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08-15-2013, 10:23 PM
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Apt Fire
Bad news guys. Last night around 3:00AM a short in the heat tape in one of my racks occurred and started a fire, destroying all three racks my snakes were in. I lost all hatchlings besides a tiny baby female spider, I have no idea how she survived. 4 breeder females also have some pretty bad burns and have been treated. Will see how they turn out I am hoping they can turn it around and make a full recovery. I had surge protectors, and everything was installed correctly. I don't really know how exactly something like this could happen but it is pretty devastating. Huge thanks to Danny Sherrill of Texas VIP Room Reptiles for being there for me during this time and giving me a place to house my remaining snakes, I owe you one dude. I am grateful that my family was not hurt and for the snakes that were unharmed. The damage to the house was only a single wall and smoke damage to the room, could have been a lot worse.
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08-15-2013, 11:34 PM
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I'm sorry you lost most of your snakes, but this could've turned out so much worse! I dodged a bullet myself with Flexwatt this year in my AP rack... despite having surge protectors, remote probes, thermostats, etc. the heat tape got hot enough to melt through one of the tubs! Thankfully none of the snakes were hurt.
My feelings go out to you, Brian. That is scary and sad stuff right there.
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08-16-2013, 01:55 AM
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This could happen to any of us. I'm so sorry to hear about this accident, but happy that it wasn't worse. Take care Brian.
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08-16-2013, 02:57 AM
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Sorry to hear such a thing. I feel for you but, I'm glad that you and your family are okay and that you didn't lose all your animals. Take care.
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08-16-2013, 08:20 AM
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Sorry that happened to you Brian. Can you tell us more about the heat tape issue? Sodered connections, Clips? and if clips were used was the proper clamping tool used? Some people believe pliers or vise grips are fine but I have heard otherwise. What kind of rack? did the tubs slide on the heat tape? Fires start for a reason, they just don't happen. And maybe your input could save other collections.
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08-16-2013, 08:32 AM
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I'm sorry to hear about the fire and the loss of the babies, glad to hear you and your family are OK. I hope someone can shed some light as to how this could have happened, so you can prevent it from happening again in the future.
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08-16-2013, 08:49 AM
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Really sorry to hear this. 
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08-16-2013, 11:05 AM
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Sorry to hear Brian, hang in there!
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08-16-2013, 11:48 AM
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So sorry to hear. That sucks.
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08-16-2013, 01:54 PM
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So sorry to hear about this, glad you are okay though!
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