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    Sulcata Night Box And Great Way To Monitor Temp & Humidity

    I ordered the exact gas struts linked but they came with no instructions or mounting hardware.
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    New Sulcata owner with warning

    Do you connect the Vivarium Electronics 80w radiant heat panel to thermostat as well? On the box it says thermostat required so I assume so.
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    New Sulcata owner with warning

    What size do you use? I am a bit leery of the Kane mats though. I have been using an oil filled radiator and it has kept the night box toasty, but I would really like to be able to put Bermuda grass in the night box without fear of fire. It gives him something to munch on, feel "burrowed in"...
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    New Sulcata owner with warning

    Response from Kane: Appreciate the email. For some background, our heat mats heat 37° above ambient temperature. When a tortoise lies on the heat mat, the temperature will rise where the shell/body covers the heat mat and will continue to rise until they move off the heat mat or to a different...
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    New Sulcata owner with warning

    I wrote to Kane and told them the story and included photos. I’ll let you know what they say.
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    New Sulcata owner with warning

    People at local pet shops believe 100% something shorted inside the mat. I just bought a Vivarium Electronics 80w radiant heat panel that I will install once the dang rain stops. Hopefully that will be enough and I can take the oil filled radiator out. I need to have a solution that will not...
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    New Sulcata owner with warning

    Yes, the heat mat was sitting directly on the horse mat. I don't think it had anything to do with the fire. The fire (well smolder) was on the top of the Kane heat mat. Not sure if it was a defect, because it does warn to not have anything on top of the mat, but others say they have used the...
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    New Sulcata owner with warning

    He wasn’t inside when the incident happened, he was roaming his yard eating grass. His shell and feet are fine. The enclosure is a work in progress. I will absolutely have a pool and shade for him before warm weather. It’s been around 40 degrees out with a high of 60 when lucky so I haven’t...
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    New Sulcata owner with warning

    There was a couple of inches of grass on top when it was smoldering. I bought the mat through Amazon, and they promptly refunded me. The mat never felt really hot.
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    New Sulcata owner with warning

    I didn't intend for anything to be on top of the Kane mat. The Kane mat was on the far left hand side of the night box and I had put Bermuda Grass on the right side. I guess Oogway moved some of the grass on top of the mat. D
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    New Sulcata owner with warning

    Thanks, I emailed him and wait for his response. In the meantime I've installed an oil filled radiant heater with some bricks around it. I don't feel very confident about Kane heaters now and I'm reconsidering using one in the future. I have the door opened and roof cracked open as I'm...
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    New Sulcata owner with warning

    I was not using a rheostat or thermostat. I planned on getting a thermostat, but it has been so cold I figured 37 degrees above ambient temp is fine. I suppose it could've been a manufacturing defect, but the fact that the mat was covered in dry Bermuda grass and there are numerous warnings...
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    New Sulcata owner with warning

    I will definitely set up shade for him before summer. Right now its been between 40-60 degrees out. I'm gonna give an oil filled space heater a try. I'll put some brick around it so that Oogway can't touch it or knock it over.
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    Questions on thermometers/hygrometers

    I use this Wi-Fi one I got on Amazon. I like that it has an app that I can use to set alerts and see temp and humidity in my Sulcata's night box wherever I am. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0872ZWV8X/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
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    New Sulcata owner with warning

    Hi everyone! I've been lurking on the site for awhile, and it's been a great resource for information on how best to care for my Sulcata. Thanks to all that contribute! I recently adopted/rescued a 10 year old male Sulcata, and we've named him Oogway. I had a custom tortoise night box built...
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