We just bought our hedgehog today. We live in New England where weather could be unpredictable in the February/March months. We understand that hedgehog habitats should not be under 75 degrees, however we are having a lot of trouble heating it up.
We have a large cage (like this https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY1WDEwMjQ=/z/Gh4AAOSwU-pXscvz/$_86.JPG) and a 100W Ceramic Heating Bulb on a Clamp Lamp. We've tried numerous mounting methods and still, the cage only gets about 5 degrees warmer than the room itself does. I'm worried that it will dip too cold some days and the hedgehog will go into hibernation. You can barely feel any heat being emitted when you're about 6" away from the bulb, it's almost like all of the heat is escaping because it is a cage.
However I've seen tons of other people use cages and one lamp and be fine. What could my problem be?
We have a large cage (like this https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY1WDEwMjQ=/z/Gh4AAOSwU-pXscvz/$_86.JPG) and a 100W Ceramic Heating Bulb on a Clamp Lamp. We've tried numerous mounting methods and still, the cage only gets about 5 degrees warmer than the room itself does. I'm worried that it will dip too cold some days and the hedgehog will go into hibernation. You can barely feel any heat being emitted when you're about 6" away from the bulb, it's almost like all of the heat is escaping because it is a cage.
However I've seen tons of other people use cages and one lamp and be fine. What could my problem be?
