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Water Bottles or Heating pad??? Our time is drawing near which is the best to use?If I keep my house 75 or above do I need to use either for my newborns?(water bottles,heating pads)Thanks:aimeeyork |
i see no one has answered your thread. i used a lamp that i set over the whelping box. my vet recommended this b/c the bottle and the pad can get a little too hot. but i see here most use a heating pad |
I have no experience with breeding; but, does that keep any of us from throwing our 2cents in on anything? I think not! lol What about the husk pillows that you can heat in the microwave to a certain temperature? We have several of different sizes, and the husks hold heat for a good while - probably much better than a water bottle that has to start out pretty hot to hold heat for any length of time. And, they smell good too - sort of earthy, which might be relaxing for mom and pups. Just an idea. |
while at the vet one time with new born puppies they took an old tube sock that was filled with rice, they put it in the microwave for a few min to warm it and put it in the box with the puppies under the blanket and it stayed warm for long time. they let me keep them so i used those for taking the puppies to the vet to get dew claws and tails done. just thought maybe this might be a helpful hint for someone . |
:p I love my heating pad...My pupps are 4 1/2 weeks old and I still have it on. I put it in 1 corner, under my whelping box, on the lowest setting and never turn it off. It keeps that corner warm, I check it every day and the pups and mommy use it all the time. The water bottle cools too quickly for me but I know many people use it as well. :p My preference: :thumbup: Heating Pad |
But do I need to use either if my house is warm enough? |
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i used a heating pad for three or four days. Mom got too hot and went to the corner away from the pad so babies scooted over to her instead of staying on a pad. At that point, I used a heating lamp for about one day. Water bottles leak sometimes. happened to me . |
I don't breed but, I use a heating pad in Lillie's crate at night...our bedroom gets cool...I have her bed in the crate(Lillie took over the cats...it has a hood..)so I made a pillow out of fleece and stuffed it with poly stuffing and put that in the bed so she isn't actually laying that close to the heating pad...you don't want them to get burned...this keeps her just far enough away from the heating pad so she doesn't get burnt and close enough to keep her warm...I did this with Sadie also...until she started sleeping in our bed... My breeder also uses heating pads..just be careful with them.. |
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