Lucky Escape

Neddy · 14-03-2014, 09:41 PM

The moment you get a call off your partner to say 'Don't worry but Ralph had a bit of a mishap!'

Dave got home opened the kitchen door to be engulfed by smoke then the ringing of the smoke alarm.

He ran into the kitchen and saw Ralph's ceramic heat lamp was on the table surface smouldering away.

He switched off the plugs and pulled it off and placed water over it....

Thankfully as most of you know Ralph has a ramp to his table and wonders my 17ft kitchen/diner, and there he was still doing laps.

We got him some fresh air and gave him a bath. I have checked him over and no burns and he has eaten and his breathing sounds normal. We will keep a close eye on him and if anything changes he will be checked by the vet.

I am just so relieved he is ok, it could have been so much worse!

We will have to build him a new table as it burnt right through the table, through the lino through the latex and burnt the floor boards.....we will have to access how to fix all that tomorrow.

We have patched it up for the time being and guess where I found him sleeping! Needless to say I have covered it over and moved him but he is back on it again.....sometimes I think he does it on purpose lol

emma_mcraf · 14-03-2014, 09:47 PM

Sara, what a scary thing to come home and find! Thanks goodness Ralph is okay.
Do you know how the ceramic lamp fell down?
I'm so relieved for you that he's okay and that your partner got home before anything worse occurred. A lucky escape indeed!

lonelylayla · 14-03-2014, 09:47 PM

Glad Ralph was not at home - that is one heck of a hole the lamp made

Merlin M · 14-03-2014, 09:48 PM

Wow that was close!

Glad he is ok!

Neddy · 14-03-2014, 09:59 PM

We think Ralph had tried to climb and managed to know it off some how!

Needless to say it will be suspended in the next few days for safety reasons.

becciwales · 14-03-2014, 10:10 PM

Oh wow!!! How frightening for you!!

The main thing is, he's ok and your house is still intact! xx

Catwoman63 · 14-03-2014, 11:29 PM

Was it held up by the clamp lamp equipment by any chance? I don't use use these anymore after I had a lamp keep falling off, it's the 2 bits that sit stupidly onto the pointy bolt bit that sits in the coil bit.

I suspend all my heat bulbs by wire now, cable tied onto a screwd in garden bracket x

Neddy · 15-03-2014, 01:29 PM

It was Bev but never had any issues before, and Ralph likes to climb so we think he might have help it fall.....

Well we have assessed the damage this morning and after removing the burnt stuff it's shown this:

Not only has it burnt through the floor board its melted all the installation!

Gonna be a busy weekend.

becciwales · 15-03-2014, 01:31 PM

Oh my god!!!!!

I don't know what else to say!

yuna1971 · 15-03-2014, 10:44 PM

Omg Sar....so glad Our Ralph is ok. So sorry bout the floor though....but at least caught in time.

xx

14-03-2014, 09:41 PM	#1
Neddy Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,456	Lucky Escape The moment you get a call off your partner to say 'Don't worry but Ralph had a bit of a mishap!' Dave got home opened the kitchen door to be engulfed by smoke then the ringing of the smoke alarm. He ran into the kitchen and saw Ralph's ceramic heat lamp was on the table surface smouldering away. He switched off the plugs and pulled it off and placed water over it.... Thankfully as most of you know Ralph has a ramp to his table and wonders my 17ft kitchen/diner, and there he was still doing laps. We got him some fresh air and gave him a bath. I have checked him over and no burns and he has eaten and his breathing sounds normal. We will keep a close eye on him and if anything changes he will be checked by the vet. I am just so relieved he is ok, it could have been so much worse! We will have to build him a new table as it burnt right through the table, through the lino through the latex and burnt the floor boards.....we will have to access how to fix all that tomorrow. We have patched it up for the time being and guess where I found him sleeping! Needless to say I have covered it over and moved him but he is back on it again.....sometimes I think he does it on purpose lol

14-03-2014, 09:47 PM	#2
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	Sara, what a scary thing to come home and find! Thanks goodness Ralph is okay. Do you know how the ceramic lamp fell down? I'm so relieved for you that he's okay and that your partner got home before anything worse occurred. A lucky escape indeed! __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

14-03-2014, 09:47 PM	#3
lonelylayla Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Ammanford, South Wales Posts: 1,481	Glad Ralph was not at home - that is one heck of a hole the lamp made __________________ Lynne TG Terresteris 1:3:1 Apollo & Layla, Santa, Helpa & Unig TG Iberia 2:3:0 Tonka, LJ, Persephone, Cleo & Clyde Saffron TGG RIP Jaunary 2019 Jasper, Harry & Ruby pussy cats 4 ex bat hens.

14-03-2014, 09:48 PM	#4
Merlin M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 4,186	Wow that was close! Glad he is ok! __________________ 1:1:1 Horsfields (Misha, Amber and Teabag) 1:0:0 Dog: Rocco, Rottweiler cross 1 husband (Russ)

14-03-2014, 10:10 PM	#6
becciwales Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Wales Posts: 3,438	Oh wow!!! How frightening for you!! The main thing is, he's ok and your house is still intact! xx __________________ Becci 1:2:0 Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri - Darwin, Galileo, and Einstein. Archimedes (THB) RIP June, 2018

14-03-2014, 09:59 PM	#5
Neddy Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,456	We think Ralph had tried to climb and managed to know it off some how! Needless to say it will be suspended in the next few days for safety reasons.

14-03-2014, 11:29 PM	#7
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	Was it held up by the clamp lamp equipment by any chance? I don't use use these anymore after I had a lamp keep falling off, it's the 2 bits that sit stupidly onto the pointy bolt bit that sits in the coil bit. I suspend all my heat bulbs by wire now, cable tied onto a screwd in garden bracket x __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted) Last edited by Catwoman63; 14-03-2014 at 11:32 PM.

15-03-2014, 01:29 PM	#8
Neddy Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,456	It was Bev but never had any issues before, and Ralph likes to climb so we think he might have help it fall..... Well we have assessed the damage this morning and after removing the burnt stuff it's shown this: Not only has it burnt through the floor board its melted all the installation! Gonna be a busy weekend.

15-03-2014, 01:31 PM	#9
becciwales Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Wales Posts: 3,438	Oh my god!!!!! I don't know what else to say! __________________ Becci 1:2:0 Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri - Darwin, Galileo, and Einstein. Archimedes (THB) RIP June, 2018

15-03-2014, 10:44 PM	#10
yuna1971 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bristol Posts: 7,157	Omg Sar....so glad Our Ralph is ok. So sorry bout the floor though....but at least caught in time. xx __________________ Rach Lily's Movie. http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=68025

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