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What is the best brand of UTH?

hhawk20005 Aug 16, 2003 10:52 PM

I am going to buy my stuff online tonight, or at the pet store on monday... my gecko is arriving on wednsday!... what is the best site to buy repcal calcium powder and a UTH. thanks
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Thanks,
Matt
Owner of:
1.0.0 Brown (Bahaman) Anole
0.1.0 Green Anole
AND ON WEDNSDAY!!!!
0.1.0 leopard gecko!!! (tempature sexed)

Replies (5)

xelda Aug 17, 2003 12:05 AM

I don't know about there being a particular brand that's the best. You might not even get a choice since petstores usually don't carry more than one brand. Just make sure you buy a rheostat or thermostat to go with it so you can control the temperature.
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Lovin' would be easy if your colors were like my dreams...

hhawk20005 Aug 17, 2003 12:09 AM

how much are the thermostats? also, do any of them come with them attached? thanks
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Thanks,
Matt
Owner of:
1.0.0 Brown (Bahaman) Anole
0.1.0 Green Anole
AND ON WEDNSDAY!!!!
0.1.0 leopard gecko!!! (tempature sexed)

xelda Aug 17, 2003 12:21 AM

Well, I have a rheostat that cost me $20. You just plug the rheostat into the outlet, and plug the UTH into the rheostat. You can actually hook up two UTHs to one rheostat, so it's really handy. I keep the knob at Low-Medium, which is what my leos respond the best to.

If you don't get one, a UTH will automatically heat to the max, which could be pretty dangerous.
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Lovin' would be easy if your colors were like my dreams...

tradergreg Aug 17, 2003 12:21 AM

Try bigappleherp.com and lllreptile.com. They both have excellent pricing. I use bigapple herp even though I live on the west coast. They have a lot of knowledge.
Good luck
Greg

hhawk20005 Aug 17, 2003 12:39 AM

thanks xelda and greg, i just bought all this good stuff... 1 923100 Repti-Temp Rheostat - Repti-Temp Rheostat (150 Watt Max) 1 $15.95 $15.95
2 276120 Repti-Therm (Under-Tank Heater) - (10" x 6" Small 1 $15.95 $15.95
3 475160 Rep-Cal - 4.1 oz jar 1 $5.95 $5.95
4 181100 Precision Analog Reptile Thermometer - Precision Analog Reptile Thermometer 1 $4.95 $4.95

IT SHOULD ALL BE COMING THE DAY MY LEO IS... ITS CUTTING IT CLOSE< SO I REALLY HOPE UPS ISNT LATE!!!
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Thanks,
Matt
Owner of:
1.0.0 Brown (Bahaman) Anole
0.1.0 Green Anole
AND ON WEDNSDAY!!!!
0.1.0 leopard gecko!!! (tempature sexed)

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