Yesterday, we had a successful feeding! Yay!! I dethawed in warm water and then provided some extra heat with my CHE bulb.
However, I also had a last minute guest coming over, so my mind was all over the place. Gave the mouse, he took it (I don't think I'll ever not jump when he strikes!)
Didn't think about turning off the CHE. Stupidly put it on the floor in my haste to let my friend inside completely forgetting to shut it off or unplug it.
About a half hour later, my roommate came out of the kitchen and said, "what's that smell?" Which we thought was oil paint. But when *I* went into the kitchen, the smell was insanely powerful and I saw the lamp face down on the floor and shrieked. Picked it up and you can see... What was left.
Bubbled up the linoleum, used the heat gun thermometer and it said 330 degrees! And took a very long time and a lot of water to cool it down. I'm sure it got to whatever the lino is glued on to too.
Bulb didn't get much damage, gonna buy a new one anyway
Happy I didn't burn the apartment down, but landlord isn't going to be happy
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