Abby's babies are now 3 1/1 wks. old and I was wondering when do you guys remove the heating pad from the whelping bed and begin to let the room become more of a normal temp. The babies are in our bathroom and I have had a small heater keeping it around 78-80 in there. I was thinking about moving them down stairs at 4 weeks, but the room is open they will be in and will not be able to keep really warm. Should I just wait and keep them in the bathroom or will they be able to take the cooler room? Also, how do you keep their beds clean?
They seem to pee tremendous amounts. Each morning I clean their bed and the news paper that is under their bedding is usually soaked. I started putting a pee pad at one end and that does help as they seem to go there sometimes to do their business, but not always. Should I take down the barrier that keeps them in the whelping bed and put a pen up so they have a confined area to move about in? Any suggestion would help. Thanks so much Deb
