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About to order me one of these pads but have never used one so not sure what to go with on the controller.
Background: 4'X8'x2'T wooden enclosure, insulated, 3 large sulcatas, and ordering a 3'x3' pad. Going to be their source of heat all winter long down here in East Texas.
OK, so is this F920A controller worth the $300+ price tag?? Seems nice/convenient especially since the temps outside vary but man its expensivee. Also, is there a potential for these mats to get too hot for the tortoise? I guess what I am saying is could the controller potentially register a too cold temp in their house and bump that pad up so high as to damage the tortoise.
OS could I/Should I, simply just get away with using one of their other simple Rheostat controllers that are essentially just a dimmer switch for the pad?
I was really hoping to get a 3x3 pad to be able to keep the temp in their 4x8x2 house (4" walls all around) at around 80 degrees, EVEN when the temps outside may be 15 degrees (about the coldest I have seen it around here). Is this realistic?
Background: 4'X8'x2'T wooden enclosure, insulated, 3 large sulcatas, and ordering a 3'x3' pad. Going to be their source of heat all winter long down here in East Texas.
OK, so is this F920A controller worth the $300+ price tag?? Seems nice/convenient especially since the temps outside vary but man its expensivee. Also, is there a potential for these mats to get too hot for the tortoise? I guess what I am saying is could the controller potentially register a too cold temp in their house and bump that pad up so high as to damage the tortoise.
OS could I/Should I, simply just get away with using one of their other simple Rheostat controllers that are essentially just a dimmer switch for the pad?
I was really hoping to get a 3x3 pad to be able to keep the temp in their 4x8x2 house (4" walls all around) at around 80 degrees, EVEN when the temps outside may be 15 degrees (about the coldest I have seen it around here). Is this realistic?