Temp rang of a overheating ???

ok I wonder what the rough range to be consider an overheat for a ball pythons? I just did my secondary dailiy check on my snakes. and I found one shelf seriously over heating and the other are normal. I got 6 shelves on a single tstat via a 6 plug power strip. I set the temps to be about 95-98 at the probe on the flexwatt. I just found a single shlef with a temp ( and an alsomost steamer type tubs on 2 of my snakes. it seems like the flexwatt either screwed up and over heated (repeating) to an excess of 120 degrees. it melted the tub some and is now in the trash. I not too sure how hot the inside of the tubs have gotten and I hoping it was just aquick think that happen right befoer i walked in. but the tubs in question have some heat damage to the bottoms ( really soft and almost like it melted. ) i am hoping the melted parts are just from the flexwatt. but the tubs are I am beting almost 100% humidity cause it hits you in the face when opened up ( the snakes could not get out fast enoug. they in some junker tubs( spares I kept but never liked due to the lids pop off easy) until I figure out if the tubs cab be cleaned/safe to use.

anyhow I think the temps might of gotten to about 100-105 range since the aspen inside not burnt any and the snakes seems ok so far. I betting that the flexwatt shorted out or something.
I only pulled them out cause i smelled plastice and was checking al lthe tubs. ( they all getting a cool night until I can go over everything inthe morning ( cool night being about 82 degree room) I hoping it just a single shelf messing up cause I don't have funds to replace 11 inch wides x 3-4 sections x 5 shelves right now.( heck I need about 60 ft of 11 inch wide to do all my shelves.)

I got a bunch of 4 inch but i have to run 2 strips of it to get the temps up enough for the snakes. hot side ( too narrow for bps I think). will update by lunch time tomorrow

oh forgot to say both snakes don't have visible blisters or bruns but were gladot get oout of the tubs I not sure if they could get and form of a humidity burn type ( lke we would if hit wit hsteam ( none was visible just a wall of humisty hitting you like when you go outside from ac.) they doing their normal things with wondering around the temp tubs. I think if they got anything it may be just an overdose of humidity. I got the shakes os bad right this second from ( a second close cooking of snakes I guess you call it now) thati thinking i may just make a differnet way to heat cages up above the basic room temp I don't like this melting of flexwatt ( unless it cause the tub are right on ther and it wearing a spot out or something. ) both peices were in direct contact with the tubs. I got tiles( like the bathrrom kind) as a space between the tubs and the flexwat on most shelves. and not problems on them just the ones were I ran out. I guess pulling tubs in and ou t3-4 times a day caused ecess wear on the flex.

My main worry right now is 2 snakes one older escue that due to leave monday ( and my albino that were on the shelf that melted down.

Hi,

I would do as you are and keep monitoring them - keep an eye out for neurological symptoms but I would have expected those to show very quickly if they were going to.

It sounds like you found them in time though and I don't think the humidity would harm them.

Just keep chcking for signs of burns and keep a weather eye on them for a while to see if it compromised their immune system and leads to problems like RI's ( outside chance and I'd think they should be fine ).

Glad you caught it so quickly.


dr del

SO am I they acting ok had the nerve to try and bit me this morning ( both did), I offer food and they took with no isssues. I also think it was a nick in time save. it looks like after close inspection thatthe tubs had rubbed into th metal strip. and caused some kind of increase thermo resistance. at which point it partly melted the flexwatt coating. ( i think it may of burnt though in another hour. I inspected the rest and looks great so far. but once i get the chance i am replacing all the flex and liquid nail bath tiles in a pattern to prevent the tubsfrom rubbing on the flex.

I prolley had more trouble respacing my 3rd rack shelves ( screwed up the height per shelf) than anything. plus a screw gun tip into the finger hurts and will bleed pretty good. no real hole just a spilt and a sore spot.

but no wobble, or anything I think they just pissed with the night of no heat. (one shelf will be for a while I thinking for now.)

back to getting attacked as I clean up every thing now. :snake: