How hot can I expect one to be? Has anyone used one?

Thanks

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wthout a stat, mine get quite hot for the spiders to the touch probably about 35

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What make do you use?

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ultratherm they are 7.25watts

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I was got a HabiStat 11x11" for my temporary anole viv as the lights IMO burn up too much for a temporary (but it still has the UV don't worry). Anyone used a habistat one? How long do they take to heat up? Mines warm but not hot and it's been on for 2.5 hours.

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Have you got the heat-mat on a stat? They tend to overheat if you don't.

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My Scaley Little Clan2.3.0 Royal Pythons1.0.0 Bearded Dragon1.2.0 BCI0.1.0 BCC x BCI0.0.1 Ackie1.0.0 Hoggie

I have ordered a thermostat, but it hasn't arrived yet.

The heatmat is nice and warm now though.

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<cringe> Heatmats get to somewhere round the 130f ish unstated which is plenty hot enough to burn skin, someone (pretty sure it was welshgaz) did an experiment to find this out and posted results on here, don't have the link to hand. Also they can overheat and catch fire. Another member recently had a fire in their house when a heat mat exploded.
http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/off-t...ood-job-i.html

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My Scaley Little Clan2.3.0 Royal Pythons1.0.0 Bearded Dragon1.2.0 BCI0.1.0 BCC x BCI0.0.1 Ackie1.0.0 Hoggie

the main thing people forget is relative heat..

a heat mat feels cool to the human hand RELATIVE to the temperature of your hand

most people understand that if they touch something cold, it feels cooler, and vice versa for warm things..

but they then forget to apply this to the heat needed from a heat mat.

if a snake can touch a mat, or touch the surface above the mat.. then the mat needs to be BELOW 90f in order for it to be safe for the snake to come into contact with.

most people know that too these days.. BUT...

a human hand measures about 88-92f.. thats over the temp a mat should be at really.. if a heat mat feels warm to your hand, then it means its running at a temperature warmer than your hand is.. if you hand is 90f or so, a heat mat that feels warm, will be over 90f and therefore too hot.

a heat mat, to the human hand, should not feel warm, or cold.. it should feel about the same temp as your hand does.. ie you shouldn't be able to feel it at all.

if you put your hand on your heat mat, and it feels overly warm, you have almost certainly got an overheated snake if it sits on it for any lenght of time.

people forget this when holding snakes too.. a person with warm hands, holding a baby corn snake... can overheat the baby snake just by body heat..

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I dont use stats for the tarantulas I always do for the reptiles though but the tarantula heat mats are on the back of all the tanks so they are not sat on them

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