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jonnyc1988
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 16/07/2011 : 09:33:04
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I think my thermostat has just blown up  it will be a few days before i can get another. I have a wooden viv, i have taken the heat mat out and put it under the viv, so it will be providing some heat but Kaa wont burn himself? is this acceptable as a temporary solution? |
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/07/2011 : 09:39:43
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when you say blown up, what do you mean? putting it under the viv is a waste of time, wood is an insulator.
If you mean it has gone really really hot, and you havent got it on a stat, then putting it under the viv is the worst thing you can do.
True story for you:
A friend of mine is in a shop, over hears a woman there picking up her snake that had been there for 3 months or so, turns out she had a heatmat under her viv without a stat, heat mat failed. One house fire later and tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage, she bought a stat!
Moral is, 30 quid for a stat is pennies compared to the damage a faulty mat can do, on top of that, she was lucky no one was killed, and you cant put a price on that. |
Location : Worthing, West Sussex
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Vixyg
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/07/2011 : 09:44:47
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| I'd just turn the mat off until you get a new stat. just dont feed until your mat and stat are back up and running. They will be fine for a few days without it if they arent digesting. Unless your local to Braintree, essex cos i have a brand new spare stat i could sell you. |
 
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jonnyc1988
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/07/2011 : 10:29:11
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| Okay, thanks. the stat just stopped working (think i was being a bit dramatic when i said blown up haha). i have already ordered a new one, but i dont expect it will come until tuesday. should be fine without a heat mat until then |
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HELP!! heat mat issue
