safe heaters

[voodoochild]

I am wanting to heat the room safely. I dont have any birds yet but will eventually and want to make sure I get something that is bird safe. I am wanting a oil filled radiator heater. They are like the old school heaters. Does anyone know if this is safe for birds?

De'Longhi TRV0715T Portable Oil-Filled 7-Fin Radiator with Timer, White - TRV0715T at The Home Depot

above is a link to one that home depot sells.
Thanks!

 

[Spiritbird]

Yes I have one of these heaters and it sits in my bedroom unused. They are electric and take so much power my electric bill was double!! If this is not an issue for you it would be a good source of heat. Remember it will dry out the winter air further so bird or birds need to get moisture misting or bathing frequently.

I switched to the heated perch and Rosie loves it.

 

[voodoochild]

of you dont mind me asking how much was your heating bill? we live in tampa fl so we probably wont need to use it except on the coldest nights

 

[Spiritbird]

It went up about $60 per month and I was only using it at night.
In Tampa you may not need it as much.

 

[nofearengineer]

My electric/gas bill averages about $250/month during the Winter.

Honestly, with the price of natural gas being so high, any electrical heat I can generate to keep my gas furnace from running is always a plus.

If anyone ever has any questions about this sort of stuff, feel free to ask me any time. I'm an Electrical Engineer, and this is what I do for a living. I'd love to be of help.

 

[Auggie's Dad]

This style of oil filled heater is my top recommendation for bird safe heaters.

I can't comment on their efficiency - though I've read they are supposed to be some of the more efficient (electric) space heaters. They are however the safest I know for birds: there is really no possibility of fumes or fire (both serious concerns with other styles of space heaters) and at most settings they don't get hot enough to be of any concern even if your bird lands right on it, yet they do radiate heat through a room quite well.

Any heating device can 'dry' the air a bit, but I believe these oil filled models have the least problem in that regard as the heat is more diffuse without the extreme temperature gradients you'd have around the heating elements of other electric heaters.

So overall I highly recommend this style of heater.

 

[voodoochild]

has anyone seen the ceramic heaters they use for reptiles? they screw into an incandecent light fixture like a heat lamp. they wont be a probem to use around birds right? I dont plan on using directly on any birds but it will be in the same room heating a lizard tank.

 

[Beilana]

I need to invest in a heater, Canada gets cooooold during winter.

 

[Vivica]

I have a little space heater in the room and it does warm things up eventually. I've never seen my bird go after it or land on it ---he's too worried about his boxes.

 

[wildheart]

has anyone seen the ceramic heaters they use for reptiles? they screw into an incandecent light fixture like a heat lamp. they wont be a probem to use around birds right? I dont plan on using directly on any birds but it will be in the same room heating a lizard tank.

I have those ceramic heaters in all my reptile cages and they do work perfectly inside a cage. Unfortunately even the biggest available one is not sufficient enough to heat up my whole iguana's body and makes no difference to the temperature inside his room. So it wont work for your bird because the cage is open and wont trap the heat.


I used to use the oil heaters that you are referring to but since electricity prices skyrocketed in South Africa I had to start looking around for alternatives. I have a house full of animals that all require heat and my electricity bill went up to R5 385.00!!!!!!

We switched over to econo heaters and it works perfectly! It only uses 400w to heat up a complete room and is animal and child safe. A normal bar heater is usually 2000w. I have them all over in my house and also in my iguana room. He is from the amazon and requires humidity of 80%+ and I can safely say that the heater does not dry out the air.

Here is the website and if you click on Global Distribution you will see that they are located all over the world. Econo-Heat South Africa, Global HQ

 

[voodoochild]

has anyone seen the ceramic heaters they use for reptiles? they screw into an incandecent light fixture like a heat lamp. they wont be a probem to use around birds right? I dont plan on using directly on any birds but it will be in the same room heating a lizard tank.

I have those ceramic heaters in all my reptile cages and they do work perfectly inside a cage. Unfortunately even the biggest available one is not sufficient enough to heat up my whole iguana's body and makes no difference to the temperature inside his room. So it wont work for your bird because the cage is open and wont trap the heat.


I used to use the oil heaters that you are referring to but since electricity prices skyrocketed in South Africa I had to start looking around for alternatives. I have a house full of animals that all require heat and my electricity bill went up to R5 385.00!!!!!!

