Oh, Kate! See this page! :-) The story behind this photo though gives me an opportunity to remind you all this winter about the dangers posed by falling UVB/Basking and other basking heat lamps. You should use redundant safety measures to secure the lamps. Make sure the lamps are not exposed where the animal can reach them! Even if its a long shot, dont chance it. Ive come home before to find a fallen lamp that was pulled down by a climbing box turtle, and the lamp did not break when it fell. It was burning a hole in my floor. There should be a barrier between the lamp and the animal. When Im using clamp fixtures over open topped terrariums, I dont rely on the clamp alone anymore to prevent the lamp from being knocked or pulled down. I also take zip or bread ties, and tie the clamp down, and I tie the cords up where they cant be grabbed, and so that it prevents the lamp from being pulled down if the cord is snagged. When I leave the house now, and if I am not coming right back, I turn off the high wattage heat lamps and trade out for 100w incandescent or something. The animal may be a little colder for a little while, but this is outweighed by the safety in not leaving high wattage lamps on in an unsupervised house. I also dont recommend under tank heaters too much to be left on while away. Ive seen them short out. Ive had one that did. And because most people have them on the bottom of the tank, they are tending to be in contact with furniture. I just wont go away from home very long and trust them. Ceramic elements are relatively safer, despite the intense heat, but you have to be sure to not leave them hanging over an unprotected animal or flammable material just in case. If they do fall, they arent going to break and just stop working as easily as a lamp might. Its going to keep putting out that 1200*F or whatever its rated for. https://facebook/photo.php?fbid=611883432187704&set=a.186890904686961.38723.186188768090508&type=1
Posted on: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 04:36:09 +0000
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