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Post by theshadiestoneau on Sept 1, 2011 19:35:29 GMT 10
im in the process of building a home made brooder from an old budgie breeding cabinet and trying to work out the best heating source.
ive noticed some people use reptile ceramic lamps, infa red lamps, halogen globes, heat mats etc anyone have any ideas, pros cons of each etc
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Post by avinet on Sept 1, 2011 20:54:31 GMT 10
I made a brooder/hospital cage with a false bottom and a light bulb under the false bottom - and varied the wattage of the bulb depending on the temperature I wanted and the temperature of the room. Generally it was either a 25 or 40 watt bulb - the old type not the modern compact fluoro ones. I have also used a heat pad - the type used in reptile enclosures.
Whichever you use it is highly desirable, if not essential, to also use a thermostat to control the temperature. Without the temperature control that provides you can easily overheat the babies. Suitable thermostats are used for reptiles, such as those you will see if you search on Ebay for "thermostat reptile" - around $30-$40 and at that sort of price consider it essential.
cheers,
Mike
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Post by theshadiestoneau on Sept 2, 2011 17:13:27 GMT 10
great thanks for reply, i have a thermostat already hooked up with a fan and duct to extract hot air from top of box and return it to the bottom hoping this will help circulate and give an even temp throughout the box, i guess i could just try infa red or ceramic and see how testing goes
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Post by Robyn on Sept 2, 2011 19:00:05 GMT 10
My brooder box has a light with a dimmer switch. I use a 100W bulb. & just adjust the dimmer to get the desired heat. Works like a charm. Will find a pic My home made brooder is rather large though.
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