Guinea Pig Heat Lamp

Here are some solutions for your guinea pigs about heat lamps is at the bottom another piggie piggies keep each other warm.

Guinea pig heat lamp.

Heating pads these are available for small animals. Top down heat provides a zone of comfort for animals to go to the feeder get a drink and then lie back down under the heat source. Some low quality bulbs have broken off leaving the metal filament in the ceramic fixture. First a farrowing stall is rectangular and the pig heat mat fits logically in the creep area creating a 6 inch gap between the.

Some things to check for are. You would be surprised to see how many heat lamps 1. Has hot spots that will burn a pig. Don t provide enough heat 2.

The heat pads are really good for all guinea pigs particularly the young and elderly. Check the hutch is ready for the winter. Huddling together is the best heat source nothing else comes close. The pads come with a fleece cover to make it a bit comfier for your guinea pig.

Originally designed for our lambing pens the prima heat lamp can be used to warm any animal that is sick or cold. Aren t designed to work in a room that isn t held at a constant 70 72 degrees or 3. Now is the time to check that your guinea pigs hutch is ready for the winter. Heat lamp and accessories livestock heat lamps assist in the brooding and rearing of lambs goat kids chickens ducks and puppies.

Also only one electrical outlet is needed for every two stalls with a pig heat mat whereas a plug is needed for each heat lamp. In turn to provide a larger coverage area of heat lamps must be raised which decreases the intensity. A friend of mine did a thermoimaging project on different heat lamps as a side project during his ph d. For pigs up to 21 days heating pads are the preferred choice for many reasons.

Use a heat lamp clip to secure the lamp to a panel. If the heat lamp happens to get knocked free the cord panel will support the lamp until the lamp can be properly attached.