse stats, microclimate ministats, dimmers and habistats.
Although the temp swing is a little greater with a microclimate, it still does the job of stopping the mats overheating so that's good enough for me.
None of them let the temps drop to low, yet all stop them getting to high. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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viraleye
Yearling
United Kingdom
695 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 13:47:12
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im just not happy with the fluctuations
id rather pay that little bit more and snakey to be happy
could the problem be because say i have the thermostat set to exactly 30 degrees, the thermostat knocks itself on and heats to full temperature but because the heat inside the RUB is slightly behind, the sensor inside will detect 30 degrees and knock the thermostat off but for another minutes the mat is still heating up causing the fluctuation. Same for when the heat drops, the temp inside will rapidly drop due to coldness from the room and ny the time the thermostat kicks in the temp has dropped a little more? |
1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko |
Edited by - viraleye on 15/09/2011 13:53:54 |
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Simmy_82
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1272 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 13:53:48
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Your snake will be happy with those fluctuations. As long as it doesnt drop too much below 26 you'll be fine, the mat stat will stop it getting to high.
EDIT: If you room is fairly cold that could be whats casuing it. Especially with the heat dropping so quickly. You will be fine with the mat stat, and once your heating comes on for winter you will see it begin t steady out. Mine heats to 29.5, but my mat stat reads 27. |
0.1.0 - Cat - Tallulah
0.0.1 - Carolina Corn Snake - Lilith |
Edited by - Simmy_82 on 15/09/2011 13:56:29 |
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viraleye
Yearling
United Kingdom
695 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 13:54:50
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quote:
Originally posted by Simmy_82
Your snake will be happy with those fluctuations. As long as it doesnt drop too much below 26 you'll be fine, the mat stat will stop it getting to high.
my carbometer has a min and low reading so when i get home tonight i'll see what the temps today have been like. |
1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko |
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viraleye
Yearling
United Kingdom
695 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 13:58:23
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quote:
Originally posted by Simmy_82
Your snake will be happy with those fluctuations. As long as it doesnt drop too much below 26 you'll be fine, the mat stat will stop it getting to high.
EDIT: If you room is fairly cold that could be whats casuing it. Especially with the heat dropping so quickly. You will be fine with the mat stat, and once your heating comes on for winter you will see it begin t steady out. Mine heats to 29.5, but my mat stat reads 27.
Its currently in the front room which is empty and bare plaster on the walls (currently decorating) so possibly why. I just want it to be perfect :) |
1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko |
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Simmy_82
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1272 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 14:00:57
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| I'd wait til you room is ready and lived in again. Once the room is heated as normal then see how the stat is performing before going and buying a new one. The temps its fluctating between are fine, I can understand your worry but it will steady out to 1/2 degree changes which is fine. Its not a constant temperature in the wild. |
0.1.0 - Cat - Tallulah
0.0.1 - Carolina Corn Snake - Lilith |
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viraleye
Yearling
United Kingdom
695 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 14:47:12
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| i think im maybe overworrying :-( |
1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko |
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Simmy_82
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1272 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 15:21:52
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| I think so too. I was the same not long ago when i first got mine. It takes a while for the temp to stabilise. I was tinkering with mine for a week or too. |
0.1.0 - Cat - Tallulah
0.0.1 - Carolina Corn Snake - Lilith |
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viraleye
Yearling
United Kingdom
695 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 15:26:29
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i was constantly checking every 5 minutes.
he seems such a delicate fella :-| |
1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko |
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Simmy_82
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1272 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 15:35:30
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| Again i thought the same, but they are fairly hardy animals. |
0.1.0 - Cat - Tallulah
0.0.1 - Carolina Corn Snake - Lilith |
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viraleye
Yearling
United Kingdom
695 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 15:59:43
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| ill try n stop worrying, but i still plan on getting a better stat |
1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko |
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ptmbradley
Yearling
United Kingdom
676 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 19:19:35
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Honestly, stop fretting so.
Corns are hardy snakes and will cope quite happily with the equipment you already have. Even if you had a lengthy power cut in the dead of winter, your snake would get through it. Heat is important for digestion, but other than that it's not an overly worrying issue. The majority of my snakes seem to spend a lot more of their time in the cool hide than they do the warm one. It used to bother me, but they know what they want a lot more than I do and they're all doing fine.
Like Kehhlyr said, as long as your stat stops the mat from overheating, it's doing its job. |
Corns: 1.1 Anery, 1.1 Butter, 1.0 Carolina, 0.1 Hypo, 1.1 Snow, 1.0 Sunkissed
Boas: 0.1 Arabesque, 1.0 Brazilian Rainbow, 0.1 Crawl Cay, 1.1 Hogg Island X, 0.1 Hypo Hogg, 0.1 Kahl Albino (poss coral)
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viraleye
Yearling
United Kingdom
695 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2011 : 20:54:36
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well i just checked my high and low stats since last night;
high 34
low 24
that's quite a bit of difference??? |
1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko |
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best mat stat thermostat
