Whelping Box? Does everyone use a whelping box? If not what else do you use? does anyone have a whelping box they'd be willing to sell to me? |
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A baby play pen will work also! It did for me. You just have to take mom in and out when she is ready. |
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It works well for me, water and food dishes are left outside of this box and away from puppies, as well as a pee-pee-pad in case mommy needs to use it. XOXO |
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I used a cabana from fisher price. they do not make them anymore I had to go to a baby consignment shop to get it but it has been perfect for mine. |
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im using a baby pack n play with a under the bed storage bin inside with some cozy baby blankets....Garage sale...all items $14!!! |
I used a platic storage bin lined with blankets and a "cat privacy tent" that I found at walmart fits snugly over the box. They looked like they were camping for the first three weeks! |
I use a clear plastic tote also. Easy for mom to get into and out of and I drill a hole in it for the metal coil for the heating pad (puppy one). I also have the higher ones that I use for an ICU set up. I love them due to being portable, see through, and very easy clean up. They do sell them on Ebay but they tend to be pricey. Good luck in your search. |
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2 Attachment(s) My husband build me some bottomless whelping boxes and I really love them. I have attached some pictures of them. I just lay out the bedding, with the heating pad on one side and I sit the box on top. No worries about the pups getting lost in the bedding. I will put a small fleece blanket in the box so mom can cover the pups if she wants to. The biggest problem with these boxes is that they do not store well but I discovered that I can stand them on one end and stack two together to make a shelf when they are not in use. One of the boxes I had my husband put posts on it so I can put a sheet over it for more privacy. I used that box for a female I had that was terrified of thunderstorms and it made her feel safer when a sheet was over the box. If someone was talented, you could actually make the box with hinges so it could be folded up when not in use. |
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I used to have look alike boxes that my husband built to me... but i found my self replacing them often for the porous wood got "dingy"... i am not sure how you deal with that ... he came about with the idea of doing the same design cut on the plastic bin. I like what you say , no worries about the puppies getting tangled on the sheets... i had that worry with the plastic bins, now i bought a few of those sheep-skin crate beds that fit just to perfection and that has been my choice of bedding... i can toss them on the washer daily . But isn't it nice when hubby steps in to help ? they can do so nice things with the power tools. I guess the Op has a nice picture of a safe area now :) XOXO |
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