OK, I've got a great heating question. Before I ask, I would like to explain my situation.
I here about a hamster cage heating question. A hamsters ideal temperature is 20-25. I'm going to be moving to Utah and the room I'm staying in could be considered a basement room. I do not have to option of using a heating or a space heater. I've talked with other hamster owners and they have used a zoo med heating pad with a hydrofarm thermostat. So I think I'll be taking that route. I'll also be using an ikea detolf with a DIY mesh lid to house my hamster. Like so: http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac302/missykii/P7230248.jpg
As you can see in the pictures, the glass rests directly on the Particleboard/Fiberboard. The only way I can think of raising it is by adding a 1 in. x 1 in. Poplar Square Dowel (1 in. x 1 in. Poplar Square Dowel-1-3HWSQED - The Home Depot) along the bottom edges of the glass. So here comes Question 1:
- If I raise it with poplar square dowel, will it be safe to use a zoo med heating pad under the glass?
- Would there be any fire dangers as far as the poplar wood, particleboard or Fiberboard is concerned?
- Would it work if I raised it higher than that?
The second option is to put the heating pad along the side of the glass vs the bottom. The reason why I wouldn't want to do this is because I'll have a nice view of the heating pad in the background. So here comes the second question:
- Would it be safe if I place the heating pad on the side on the outside of the tank, wrapping paper on the inside, thinnest plexiglass in front of the wrapping paper to prevent the hamster from chewing the wrapping paper?
- Would the plexiglass prevent the heat pad from warming the cage properly?
- Would it be safe? As in would the plexiglass give off any smell or toxic fumes with exposed to a heat of 20-25 Celsius?
I really don't care much about ascetic so long as my hamster is warm and comfortable. That will always hold priority.
Other info:
Ikea will have about 4-5 inches of Aspen all throughout the cage.
There will be a sand pit of sandtastik sand.
Ikea detolf is approximately 68 Gallons.
Need a consistent heat of 20-25 Celsius.
Measurements laying on it's side it measures:
Length: 162.56cm - 64 Inches
Height: 35.56 cm - 14 Inches
Width: 40.64 cm - 16 inches
I'm open to any other ideas as well. I really don't want to use a heating light or a ceramic heater. Unless there is a good reason why. Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post!
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I here about a hamster cage heating question. A hamsters ideal temperature is 20-25. I'm going to be moving to Utah and the room I'm staying in could be considered a basement room. I do not have to option of using a heating or a space heater. I've talked with other hamster owners and they have used a zoo med heating pad with a hydrofarm thermostat. So I think I'll be taking that route. I'll also be using an ikea detolf with a DIY mesh lid to house my hamster. Like so: http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac302/missykii/P7230248.jpg
As you can see in the pictures, the glass rests directly on the Particleboard/Fiberboard. The only way I can think of raising it is by adding a 1 in. x 1 in. Poplar Square Dowel (1 in. x 1 in. Poplar Square Dowel-1-3HWSQED - The Home Depot) along the bottom edges of the glass. So here comes Question 1:
- If I raise it with poplar square dowel, will it be safe to use a zoo med heating pad under the glass?
- Would there be any fire dangers as far as the poplar wood, particleboard or Fiberboard is concerned?
- Would it work if I raised it higher than that?
The second option is to put the heating pad along the side of the glass vs the bottom. The reason why I wouldn't want to do this is because I'll have a nice view of the heating pad in the background. So here comes the second question:
- Would it be safe if I place the heating pad on the side on the outside of the tank, wrapping paper on the inside, thinnest plexiglass in front of the wrapping paper to prevent the hamster from chewing the wrapping paper?
- Would the plexiglass prevent the heat pad from warming the cage properly?
- Would it be safe? As in would the plexiglass give off any smell or toxic fumes with exposed to a heat of 20-25 Celsius?
I really don't care much about ascetic so long as my hamster is warm and comfortable. That will always hold priority.
Other info:
Ikea will have about 4-5 inches of Aspen all throughout the cage.
There will be a sand pit of sandtastik sand.
Ikea detolf is approximately 68 Gallons.
Need a consistent heat of 20-25 Celsius.
Measurements laying on it's side it measures:
Length: 162.56cm - 64 Inches
Height: 35.56 cm - 14 Inches
Width: 40.64 cm - 16 inches
I'm open to any other ideas as well. I really don't want to use a heating light or a ceramic heater. Unless there is a good reason why. Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post!
