Sept 16, 2021 11:41:21 GMT
lewlew
Brand New Budgie
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Post by lewlew on Aug 5, 2022 16:28:32 GMT
Hey.
I've a question on heating and, specifically, what temperature to keep our lovely feathered friends at. A fair bit of Googling and searching on this forum yields quite a large temperate range, so I was hoping to get a little more insight.
I normally don't let my home drop below 18-20°c (64-68 °F) during winter at any time. Day and night. This is purely for my feathered friend's benefit, who can't pop a hat or hoodie on.
Yet, I've seen some people suggest that even this temperate is too cold whereas I know other people in person and on this forum, particularly those with outdoor aviaries, say they allow the temperate to get to 10°c (50 °F) or lower before sticking the heating on.
So, I guess the question is, what is a suitable temperate? As harsh as it might sound, if I can drop the temperature a little, so I'm not spending the entire GDP of a medium-sized country per month on heating, that would be great.
Any suggestions on how to keep a birb warm, also greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance!
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Post by Hezz on Aug 5, 2022 20:48:49 GMT
You can definitely drop the temperature in the house and the birds will still be comfortable. Some breeders let their aviaries get down to single figures but most will run some form of heating from around 10oC. We have just had one of the coldest winters for my part of the world, we had several single figure nights, no heating, and a few weeks of nights around 10C. The birds don’t mind at all. If you can put up with the house being colder, you can be sure that the budgies can as well. If you wanted to give them a little extra warmth during the night you could leave a small heater or heat lamp on. Some members use a heavy fleece over the cages during the worst of winter.
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Sept 16, 2021 11:41:21 GMT
lewlew
Brand New Budgie
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Post by lewlew on Aug 5, 2022 21:34:06 GMT
That's good a know, thank you. I usually cover his cage with 3 towels but investing in a better, thicker cover and dropping the heating a little might be the way to go. I've also been exploring infrared lights, as I came across some posts on here from others suggesting them. It's a shame you can't pop your birb in a hoody or something, I'd feel a lot better if I could.
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow
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George, Daisy, Iris, Billy, Peter, Chipper, Dinku, Barney, Ayla and Rocky
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Aug 5, 2022 21:40:47 GMT
Thanks for asking this question, you're right it's going to cost a pretty penny to heat our homes over the winter!
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Post by ffiscool on Aug 12, 2022 12:52:41 GMT
It’s criminal how it’s going I never had my heating on at night either with Bailey or Max. I moved them away from any windows, put a cotton sheet over, then a fleece. I tucked the fleece in around the base of the cage. I only didn’t put the fleece first in case loose fibres
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Post by steve05412 on Aug 13, 2022 17:29:22 GMT
I would say it depends on what they are use to, mine are in outdoor aviary all year with access to a shed that has a heater set on frost stat. hth
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