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Old 05-09-2011, 01:27 AM   #1
abby.1991
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Question Winter heat mat

Can you use a heat mat for your hamster in the winter? Xx
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Old 05-09-2011, 04:55 AM   #2
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Default Re: Winter heat mat

I know people use these when hand rearing hamster pups to keep them nice and warm. Olso I've read on other forums that in few cases they use these under hamster cages in Canada during winter, especially for older hamsters. Also for waking hibernating hamsters (I used it once for this purpose for my ww - she was 3 at this stage and our heating broke during the night - I found her hibernating and it helped. she past away 4 weeks later of natural causes.

BTW, you have to keep monitoring the temperature of this as you do not want them to over heat.

Why would you be needing it now with the warm weather, thou?
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Old 05-09-2011, 09:44 AM   #3
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Default Re: Winter heat mat

i really dont see much point in it, you dont want your hamsters overheating and you also dont want sudden temperature changes either like if it breaks etc :P hamsters are perfectly fine without one tbh so i wouldnt waste your money on one x
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Old 05-09-2011, 11:49 AM   #4
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Default Re: Winter heat mat

It's not necessary really. Just give extra nesting material in the winter and put your radiators on if you're really worried.
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