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I need to find something to plug my UTH into to control temps...finding very little product decriptions to tell me the difference in these.

lllreptile.com/store/catalog/-/zoo-med-500-watt-thermostat/

lllreptile.com/store/catalog/-/zoo-med-500wt-rheostat-free-thermometer-special/
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0.3.0 Dogs - Delaney, Darcie, Mali
2.1.0 Cats - Dante, Diesel, Dixie
2.0.0 Cockatiels - Toast, Waffles
2.0.0 White's Treefrogs - Splish, Splash
1.2.0 Leopard Geckos - Joey, Phoebe, Rachael
3.0.0 Crested Geckos - Stubbie Mike, Chandler, Ross
0.0.3 House Geckos - Emma, Jack, Ben
1.0.0 Chinchilla - Poncho
3.0.0 Guinea Pigs - Rodney, Reese, Ray

Not to mention the plethera of fish:
5.1.0 Bettas
0.0.1 Goldfish
55 Gallon Community
29 Gallon African Cichlid
20 Gallon Marine
1.1.0 Ocellaris Clown - Jack, Diane
0.0.1. Neon Blue Goby - Cecilia

1.0.0 Boyfriend - Michael

A rheostat allows you to adjust the heat setting to low/med/high like a dimmer. In fact, you can just buy a $8 plug-in lamp dimmer from Walmart for your UTH.

A thermostat has a probe you have to place on the substrate in the tank. It'll detect the temperature and adjust the heat for you. There are two types of thermostats: proportional and non-proportional. Non-proportional works by turning your UTH on and off to maintain a desired temp.
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0.3.0 Dogs - Delaney, Darcie, Mali
2.1.0 Cats - Dante, Diesel, Dixie
2.0.0 Cockatiels - Toast, Waffles
2.0.0 White's Treefrogs - Splish, Splash
1.2.0 Leopard Geckos - Joey, Phoebe, Rachael
3.0.0 Crested Geckos - Stubbie Mike, Chandler, Ross
0.0.3 House Geckos - Emma, Jack, Ben
1.0.0 Chinchilla - Poncho
3.0.0 Guinea Pigs - Rodney, Reese, Ray

Not to mention the plethera of fish:
5.1.0 Bettas
0.0.1 Goldfish
55 Gallon Community
29 Gallon African Cichlid
20 Gallon Marine
1.1.0 Ocellaris Clown - Jack, Diane
0.0.1. Neon Blue Goby - Cecilia

1.0.0 Boyfriend - Michael