, i have a ceramic heater( ithink thats wut its called) in my room cuz thats where my hedgie is and the room is usually at about 75 degrees and for Christmas, since Pinchita is part of the family i am ordering a few things online 4 her and the human heating mat. The reason i rlly have been wanting the heating mat type thing is so that i can lower the temperature just a bit so that i can b a bit more comfortable yet she still stays cozy and warm. and when i mean drop the air down i just mean maybe a couple degrees.
I use a heating pad for a reptile set up under only 1/4 of my cage,
pad heating is incredibly insufficient... you'll find that it's either too hot and your hedgie won't stay near it, or the air is too chilly and the hedgie won't leave it. EITHER way it's not good for your hedgie. Stella and I have had a bit of experience with this issue.
It's fine to use a pad, but like anyone else I will recommend a heat lamp ( just a lamp base with a heating bulb- about a 60 watt bulb- you can find the bulb at Petsmart or any general petstore.)
Make sure you have a cage thermometer and you set the lamp far enough away from the base of cage. The red night heating bulb is a personal preference since Stella needs lighting at night but doesn't like light .
Just a thought- but using a pad is alright so long as you have the air temp comfy for your little friend. Try it out. If it works for you GREAT!
pad heating is incredibly insufficient... you'll find that it's either too hot and your hedgie won't stay near it, or the air is too chilly and the hedgie won't leave it. EITHER way it's not good for your hedgie. Stella and I have had a bit of experience with this issue.
It's fine to use a pad, but like anyone else I will recommend a heat lamp ( just a lamp base with a heating bulb- about a 60 watt bulb- you can find the bulb at Petsmart or any general petstore.)
Make sure you have a cage thermometer and you set the lamp far enough away from the base of cage. The red night heating bulb is a personal preference since Stella needs lighting at night but doesn't like light .
Just a thought- but using a pad is alright so long as you have the air temp comfy for your little friend. Try it out. If it works for you GREAT!
