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Too Hot for Hogs?

Post  elainer on January 1st 2012, 1:52 pm

Is it possible that my hogs are too hot at night? I make sure their room is at least 25 degrees, recently moved them from zoo-zones with finacard bedding to vivs with fleece liners. I've now got one viv on top of the other. In their zoo-zones they used to sleep under the fleece blanket in their houses, now they seem to "tunnel" under the liner in their vivs even though they still have their houses with their fleece beds - and sleep on the floor. I'm wondering if they are too hot and the floor of the viv is keeping them cool? With being off work, we've had the heating on a bit more downstairs and I've noticed their rooms getting a bit warmer because of it (up to 26.5 degs).

Is hard to get the temperature right, don't want to lower it too much as I know its been warmer than usual for winter and being back at work, heating will be off all day (apart from their room).

Is this a sign of a "too-hot-hog"??

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Re: Too Hot for Hogs?

Post  miffy on January 1st 2012, 5:29 pm

Has anything changed in their behaviour or eating pattern recently since the change? big smile

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Re: Too Hot for Hogs?

Post  *Gem* on January 1st 2012, 6:46 pm

i would say their showing signs of being to hot, animals tend to burrow to escape heat, and wooden vivs hold the tempratue a lot higher than a zoozone does, have you got them on a heat mat? is it on a stat?

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Re: Too Hot for Hogs?

Post  Domi on January 1st 2012, 7:17 pm

this is what i see when Neo is too hot, clear sign Very Happy

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Re: Too Hot for Hogs?

Post  elainer on January 1st 2012, 9:14 pm

Not really any behaviour change but they've started burrowing in their playpen downstairs too, they get under the canvas - I think the whole house maybe been too hot! I've turned down heating all over tonight and they are now running on their wheels in playpen and haven't burrowed. Always worried about temps, they are in their own room with an oil filled radiator - usually set to 21 degs which tends to keep room around 25-26 unless the weather is really cold. We don't have central heating in the house but have heaters downstair that have been on more than usual in the hols. Haven't had any problems while in zoo zones but today I messed around with the digital thermometer and as Spike is on top took her temps first. Was about 27, Mohawk on bottom was about 25.5. I don't want one to be too hot and one too cold!! Dilema!

Like the pic! Always wondered what a splatting hog looked like! They don't seem to be doing that under the fleece, just sleeping.

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Re: Too Hot for Hogs?

Post  klaueyy on January 5th 2012, 9:16 pm

Sorry cant help much regarding if a hog gets too hot, but I just wanted to say I LOVE THAT PIC!!!! Smile

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Re: Too Hot for Hogs?

Post  barbgil on January 6th 2012, 5:33 am

ditto...cant help with temp but the pic is just great !! lau

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Re: Too Hot for Hogs?

Post  Domi on January 6th 2012, 6:05 pm

thank you.. I am blessed with that view quite often...even now the temp says 23.5 and Neo is chilling his bum Very Happy

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