I received a Petco box with shedding aid and no Heat Cable inside. Therefore I cannot comment on the quality of the Product.

I've used these for years without issue. They don't put out a lot of heat but they can be used to make some nice spots for my leopard geckos to chill by creating a space between two slate rocks and threading it through. (Not crushing the cord btw) I've had more luck with this than with ceramic heaters which tend to get loose and not heat or the button gets inadvertently switched off. I do recommend a thermostat. I've never had any geckos get burns from this cable and sometimes they lay right on it. It gets about 90 on it according to my temp gun. I personally recommend these over heat mats due to the mats being plastic and glue covered which gives me a headache when it's turned on and mildly melting that glue and plastic constantly. Probably not a big deal for most but I have multiple chemical sensitivity so it is a serious issue for me.

I bought two of these for my ball pythons and they’ve lasted several years each. The flexibility and ability to change up the layout of our enclosures is also a plus. Highly recommend as a replacement for heating pads.

Bought recently and I needed something easy in a pinch and it works great and very informative instructions

Don't buy this product. I have used heat cable for 35 years and this is the lowest quality cable I have used so far.

Works well wish it didnt have 6' of the 14'total that was just cord no heat only has total of 11 75' of heat. Had i known i would have bought a larger one