It's been awhile, I've been so busy and we've been taking the summer off of the internet for a nice change of pace. Emmi is doing so well! Very happy bird! No flight feathers coming in yet, but she's doing well flying across the room anyway. She just started molting again so I'm hoping we see those feathers come in soon. She just learned to like music too...but only when we sing or my husband plays his guitar. She will fly to the other room when he plays and stand in front of him flicking her wings and bobbing her head.
It's getting a little chilly here now. Granted, I live in California and it does not snow here. We do get nights where it is in the 20's. We keep our home at 68-70 in the winter so not too bad and no drafts. Right now it gets about 45 outside.
I've been putting a warm towel under one side of Emmi's cage and she's actually switched sleeping spots to the warm side. She loves warm towels in general. So I thought that maybe she might like some kind of warming thing that would last longer. I know, I know, I know...she does not NEED it. But you can't spoil a bird too much, can you?
I do not want anything that plugs in. I don't want the worry of it getting too hot because of a short. I just want something that is bird safe that I can heat up in the microwave or oven.
I've thought about making a cotton hot pad with rice and cotton fabric. It stays warm for a few hours. But maybe there is something I can buy that will stay warmer longer? I'm just worried about fumes.
I read the internet and the internet has stupid ideas. There is one person who uses charcoal in a pan under their cage. Another uses a human hot pad...dangerous! Another uses a reptile bulb...Too hot! Space heaters just freak me out too, but I heard many people use them. I would rather get something that can warm only one side so she has options.
So What's a good option for me to keep Emmi spoiled? I'm counting on you guys!
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we got him a 'Happy Hut' or so it was called. It's exactly what 