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spr377 · 02-06-2008, 08:15 PM

What temperature should you keep your heating mat set to in the whelping pen?

tiggerr36792 · 02-06-2008, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by spr377

What temperature should you keep your heating mat set to in the whelping pen?

85 degrees to start with and then as they grow I lower it slowly.

luckylady · 02-07-2008, 04:24 AM

My heating pads don't have temperatures.....when Lexie had her pups, I had the heating pads on LOW and also put them underneath the bedding in the whelping box.

YorkieRose · 02-07-2008, 04:27 AM

Put it under the bed itself..moms can scratch the blankets up and the pups will be laying on a heating pad....have it warm to the touch..not hot.

spr377 · 02-07-2008, 04:29 AM

Thank you everyone!

lisatodd · 02-07-2008, 04:31 AM

i never use a heating mat, always a heating lamp. if the puppies (which they do) get off the pad, they become cold. the lamp equally spreads out the heat and easier to control the temp by either placing it higher or lower.

bjh · 02-07-2008, 06:30 AM

I use a heating pad specifically for dogs and it keeps a constant temperature around 100 degrees. I use bottomless whelping boxes that my husband build. I put down a pad, then the heating pad, and then another pad on top of that. I set the whelping box on top of that so the heating pad is just covering half of the whelping box. This way the mom can't mess up all the padding and the pups can crawl on off the heating pad as needed. I use sheets and bed pad for the bedding.

MikaTallulah · 02-09-2008, 01:23 PM

I have a pet heating pad one side is 98.7 (newborns) and 80.5 (+2 wks of age). Hope this helps.

02-06-2008, 08:15 PM	#1
spr377 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 2,015	Temperature for heating mat? What temperature should you keep your heating mat set to in the whelping pen?

02-07-2008, 04:24 AM	#3
luckylady Living My Yorkie Dream Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 6,114 Blog Entries: 6	My heating pads don't have temperatures.....when Lexie had her pups, I had the heating pads on LOW and also put them underneath the bedding in the whelping box. __________________ Rose Lucky,Toby, Hannah,Camie, & Reggie Heartland Biewers and Yorkies

02-07-2008, 04:27 AM	#4
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	pad Put it under the bed itself..moms can scratch the blankets up and the pups will be laying on a heating pad....have it warm to the touch..not hot.

02-07-2008, 04:31 AM	#6
lisatodd Little Boogers Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: virginia beach, va Posts: 4,460	i never use a heating mat, always a heating lamp. if the puppies (which they do) get off the pad, they become cold. the lamp equally spreads out the heat and easier to control the temp by either placing it higher or lower. __________________ lisa lisa and the cult jam yorkies

02-09-2008, 01:23 PM	#8
MikaTallulah YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 1,812	I have a pet heating pad one side is 98.7 (newborns) and 80.5 (+2 wks of age). Hope this helps. __________________ Beware of Nestle Purina Cozy (4/06), Roxy & Zoey (2/08), Lucy (4/09); Buddy 4/09- Rescued 12/11); Mika ('98) & Tallulah ('00) RIP Harley 4/2009; Lucky 11/2010; Zoey 4/2012

02-07-2008, 04:29 AM	#5
spr377 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 2,015	Thank you everyone!

02-07-2008, 06:30 AM	#7
bjh Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 7,959	I use a heating pad specifically for dogs and it keeps a constant temperature around 100 degrees. I use bottomless whelping boxes that my husband build. I put down a pad, then the heating pad, and then another pad on top of that. I set the whelping box on top of that so the heating pad is just covering half of the whelping box. This way the mom can't mess up all the padding and the pups can crawl on off the heating pad as needed. I use sheets and bed pad for the bedding.