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snowstripe420
Egg
Canada
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 Posted - 30/03/2011 : 02:08:00
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| Brought home Otis today. Question. The chick at the pet store insised i Used a zilla heat mat. The store didnt have any thermostats. She said she never used em. tank has been stead 86 degrees for 2 days. go buy thermostat anyways? will it be ok for 1 more day? |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/03/2011 : 08:04:43
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| I'd still go out and get a thermostat as soon as possible. The mat may be keeping a constant heat at the minute but if a fault developed that raised the temperatures you'd have no way of controlling this. A thermostat will stop it reaching a dangerous level. |
      
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5853 Posts |
Posted - 30/03/2011 : 09:16:24
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Thermostat asap!!!!  |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/03/2011 : 09:37:34
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Is the temperature reading coming from either the surface of the heat mat if its inside the exclosure of the closest point to the mat if its underneath? Are you using a digital thermometer?
The thermostat is an essential piece of kit and needs to be fitted to your setup ASAP but I would also suggest that you get a direct reading from the mat and if its over 30oC/86oF then it also needs switching off until you have a stat. |
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/03/2011 : 10:05:12
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I would also question where and how you are reading the temps.
Heatmats without thermostats get very hot, too hot! |
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snowstripe420
Egg
Canada
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Posted - 30/03/2011 : 16:05:33
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| Ive decided to go get a probe thermomiter today. i have 2 themom on each end of the tank but near the top. also buying a thermostat. the lady also sent him home with me pre shed. is this normal or abd in anay wayÉ |
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snowstripe420
Egg
Canada
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Posted - 30/03/2011 : 16:08:21
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| anyone have any experience with Zilla matts |
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snowstripe420
Egg
Canada
81 Posts |
Posted - 30/03/2011 : 16:11:01
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oh and another question lol. whats a good humidity range for shedding. Its at 70. worried this is to high. what kind of damage can to much humidity do
also, i dont understand how just plugging in the heat source to an outlet on the thermostat will regulate temperature. Just by controlling wattage or amperage im assuming |
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Otis Home today :D
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