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ben11
Egg
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 23/03/2010 : 08:51:53
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Hi, All the heat mats seems to be 11" wide and my viv has 10.5" floor space  if i got one of the 11" mats could i trim some of the excess plastic on the edges?
The floor space of the new viv measures in at 10.5" X 28.5" so i was looking at a Habistat Heat Mat either 11" x 11" or 11" x 17", which would be best? Thanks Ben |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/03/2010 : 09:19:15
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Ideally you only want to cover a max of a thrid of the floor space, so an 11x11 would be the best.
You could trim a small amount of the plastic off the edges, but you'd only be able to trim a max of 1-2mm, so you wouldn't gain much that would be useful.
Trimming the mats is not recommended because trimmed edges aren't as strong as the existing edges, so if bubbling occurs near the trimmed edge, it could open the laminate on the mat up. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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ben11
Egg
United Kingdom
52 Posts |
Posted - 23/03/2010 : 09:35:07
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| hmm not sure what to do now.. shall i order a 11" x 11" and see how it fits??? |
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lee2308
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Kare
Egg
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Posted - 23/03/2010 : 09:56:13
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Is it a wooden viv?
If it is not then you can use the mat outside a glass/plastic one and doesnt matter hugely if there is a little extra around the outsides.
If it is maybe look at the Ultratherm Heat Strips 17x6 inch - 10 Watts would cover a large snug corner.
Disclaimer:-I am new to snakes so maybe someone else can confirm before you buy.
ps I started writing before post above was posted. |
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Edited by - Kare on 23/03/2010 09:59:14 |
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ben11
Egg
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/03/2010 : 10:50:19
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Sorry yes it is a wooden viv! thanks for the ebay link but it says its for glass and plastics vivs.
Ben |
Edited by - ben11 on 23/03/2010 10:51:37 |
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DannyBrown91
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/03/2010 : 11:54:04
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| The link that lee gave you should be fine inside a wooden vivarium but if you don't want to take the chance then you could use a heat strip rather than a mat like karren said, these come in different sizes bu arn't as wide as the mats so will fit nicely in your vivarium. |
0.0.1 Ghost Corn - Casper
0.0.1 Diffused Corn - Reggie
0.0.1 Amel Corn - Candy A.K.A Baby
1.0 Commom BCI - Rocky
0.1 Japanese Akita - Sasha
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ben11
Egg
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/03/2010 : 12:48:40
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| Ok i might go with the ebay one as the size is good. Can any experts have a look to see if it is ok inside a wood viv? thanks. |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/03/2010 : 14:21:31
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That one should be ok to go inside a wooden viv, I have microclimates inside mine.
Provided it's powered by a stat then there will be no problems. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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Posted - 23/03/2010 : 14:22:47
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| same, i'v got one in a wooden viv and its fine. |
corns
0.1 Maizy, carolina 05
0.1 violet, anery 09
1.0 Smithy, amel 07
0.1 Nessa,amel 07
0.1 Lois normal/hypo motley 02
1.0 Dr Heinz Doofenshmirtz anery 00
1.0 Fry normal 08
0.1 Dora amel aztec 09
1.0 Red bloodred 08
0.0.1 Conker kastanie 10
house bunny
1.0 rex, 09
kittys
2.1 tom,jerry 09 Mittens 10
kids
3.1 Charlie-jane 98, ethan 99,coby 06,adam 07
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