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| paulie78 |
Posted - 04/10/2011 : 09:37:06
Hey guys ugh im not a very happy bunny im normally super obsessive about checking my temps glance at the thermometers god knows how many times a day the other day the temps went down quite low so i turned up the stat a teeny bit was monitoring the temps they seemed steady at 29
However i noticed this morning when putting the mice for feeding in the viv to defrost then i noticed theres a hairline crack going through the middle the tank over the heat mat my first then i noticed the thermometer probe wasnt actually on the heatmat and probably hadnt been for a few days arghh so i removed the snakes rubs and put the probe back on the mat and waited the temp shot up to 40!!  i immediately turned the stat down again (the dial was set to just below 30 from what i could see!!) so now ive turned it down to im assuming what should be about 26 expecting the actual temperature to be somewhat higher
Have i done the right thing ?
and will the tank be usable to house one of the snakes without nme doing anything to it or will i need to seal the crack first ?
Thanks in advance guys |
| 4 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| a33272 |
Posted - 04/10/2011 : 19:55:58
this is why i use a glue gun to attach my probes directly to the mat |
| paulie78 |
Posted - 04/10/2011 : 10:13:19
Thanks for the reassurance guys i can stop panicking now thankies |
| Kehhlyr |
Posted - 04/10/2011 : 09:55:11
Assuming it's a glass tank, I'd just get some glue of some kind and simply glue a bit of perspex over the entire bottom, or a bit of lino.
Sometimes the crack is only on one side, so it depends on if you can feel it from the inside or not really. |
| Simmy_82 |
Posted - 04/10/2011 : 09:51:48
You've done the right thing turning it down. My Stat is set at around 24*C but temp gauges read 28-30*C.
Might be an idea to seal the crack purely for hygene reasons, but not sure its essential. |
