Disaster at Wolfys

I had a disaster in the snake room today. A heater malfunctioned and overheated the room to the tune of 105F plus.
So I lost a gravid pastel ball python and a radiated ratsnake. So far. I'll have to wait and see how many more die from damage.
Since I was worried about chills, I had the high value animals in the top racks, which of course heated up worst.
I'm kicking the poop out of things right now and being really angry.
It seems that something happens to me every year, some horrid disaster. I'm so ready to just send every snake out the door!! The pastel girl was my first morph and this was the first clutch she would have thrown, out of my spider. The radiated ratsnake was a little bitey bugger I got from Neil Golli at the last show I went to.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Sorry to hear about that, Theresa. Hang in there, and here's hoping the rest of your collection will be ok.

Was the heater on a T-Stat? Do you know how the malfunction happened?

I am so sorry to hear that. :(

I cannot imagine how frustrated you must be right now.

Bruce

I'm so sorry! Like Slim said, hang in there. Don't give up yet.

Really sorry to hear that. I hope no other animals suffer :(

The heater WAS on a thermostat. It kept tripping the circuit, so when we had a spate of really low temps I plugged the heater directly into the wall instead, to be certain the heater wouldn't get tripped and not have heat in the room.
So it didn't stop heating... and just heated the room really super hot. It should have gotten to about.. oh.. 90? But for whatever reason.. it just kept heating.
It's my own fault, I should not have plugged it in, but I DID run it that way all LAST winter, with no issues. I'm just so mad and upset with myself.

I am so sorry to read about what happened! I hope that everyone else ends up being okay and I'm very sorry for your loss. :tears:

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

The heater WAS on a thermostat. It kept tripping the circuit, so when we had a spate of really low temps I plugged the heater directly into the wall instead, to be certain the heater wouldn't get tripped and not have heat in the room.
So it didn't stop heating... and just heated the room really super hot. It should have gotten to about.. oh.. 90? But for whatever reason.. it just kept heating.
It's my own fault, I should not have plugged it in, but I DID run it that way all LAST winter, with no issues. I'm just so mad and upset with myself.

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Don't beat yourself up over it. It's not something you could have predicted.

I know my words don't mean much right now. But everything will get better. I had lost 2 het albinos last year to a heat tape malfunction/thermostat issue. I will pray for all your other little guys and girls to be ok. Again im so sorry for your loss.

My condolences.

How can 105 degrees kill the snake tho? it is definatley hotter then healthy... but I wouldn't think it would be enough to kill a snake, especially in just a few hours.

Really sorry for your loss.