We switched over to econo heaters and it works perfectly! It only uses 400w to heat up a complete room and is animal and child safe. A normal bar heater is usually 2000w. I have them all over in my house and also in my iguana room. He is from the amazon and requires humidity of 80%+ and I can safely say that the heater does not dry out the air.

Here is the website and if you click on Global Distribution you will see that they are located all over the world. Econo-Heat South Africa, Global HQ

Those econo heaters look cool! I may end up going with that. But I wasnt going to try and use the ceramic heaters for the birds I am using them on my lizards but wanted to make sure it wouldnt hurt the birds to be in the same room as the ceramic heaters. I had heard that certain heaters can be bad for birds so you have to be careful which ones you use. So I just wanted to make sure the room would be bird safe. Thanks you all so much!

 

[Sweetie2]

Anyone know if a small ceramic heater (Lasko) or a flat micathermic (Delonghi), is safe for parrots? Or would I be better off with an oil filled heater. I'm on a fixed income, so cost of heating is a concern.

How about air purifiyers? Are they safe for birds?

 

[Bobby34231]

If the bird is the main concern in keeping warm here's a link to a fairly inexpensive, bird safe heater.......

Avitech Exotic Birds - Supplies, Equipment and Nutritional Supplements for Birds!

 

[Sweetie2]

Will definitely look into it!

BTW, thank you also for the advise on the training materials you suggested, I have ordered ALL of them. I am so looking forward to receiving them so I can get started on his training and get him the heck out of his cage!

 

[Sweetie2]

If the bird is the main concern in keeping warm here's a link to a fairly inexpensive, bird safe heater.......

Avitech Exotic Birds - Supplies, Equipment and Nutritional Supplements for Birds!

OOPS, I misread your post. I checked out this link and it appears that the heaters would only be for the bird...

I actually need to heat a one room house with a loft. My other alternatives would be to use an oil filled heater or propane. Any ideas?

 

[voodoochild]

If the bird is the main concern in keeping warm here's a link to a fairly inexpensive, bird safe heater.......

Avitech Exotic Birds - Supplies, Equipment and Nutritional Supplements for Birds!

OOPS, I misread your post. I checked out this link and it appears that the heaters would only be for the bird...

I actually need to heat a one room house with a loft. My other alternatives would be to use an oil filled heater or propane. Any ideas?

Have you checked out the econo heaters? I have not used one but they are saying that they are not expensive to run but cost a little more to buy. The oil filled radiators I hear work good but a lot of people are saying they are energy hogs. Both are said to be safe for birds. Right now I have an oil filled radiator and will let you know hot it works. If it proves to be too costly I plan on trying out an econo.

 

[Pheonix Rising]

If it is to warm your bird up I suggest the Cosy corner

Basicually it is polarfleece shaped kinda like a banana
it ties/ clips into the corner of your cage covering the bars ANd also has a small bit to join the two at the top keep birds head warm
You just put it near a perch so your bird can still stand but is able to snuggle against the material for warmth

If it's for you I suggest dressing gowns slippers and blankets
warm cosy and cost free

 

[Marnie]

i have used the oil filled ones for my parrot in the kitchen. its a nice even heat, quiet, no fans or noise and it usually comes with a 600/900/1500 watt setting. i run mine on the lowest to save a couple $$.
its does a good job since the kitchen is a large open area and hard to keep warm
yes the electric bill goes up a bit but every elec heater does that.

 

[voodoochild]

i have used the oil filled ones for my parrot in the kitchen. its a nice even heat, quiet, no fans or noise and it usually comes with a 600/900/1500 watt setting. i run mine on the lowest to save a couple $$.
its does a good job since the kitchen is a large open area and hard to keep warm
yes the electric bill goes up a bit but every elec heater does that.

I thought that it was dangerous to keep a bird in the kitchen. I had heard that the tephlon releases stuff in the air that could kill them. Have you heard this? is it a myth?

 

[Marnie]

yes i have heard that too. i had my Amazon in the kitchen for 10yrs and now Marnie lives there. we just make sure we always turn on the hood fan when we cook. also, as i said, my kitchen is a large area combining the TV room/dining room/family room. that may be the difference in my favor.
i don't think i would keep a bird in a small enclosed type kitchen.
the teflon releasing gases is true.