I've searched a little regarding heaters for my fids but how do I know if my heater is safe for them or not. I need to purchase a portable heater for my fids and me.
Wow - that is cool. I forgot I have a heater for one of my birds. I did cover one end of their bird cages this morning.These aren't room heaters, but they are cage warmers. I have one of these avitec cage heaters on each of my fids cages and they love them. I keep plexiglass on 1/2 of the top of their cage on the side with the heater so it helps hold in the warmth on that side of the cage, but if they get too warm they can move to other side of cage that is cooler. I cover cages at night leaving end that heater hangs on uncovered (you can't cover the heater). It keeps them warm and toasty at night and when house is colder in the wintertime. My fids love to sit in front of them and especially after their baths.
Read the testimonials on their web page, lots of satisfied customers and have helped some fids that have had some medical issues as well.
Extra Small AviTemp Heat Panel (11" x 11") 35W- Including Std Cage Mount
thank you. I will make sure to do that if I get a new one. The old ones (in the shed) if I can find one I will run them outside as well to burn off any thing that has grown on it for the last six years.I had a propane wall furnace installed in my twenty by fifteen family/birdroom. The propane is stored in an exterior 100 gallon pressure tank and they fill it each month during heating season. I keep the room at seventy degrees in the winter and I also provide heated perches in their species cages and two heater cage radiators so the birds can warm up if they feel cold. The heated perches are very popular and the birds take turns standing on them. Emmie CAG sleeps on his in the winter and he loves it.
You can get free standing propane heaters that vent to the outside and are safe to use when unattended. Go to a fireplace or heating store, a specialty store, and see what they have. The bottles are easy to change and the heaters are very efficient. Also have a CO2 detector and a propane detector installed in the room at the same time. That way, if the heater malfunctions, you have a way of knowing it is not safe ASAP.
Many heaters have Teflon on their vanes, so check and make sure the one you buy does not have such coatings. It is also recommended if you buy an electric heater, even one of the oil radiators, you run it outside to make sure any vapor burn-off from initial use is not done in the presence of your birds.
Email the manufacturer for the heater. I emailed Bionaire to ask if they use Teflon or PTFE in the heater and within a day, they got back to me telling me that they don't use those.I've searched a little regarding heaters for my fids but how do I know if my heater is safe for them or not. I need to purchase a portable heater for my fids and me.