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AddicksGlenn
Yearling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 09/03/2011 : 21:09:06
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To stat or Not to stat, that is the question.
This picture gives the answer.
Is it worth the risk????
Thermal burn, due to un-statted mat. She made a full recovery and is doing well, but it was close.
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Royalbob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/03/2011 : 01:11:51
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Any heat source In your set up needs a stat. Any ball python care sheet will tell you the
correct temps at which to keep your royal.
The mat could of easily of overheated instead of failing to work. Mats are an electrical product
that are not fully waterproof so don't belong inside of a viv with a heavy bodied snake which
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1.0 Enchi butter
1.0 Enchi X Pastel
1.0 Fire het clown
1.0 Bumblebee
1.0 pinstripe
0.1 Enchi Fire
0.1 Pastel calico
0.1 Yellow belly Pinstripe
0.1 Lemon pastel poss het clown
0.1 Het clown
0.1 Yellow belly
0.1 Green Mojave
0.1 HC Albino
0.2 Normals
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blackskull
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1278 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2011 : 07:18:37
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personaly i wound never use a mat with an adult royal for the obvious reasons
just by spending a bit more on a heat builb and guard to prevent the risk of burns will save you the cost of any possible vet bills due to burns. just because the mat hasn't failed yet doesn't mean it wont |
1.1 normal royal, sully, silver
0.1 pinstripe royal, penny
1.1 pastel royal, lars, clover
0.1 lesser royal, serenity
0.1 black pastel royal, betty
0.1 mojave royal, mavis
0.1 normal het clown
1.0 pastel het clown
1.0 nuclear, ned
1.0 super phantom
1.0 childrens python, myles
0.1 hog island boa
0.1 sonoran x boa, grace
0.0.1 mack snow leopard gecko, munchkin
4.1 cats, stan, dave, marble, binx, daisy
4.1 rabbits, mol, ted, bill, spud, alice
0.1 crazy cat/bunny lady of bridgwater, lucy |
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Royalbob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
1115 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2011 : 11:08:03
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Originally posted by Margwar
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Originally posted by BurnedAtTheStake
I find this stat business infuriating.
If we can buy an electric blanket with heating controls, why can't we buy a reptile heat mat with similar controls? (Some may say, well, it would cost more. Fine, that's fair enough. I'd have to pay the extra anyway, when I buy the stat.)
Your old heating mat sounds very similar to a mat I had 20 years ago for my cats, that just gave out gentle heat. If you place a hand on one of the reptile heating mats sold nowadays, the heat it emits, unstatted, is frightening.
Also these mats, even when statted, may still overheat due to thermal blocking ie anything thick placed on top. (Again, if I can bask on my electric blanket all night, secure in the knowledge of its safety cut out, why can't a reptile heat mat be manufactured with the same safety guard?)
It does my head in, so it does. But ... the fact remains ... we have to have stats ...grr! 
I know exactly what you mean! It would be so much easier if they came with some kind of control, something simple just to turn it off when it got too hot and some kind of alarm, but alas.
I just checked the heat of the rock, and it's a lot hotter than what I first thought, so I'm going to get a thermometer stat, going to check with a newly opened place first (They've got 15% off habistat's) and see how expensive they are, probably work out cheaper to drive to them than buy offline.
I just went to one place that sells reptiles, they sell everything but stats......... Annoying!
Think about how expensive that would work out though. 1 stat can handle multiple mats, which are designed to be on the outside of any enclosure for obvious reasons. A stat doesn't cost a lot for what it does and should really be part of your costing up before taking on a reptile. Anyway before i get into trouble i'll leave it there. |
1.0 Enchi butter
1.0 Enchi X Pastel
1.0 Fire het clown
1.0 Bumblebee
1.0 pinstripe
0.1 Enchi Fire
0.1 Pastel calico
0.1 Yellow belly Pinstripe
0.1 Lemon pastel poss het clown
0.1 Het clown
0.1 Yellow belly
0.1 Green Mojave
0.1 HC Albino
0.2 Normals
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To stat or not to stat
