Very tragic news... everyone check their electrical outlets!

[leo77]

So sorry for your friend

 

[thestack510]

I'm sorry to hear of this. That has to be my biggest fear. I'm glad your friend wasn't physically harmed. I feel really sorry for your friend and his many animals. I'll put this in my prayers.

 

[DarthGekko]

I am so sorry for your loss...

i would just like to thank everyone who has sent me emails and there prayers well i dont know what i will do but the pain of losing everything that i had worked so hard for is all gone thank god i have a beautful friend like marcia well iam trying very hard to keep going but to be honest my m.s has put me in a wheelchair iam only 37 years old and its a gift that we wake up every day well iam going to try to start this up all over again but the fact remains i dont have another 20 thou to put into animals but with the gracie of god i will due. it in due time i would like to thank every one for there sympathy and prayers god bless us all. to every one have a great breeding season god bless all of you thanks so much marcia i love you so much from the bottom of my heart

Tony,

My heart goes out to you. I don't know what I would do if this happened. Are there any morphs that you need. I can send you a couple of free gecko's if you would like. Just PM me if you want. Again I am sorry for your loss.

Nathan

 

[Stitchex]

Tony, I can't imagine what it feels like to have your whole life's work burned, it feels terrible to just have one pet die. But keep your chin up, keep going strong. You're very lucky to be unhurt from the fire, that's something =). If you need any food items for your new geckos, mealworms, crickets, just PM me and you'll have some on your way. I'm sorry for your loss.

 

[geckoqueen]

I knew a friend of mine years ago and his mom's house they had an electrical fire. They lost a cat and if we would have been there no one would have come out alive. Is weird because the day of the fire we were not in the house, always before we lived there.

Anyway This is very sad. I am so very sorry and it's really sad all those animals died that way.

 

[Neill]

I actually just had a zoomed heat mat melt just 2 days ago lucky me a smelled it

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

WOW! What a wonderful outpouring of support from the gecko community here on GeckoForums.net! Tony called me first thing this morning after reading this post, and he is overwhelmed by the blessings and support from everyone. He and I both have been contacted directly from breeders around the country who are willing to help him get started again by sending geckos. If anyone else would like to help, or just give him encouragement, you can contact me and I have permission from Tony to give out his phone number.

This is one of the reasons I feel so privileged to be a part of the gecko community for so many years. It's tragedies like this that bring people out of the woodwork to reach out their hands when another needs lifted up. I know that Tony's animals were is whole life, and gave him a reason to wake up every morning. Tony and I both have a debilitating auto-immune disease, and we would be much sicker if we didn't have these beautiful, gentle creatures to love and care for. I cannot imagine my life without them, and what Tony is going through right now. Our geckos are better than any drug that medical science can prescribe.

Tony is right. Each new day is a Blessing, I know the love and compassion from all of you will help him recover from this tragic loss! Thank you all...

 

[Mel&Keith]

Marcia and Tony, thank you for sharing this tragedy so that it may prevent more. We're sending positive energy that way.

 

[thestack510]

I really admire how this community pulls together in hard times. I commend you all and I am glad to be among people such as yourselves. I'm proud to be a member of such a compassionate and caring group of people. Thank you for reenforcing my faith in all that is good.

 

[Kristi23]

don't overload your circuits. each breaker should not be loaded with more than about 1250 Watts for long-term, continuous use.

Watts/Volts = Amps rearranged, that becomes Amps*Volts=Watts

most circuit breakers are rated at 15 Amps and the usual voltage in the US is 115V

15*115= 1725 Watts maximum rating

all the outlets in a room may be on a single breaker along with the lights too, so a large herp room may be seriously overloading the circuit.

look at all your devices on each circuit and add up all the wattages, or convert the amp rating to watts... and make sure it's within the safety zone. You might want to add more circuit breakers so that each outlet is on a separate circuit.

be safe, people!
also... don't run extension cords underneath carpeting or area rugs, plug things directly into outlets rather than using extension cords.
feel the cords.. they should not be hot to the touch.
if you smell ozone search out the source immediately!

Thank you so much for this advice. We are definitely going to add more circuit breakers. I sent my husband out to home depot a little while ago to get everything we need.

 

[Lady_Kiya]

Omg... my heart goes out to your friend, Marcia. Please send him my best. I could not imagine what I would do if something happened to my animals. My pets are my heart. I am so sorry this happened. =( Please give your friend my condolences.

I will learn from this and make sure every outlet in my house is safe.

 

[2bacop]

I feel like GF is just one big family, who comes together when times are the worst! Tony, my heart goes out to you! I'm sure that with the help of everyone here you'll rebound in no time!

 

[ReptileRookie]

Oh man, this must be awful! :main_no: Losing one pet is bad enough, but all of them! I won't pray for you or anything, but you have my condolences, my friend

 

[tpm11283]

Newer to the GF Community....I don't have gecko's to give this poor gentleman, but I'd be inclined to make a donation to help get back on his feet. The grass will always be greener tomorrow my good sir.

 

[justindh1]

I couldn't imagine what this person is going through right now. Even losing one is a thought that i don't wanna think about. I hope that he stays strong and gets back on his feet. Its times like this that you know who your friends are and in situations like this you need all of them you can get.

 

[Gecko Euphoria]

I'm so sorry to hear this, its terrible, just terrible, What a tragedy, I feel soo bad for Tony, I hope it can be worked out I know it will never be the same but I hope things will get better and give tony a reason to keep going and help getting more geckos to love, life is so short and unexpected what a tragedy, you got some good luck and happyiness coming your way Tony, and Marcia your a great person for being such a friend to him in his time of need and discouragement, keep your head up Bud, god luck

WOW! What a wonderful outpouring of support from the gecko community here on GeckoForums.net! Tony called me first thing this morning after reading this post, and he is overwhelmed by the blessings and support from everyone. He and I both have been contacted directly from breeders around the country who are willing to help him get started again by sending geckos. If anyone else would like to help, or just give him encouragement, you can contact me and I have permission from Tony to give out his phone number.

This is one of the reasons I feel so privileged to be a part of the gecko community for so many years. It's tragedies like this that bring people out of the woodwork to reach out their hands when another needs lifted up. I know that Tony's animals were is whole life, and gave him a reason to wake up every morning. Tony and I both have a debilitating auto-immune disease, and we would be much sicker if we didn't have these beautiful, gentle creatures to love and care for. I cannot imagine my life without them, and what Tony is going through right now. Our geckos are better than any drug that medical science can prescribe.

Tony is right. Each new day is a Blessing, I know the love and compassion from all of you will help him recover from this tragic loss! Thank you all...

 

[RepBex]

Your a strong man for getting though this and i am sure u have this entire GF family behind you and we are all here sending u good vibes dont think of the loss think of the new u can now build

good luck i wish u all the best

 

[ariana]

my heart goes out to him.
i pray that this never happens to anyone else and im sorry it happened to him..
if there is anything i can do,
like send him money or animals,
please let me know

 

[LizMarie]

Oh My.. When I read Marcia's post my heart dropped! I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. This should never have to happen to anyone. Even though he lost all his animals I must say I am happy that he and his family are alive to speak about it and warn everyone else. I pray that he can recover and continue what he loves doing.

Best Wishes..

 

[houseape57]

I would like to make a $ donation for Tony, and send some free geckos as well. Please pass this onto him and private message me. I also have 3 colonies (homegrown)of mealworms and silkworms I would be happy to send him.
My prayers are with him.

Kathy