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Old 11-09-2020, 03:45 PM   #1
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Default Is this too cold?

Hi! So last winter, we kept our hammy in our guest bedroom, which is probably the warmest room in the house. This year, my parents are staying in the guest bedroom, so we had to move the hamster to the living room. During the day, temps are fine (it’s 64-70) usually; however, the room can get a little cold overnight. On the coldest winter nights, the room will usually hover between 60-64 for most of the night (esp because we’ll run the heater before we go to bed), but can dip just below 60 (like 58/59) for an hour or two just before sunrise — the coldest time of night. I know this is verging on the danger zone, but is this too cold for him? If it is, I’m also uncertain about how to best fix this — I don’t want to run a space heater for the whole night in case it malfunctions or overheats him since I can’t monitor it.

Any advice would be welcome! Thanks!
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Old 11-09-2020, 11:29 PM   #2
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Default Re: Is this too cold?

That does get cold, If there is no other option than that room I would keep the cage up off the ground, away from windows and doors. If you close curtains and doors does it stay warmer? Offer plenty of bedding, you could use card to insulate the sides of the cage - that’s all I can think of right now.

Could you move him into a warmer room just over night? The hall, kitchen or bathroom if they are warmer?
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Old 11-09-2020, 11:38 PM   #3
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That is too cold really, you do need to try to keep the whole room warm somehow, the best solution is usually an oil filled radiator which are cheap & safe to run & thermostactically controlled so you don’t have to worry about them overheating.If that’s not an option then it would be better to move him to another room.
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Old 11-10-2020, 07:58 AM   #4
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Some additional warmth is needed somehow. I wouldn't be keen on the idea of moving to another room overnight as regular moves also unsettle them and can cause stress. I use a small oil filled heater as Cypher mentions. Which is like a radiator that plugs in. It is plugged in overnight but I have one with a safety cut out and a thermostat so it only comes on when the temperature drops below the setting I've put in. Then it stays on till the room is that temperature then goes off again. Kind of thing. But it did cost me £50 to get the heater with the thermostat - it also has a timer.

You could get one without a thermostat and use it on a plug in timer and just have it come on a couple of times during the night to keep the chill off. But I completely understand the concern about leaving something plugged in overnight (which is why I got the one with the safety cut out).

Other options could be a couple of the microwave hot water bottles like this. And maybe a blanket over the cage as well. They don't put out much heat at all and to be honest I think it would only help a little bit if the room was very cold.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SnuggleSafe...5020094&sr=8-2

Frosts overnight can lead to freezing temperatures as well. It's good you're thinking about it though as sadly there are always cases of hamsters dying from torpor in winter. I switch off all plugs except the heater on the thermostat every night. There might be a circuit breaker plug you can use to make it safe if there's an electrical fault or surge eg.

Something like this - cuts the power if there is a fault. I think someone used it for a fish tank (as presumably they need leaving switched on overnight as well - some kind of electrical thing for them).

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adaptor-Lea...55&sr=8-9&th=1

Another option is a heat lamp but that is also electrical but you have to be careful things don't get too hot with those as well.

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