122f = 50c
102.2 =39c

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> What are they in English? (oC)

too hot

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what size/watt heat matt was that using?

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good post if this was a sticky then it might stop all the arguments when newbies ask this question and you get the like this thread say you need one which i fully agree as i broke a exoterra stat without a snake in the viv when getting it set up and the small minority who say you dont need one i never have whats the point it would also lower the amout of rep being taken to the vets with burn and possible death

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Well done, as others, I have done this myself, but people don't listen, at least you have the photos.

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i put a night time red bulb in once, but only had a pulse stat not a dimmer so plugged into the mains, in the few minutes i was looking in the viv the temp rocketed to about 95. so i took it out

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Its a pretty big 46w one i`d normally use for heating 2-3 50l tubs, but wattage is only dependant on the size of the mat. Even the smallest mats are capable of these temperatures. Only a small portion of this mat was covered with the tub and more of it exposed to the open air. If anything i imagine a smaller mat completely covered with no air exposure therefore more insulation would actually get hotter than this one.

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I agree this should be a sticky.
Get so Pee'd off with people saying that you dont need a thermostat with a heat pad (partulary when newbies buy a starter kit from a shop).

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Just to put it into perspective, the thermometer on the surface of the mat maxed at 158F, which is 70C, it probably got hotter but i don`t have a thermometer handy that`ll go that high.
You can cook an egg at 63C.

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Like you say, its the shops that are to blame, not many 'complete' starter kits come with stats.

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