snuggle pouch

hello, i always have problems with my hog trying to hibernate. i have seen that some people have got these little fleece pouch things.... where do i get them from? cheers charlie

I brought mine from a EBay seller.

I am still learning so please excuse my ignorance but if you hedgehog is trying to hibernate doesnt that mean he or she is too cold? Have you got some other form of heating in there like a protected heat mat or a snuggle safe heat pad etc etc to get temps up? I am not sure a fleece pouch would raise the temps etc. Again sorry if i am wrong as i am a newbie

A lot of people get them from Crittercribz who make fab ones (Hedgebottom on here) for good prices.
And what snowball says is right, although the snuggle pouches will help to keep the draughts away and will give them some shelter - if your hog is continuously hibernating you might need to look into other forms of heating, is your room kept at a steady tempreture of around 22degrees and not allowed to drop below 20?
Does your hoggie have a hide?
You can get some fab thermometres and I use a little plug in heater which has a thermostat built in to keep the room at the right temps incase the central heating drops below during the night.
Or there are other options such as heat mats or sunggle safe pads.
It is very dangerous as I'm sure you know to let a hog drift into hibernation.

Hi i have a heat lamp, bulb thing! she seems better since this, i just thought they seemed to sound interesting. i think now it has wearmed up she is getting too warm with it now though as she pulled all of her bedding out the other day..... and yes i know it is very dangerous which is why i brought the lamp. i like the sound of this snuggle pad too?? charlie

Ahh okay good, to be honest I don't really know much about heat lamps as I myself and none of the people I know who have hogs use them. But glad to hear she's doing better.
She could be too hot if she's now removing all of her bedding, can the heat lamp be set to a thermostat? And what is the temp the heat lamp is set to? I'm not sure what I think about a lamp that gives off a constant heat at the same tempreture regardless of the temps in the room... Let me know this isn't the case?

http://crittercribz.co.uk/ - is the website for the pouches and loads of other great stuff, or you could contact Faith on here in person
http://www.pygmyhogsuk.com/accessories-f32/crittercribz-t8478.htm?highlight=crittercribz

Also the snuggle safe pads can be bought from your local pets at home and are very handy to have for cold nights/when travelling with your hoggie...
http://www.petsathome.com/shop/microwaveable-heat-pad-by-snugglesafe-14092?freeText=snugglesafe+pad&msg=MSG_SEARCH_ONE_MATCHING_PRODUCT


Hope this helps

Be careful with the heat lamps as they can give off a lot of heat. I only know as i use one for my Tortoises and Beardies as basking spots. Also def need them on a stat too.

With my hogs when i get them i will use a more subtle type of heating as suggested above like the a protected heat mat (on a mat stat to ensure doesnt get to hot) or the snuggle safe pad as Lexie suggested above.

If it's a heat mat you're looking into I can reccomend the ones by habistat.
Used in conjunction with a habistat thermo... Like this one:
http://www.reptiles.swelluk.com/reptile-supplies/reptile-heating-equipment-414/thermostats-555/habistat-temp-thermostat-26739.html

thanks guys i'll try and revamp it for her! i did buy a mat, and was told to stick it to the bottim of her vavarium, but it burnt out! and this happened twice so im a little anxious!

very odd, did you return the mat to the manufacturers or the shop you got it from?

If your buying another stick it on the side of the viv, underneath the air doesnt have chance to escape and they can catch fire quite easily.

will take be as effective on the side? charlie

I have all mine on the sides, just sellotape them on and there fine

o that great thanks!