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DonnaMarch
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 26/07/2010 : 12:08:45
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I've just been informed duck tape is not a good idea for covering a heat mat. Any tips on what i can use?
Also what can i use to stick down the thermostat probe and where do i place my digi thermometer? |
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
5491 Posts |
Posted - 26/07/2010 : 12:33:45
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you can use a piece of vinyl floor covering over it to hold it down, personally in my royals vivs my mats just have newspaper over them, the stat probe and thermometer probe can be secured together with an elastic band - some people then hold them down with a hide or large clean rocks from a garden centre,hope this helps  |
2.0 Normal Royal Pythons - Q and Little One
1.0 Chihauhaun Mountain Kingsnake - Simba
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DonnaMarch
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
31 Posts |
Posted - 26/07/2010 : 12:59:22
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| I've been advised aspen can cover it too. is that ok? |
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
5491 Posts |
Posted - 26/07/2010 : 13:07:52
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| oh yeah any substrate can cover it - not very much though just a light scattering (less than 1cm) |
2.0 Normal Royal Pythons - Q and Little One
1.0 Chihauhaun Mountain Kingsnake - Simba
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Tiffany-x
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1189 Posts |
Posted - 26/07/2010 : 13:29:59
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It seems you are concerned about your snake getting burnt by the heatmat? If so as far as Im aware this cant happen and some snakes even get underneath their substrate so that they can lay directly on it. Hope this makes sense and helps :)
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
5491 Posts |
Posted - 26/07/2010 : 13:38:12
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Originally posted by Tiffany-x
It seems you are concerned about your snake getting burnt by the heatmat? If so as far as Im aware this cant happen and some snakes even get underneath their substrate so that they can lay directly on it. Hope this makes sense and helps :)
Tiffany-x
they can get burnt if its unstatted
if its held down by tape theres also a chance that the tape could come unstuck and the snake could get caught on it - several people on here have lost snakes due to unfortunate accidents, its not pretty and is stressful on both the snake and the owner |
2.0 Normal Royal Pythons - Q and Little One
1.0 Chihauhaun Mountain Kingsnake - Simba
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 26/07/2010 : 13:44:24
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Vinyl floor/lino works really well as Hannah said.
I use it, waterproof the edges and stick it down with aquarium selant and then use the selant to stick the probes to the lino. This insures that the probes are always in contact with the heat source. |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 26/07/2010 : 14:27:35
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You can also silicon the plain edges of the mat to the viv, where it's just laminate and no black.
I weight my heatmat down with a hide and the probes with a suction pad that came with the thermometer, a rubber band and stones. On top of the heatmat I also have a thin bit of substrate.
It's kinda misleading the heatmat instruction on fixing it down, it says you can use industrial strength sticky tape but to check regularly for any peeling off but that's a bit naughty really. |
  
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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kdlang
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3556 Posts |
Posted - 26/07/2010 : 16:31:13
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| I just use a heavy hide. stat probe and thermometer probe elastic banded together then weighed down with a hide. iv got a few small stones that I might put it Peanut and Carmellias fauns tho as they are beggars for moving the probes a bit. |
4.1.0 corns - Izzy (Carolina) Alice (Amel) Peanut (Butter Motley) Swayze (Ghost) Carmellia (Butter Motley)
0.1.0 cat - Kizzy
1.0.0 Dog - Dobbie
Location - Chesterfield, Derbyshire
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elament
Yearling
United Kingdom
942 Posts |
Posted - 26/07/2010 : 17:22:47
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| I am with KD on this banded together and pinned down with the edge of a hide in direct contact with the mat no lino |
1.1.0 Amel Corns Colin and Xena
1.0.0 Dog Talan
1.1.0 Cats Wotsit and Willow
1.0.0 Ferret Chaos
Location: Lowestoft Suffolk |
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mat covering please help!
