Exo terra heatmat........burnt through itself!!!

[GothGirl]

Today I Will be filing a complaint against exo terra.

Despite hearing a lot about problems with exo heatmats, I thought I'd give it a go, figuring so long as its on a stat it would be fine.

A Glass viv, did everything properly, divider between the glass and heatmat to prevent the glass shattering, and had the tank slightly raised so there's no direct pressure on the heatmat.
set on a thermostat, round about 80.

If I hadn't been changing my electrics today i wouldn't have known, Its only small but thats besides the point, and I dread to think what could have happened.

Its burned through its own protective casing.

[Pono]

Well thats pretty rubbish isn't it, and potentially very dangerous. Lucky you spotted it

Ed

[GothGirl]

Originally Posted by Pono

Well thats pretty rubbish isn't it, and potentially very dangerous. Lucky you spotted it

Ed

As I said on the other thread (Posted this in snakes and amphibs too)

Originally Posted by GothGirl

I've made a complaint, told them I will be happy to bring it to them in person, as Hagen have a base in castleford, whre I live.

I am so stressed right now, If I hadn't noticed this it could have caught on fire!

I could've lost all my animals, even my home!

I was shaking when I found it.

I actually have had stress dreams before about fires and losing my animals, and now finding this I'm still shaking.

No sleep for me tonight

[ip3kid]

Originally Posted by GothGirl

is it only me who sees just above the melt , the shape of a ostrich's head? exo-terra are trying to tell you something...

'GET A OSTRICH.'

[GothGirl]

Originally Posted by ip3kid

is it only me who sees just above the melt , the shape of a ostrich's head? exo-terra are trying to tell you something...

'GET A OSTRICH.'

I see that now...but its not the most pressing thing I was thinking when I saw it.

[Pono]

It looks more like a dodo head!

Ed

[GothGirl]

Originally Posted by Pono

It looks more like a dodo head!

Ed

OK, extinction humour....not going to make me feel very good at the minute.

[Jonny357]

hmmm, is there an issue with exo-terra mats then? i have a spare rainforest one i was going to use to warm the bottom of my tall CWD tank but if they suffer issues like that? especially on orchid bark, what a fire hazard.

[Amyboo]

not good at all, going to go check all mine now.

[GothGirl]

Originally Posted by Amyboo

not good at all, going to go check all mine now.

Already been through all mine, am really stressing about it.

My reptiles are at my mums, but I'm stopping at my dads this weekend to look after his girlfriend's kids, the dogs and his reps while he's on his holiday.

That was the only exo one I had, the rest are all on stats too, and are habistat and zoo-med.

Am still stressing though.