Snake Burns From Heat Mat

If i have my heat mat on a mat stat under my viv the floor gets really warm when its on.

Snake burns from heat mat. The floor doesnt get too warm but must be warmer than 90 degrees. I was just looking around and found out that exo terra makes heat mats. Surfaces that snakes have their belly on. The heat mat malfunctioned and overheated causing the wood underneath to burn and the glass of the tank to crack.

Snake injury diseases trauma. Unfortunately burns are an extremely common injury for captive reptiles. So what are you supposed to do if you notice even a minor thermal burn on your reptile. I already discussed in a previous article the 7 ways to prevent a thermal burn but sometimes accidents happen.

Heat rocks are horrible period. I m getting a western hognose snake and i m using a heat pad to keep the hot end at 90 degrees fahrenheit. The sun is not like a heat bulb theyre completely different types of heat. Will my snake burn itself on a heat pad.

This is how you can help. This makes the wound considerably more serious. Can anybody tell me whetehr this will harm my snake and if so then how do you prevent this happening with a mat stat. A rescued injured ball python.

Notice that a heatbulb heats up the air whereas the sun heats up objects more. Theyre always a fire hazard and burn animals. Let me first say that a burn is. Snakes commonly sustain serious burns when they contact unprotected or malfunctioning heat lamps or other heat sources including hot rocks interestingly snakes tend not to move away from the heat source inflicting the injury.

Talk to your sister about the proper temperature for your snake s cage and that she should only feel the need to turn on the heat mat when the temp is below the minimum night time temp you snake can tolerate. Turn off the heat mat and keep the cage clean. Call your vet there the best person to get answers from.