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Fleece Blankets and Heat Lamps

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#1 ·
So I have just got a baby hedgehog (my second one) today. For his cage, I have a fleece blanket draped over it with a Heat Lamp clamped to the side of the cage, shining over his little hut that he sleeps in. My question is this: Is there a possibility of the heat lamp catching the blanket on fire?
 
#3 ·
I would make sure that there is nothing touching the heat lamp. Just because nothing has happened so far doesn't mean something wont. My father is a retired firefighter, and has shared numerous stories of heat lamps catching fire because a blanket or towel was touching it. Play it safe and make sure the blanket is well away from the lamp, and you shouldn't have any problems.