So, I’ve been really happy with pebbles and her continued growth, she’s smooth and gaining weight and I’m happy. But yesterday I was so flipping stupid I could punch myself, yesterday I decided her closed chamber needed cleaning (it definitely did) so spent the majority of the day completely washing everything inside the enclosure and the actual tub itself. Then I added new substrate and all of her clean stuff. Yesterday was luckily one of our cooler summer days and it was only around 98 at the hottest part of the day. So she was in her outside enclosure for about two or three hours (at the time it was only about 95 and she has a ton of shade and a hide that’s in shade). Everything went really well and she was soaked and put back in her clean closed chamber. Her closed chamber looks great and the moldy smell was gone so I was happy.
This morning I woke up and she wasn’t out of her hide yet. She is normally out of her hide 30 minutes before her Lights even turn on... I thought it was weird, BUT then I thought that maybe she was just exhausted from being in her outside enclosure for so long (the outside enclosure is new so I also thought that she could just have been extra stressed from yesterday) and maybe a little stressed from her closed chamber being cleaned and changed (she hates change).. well after a few hours she still hadn’t come out. I got worried and I opened the top, I immediately knew I screwed up. I looked at the temperature and humidity gauge (it’s hanging on the wall in plain view) and was so disappointed in myself. It read 72 f and 89 Rh.. I saw these numbers EARLIER but I thought it was 89f and 72rh... somehow during all of this cleaning the CHE was unscrewed slightly and it wasn’t heating at all.. so now my girl has been without heat for probably around 16 hours or more and our houses temperature drops to 65-70 at night. I fixed everything and put her under the heat to try to warm her up a little but I’m worried. I made such a rookie move, I should have checked before putting her back. I have a temperature gun.. what is wrong with me.. We where doing so good this time with the baby and now I’m stressed. Ughhhh I’m so stupid.
This morning I woke up and she wasn’t out of her hide yet. She is normally out of her hide 30 minutes before her Lights even turn on... I thought it was weird, BUT then I thought that maybe she was just exhausted from being in her outside enclosure for so long (the outside enclosure is new so I also thought that she could just have been extra stressed from yesterday) and maybe a little stressed from her closed chamber being cleaned and changed (she hates change).. well after a few hours she still hadn’t come out. I got worried and I opened the top, I immediately knew I screwed up. I looked at the temperature and humidity gauge (it’s hanging on the wall in plain view) and was so disappointed in myself. It read 72 f and 89 Rh.. I saw these numbers EARLIER but I thought it was 89f and 72rh... somehow during all of this cleaning the CHE was unscrewed slightly and it wasn’t heating at all.. so now my girl has been without heat for probably around 16 hours or more and our houses temperature drops to 65-70 at night. I fixed everything and put her under the heat to try to warm her up a little but I’m worried. I made such a rookie move, I should have checked before putting her back. I have a temperature gun.. what is wrong with me.. We where doing so good this time with the baby and now I’m stressed. Ughhhh I’m so stupid.