Quote:
Originally Posted by Paw2PawTalk  Thank you so much for your advice, Do you think it would be o.k. to keep her in the closet, She cant seem to stay out of it. About the heating pad should it be a moist heating pad? |
I think if you put her whelping box in the closet it will be fine BUT, when the babies start climbing over the side you are going to have a problem. I put an X-pen right at the foot of my bed a few days before whelp time . I put my whelping box ( an underbed plastic storage from Walmart0 in one end. I also use pish pads in the whelping box so the puppies don't get lost in towels or blankets. I don't put the mommies in until about a week before due date. They usually sleep in the x-pen not the box. their choice. About three days before the due date, I throw an old towel in the box kind of semi folded so I can tell when mama starts to "dig her nest'. As it gets closer to time, she starts jumping in and out of the box for a few minutes at a time then when she is ready, she gets in the box like she just knows what to do and stays there until babies are born. About the heating pad, I have never used moist heat. i don't think anyone else does either. Also, i only put it under half the box so mama has a place to "get away" if she gets too hot. problem is, babies gravitate towards mam so i usually end up using the heat lamp about the second day. i don't leave it on all the time either. my house is good and warm and i check puppies frequently. Like every half hour or so. if they feel the least bit cool, on goes the lamp. hope this helps.