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06-29-12, 10:25 AM
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Faulty heat mat
I woke up this morning to find that my heat mat for my BCI had overloaded. I took my temp gun to do the normal morning check and on the cool side the temp was 115 the hot side was 138. I took out the boa to find him dead with his mouth partly open. This heat mat was two weeks old  I just gave him a proper burial 
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06-29-12, 10:39 AM
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Re: Faulty heat mat
I'm sorry for your loss
Was the heat mat connected to a thermostat?
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06-29-12, 10:44 AM
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Re: Faulty heat mat
Yeah it was connected to a dimmer switch and usually it is around 87 to 90.
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06-29-12, 10:46 AM
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Re: Faulty heat mat
so sorry ! what brand was it? I like the flukers brand as they only get to 100 F but i always use a thermostat . get one of the hydrofarm thermostats , they are about 30$ . you both have my prayers !
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06-29-12, 10:48 AM
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Re: Faulty heat mat
Sorry to hear about your loss.
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06-29-12, 10:52 AM
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Re: Faulty heat mat
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Yeah it was connected to a dimmer switch and usually it is around 87 to 90.
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Switch over to using a thermostat with a temp probe.
Sorry about your loss bud.
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06-29-12, 10:53 AM
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The Original Urban Legend
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Re: Faulty heat mat
Oh no, that's awful! I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. Heat mats can fail, and I really have found dimmer switches to be unreliable. I used to use dimmer switches because they were cheaper than t-stats and could run multiple cages. When we lost power due to a storm, the dimmer switch came back on full power when the power returned. Fortunately I came home two hours later and caught the room at 105 degrees. A few of my snakes had puked, but no one had lasting damage.
I stay away from heat mats completely because of the danger they present if they malfunction. If you can afford it, radiant heat panels are AWESOME. Even at full power, they don't get hot enough to burn the snake, and they provide gentle, steady heat.
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06-29-12, 10:53 AM
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Re: Faulty heat mat
The mat was a Zoo med 20gal size
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06-29-12, 10:54 AM
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The Original Urban Legend
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Re: Faulty heat mat
I have had bad luck with those Zoo Med mats....I've had a few break and either overheat or stop putting out heat completely. They're crummy quality.
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06-29-12, 10:57 AM
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Re: Faulty heat mat
Wouldn't that just be a faulty rheostat?
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06-29-12, 10:58 AM
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Re: Faulty heat mat
I have Flukers for all my other other snakes and they are the best in my opinion
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06-29-12, 11:27 AM
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Re: Faulty heat mat
I've never had a problem with my Zoo Med mats. I'm very sorry about your loss. It pains me to hear about this.
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06-29-12, 11:46 AM
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Re: Faulty heat mat
Thanks BB
I guess now I'm going to check all of may heat sources for broken or damaged parts
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06-29-12, 12:11 PM
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Re: Faulty heat mat
Yeah, I will definitely be doing that, too. Have you contacted the company?
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06-29-12, 12:14 PM
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Re: Faulty heat mat
No I haven't contacted them
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