I was temporarily housing some odds and ends in my large scale incubator while I am waiting for my new hatchling rack to arrive. I have been keeping the incubator set to 85 degrees 24-7.

Earlier today, while feeding some babies, I inadvertantly hit the probe out, and a half an hour later everything that was left in the incubator had died of overheating. It got to 125. I lost one male baby kenyan, two adult male anery kenyans, a rosy, a garter, a sinaloan, and a baby normal ball python. I am very frustrated with myself for being so careless. But, it proves a point, that no matter how experienced you think you are, you still make very stupid mistakes.

The sinaloan, garter, and rosy were educational animals, and were priceless to me, I am rather heartbroken at the moment.

Just thought I would share my story in hopes that no one will make the same mistake.
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Thanks,
Amy
My Boids

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• Very Frustrated! - reptilicus81, Sat Oct 27 23:48:47 2007
• RE: Very Frustrated! - JenHarrison, Sun Oct 28 02:03:09 2007
• RE: Very Frustrated! - amarilrose, Sun Oct 28 02:11:12 2007
• RE: Very Frustrated! - raisnok, Sun Oct 28 05:13:31 2007
• RE: Very Frustrated! - alicecobb, Sun Oct 28 05:24:34 2007
• RE: Very Frustrated! - FireStorm, Sun Oct 28 07:57:04 2007
• RE: Very Frustrated! - wh00h0069, Sun Oct 28 08:04:08 2007
• RE: Very Frustrated! - reptilicus81, Sun Oct 28 08:19:11 2007
• RE: Very Frustrated! - JEFFFLANAGAN, Sun Oct 28 11:32:03 2007
• Good point... - FireStorm, Sun Oct 28 12:45:15 2007
• RE: Very Frustrated! - ballzy, Sun Oct 28 12:01:20 2007
• RE: Very Frustrated! - reptilicus81, Sun Oct 28 15:08:41 2007
• back up your thermostats - i95east, Sun Oct 28 17:31:42 2007
• RE: back up your thermostats - reptilicus81, Mon Oct 29 11:00:05 2007