Caitnah
Active member
My Conure is 8 years old and we live in the NE. Winters get pretty cold as you know. My house temps (in Winter) are from 66-68*. My Conure has never appeared to be cold as he eats and plays just fine.
However, his cage is in a dark area of the living room and I wanted to give him some more light. I purchased a floor lamp with a shade. It has a 60 watt bulb which is adequate for lighting up his area.
Of course, it took him a few days to realize that this tall scary thing is not a monster and he adjusted just fine. But I noticed that, during the day, he has been purchasing as close to the lamp as possible. I believe he enjoys the heat that is coming off the bulb. It originally had an LED bulb but I changed it to an incandescent for more heat.
My question is that the lamp can only take a 60 watt max and I'd like to give him even more heat safely. I cannot add one of those Lamps (that are for birds) that come down from the top as he has a large playground on top of his cage.
They have those heat bulbs for terrariums and reptiles. Are those sufficient? Or do you guys have any other ideas?
However, his cage is in a dark area of the living room and I wanted to give him some more light. I purchased a floor lamp with a shade. It has a 60 watt bulb which is adequate for lighting up his area.
Of course, it took him a few days to realize that this tall scary thing is not a monster and he adjusted just fine. But I noticed that, during the day, he has been purchasing as close to the lamp as possible. I believe he enjoys the heat that is coming off the bulb. It originally had an LED bulb but I changed it to an incandescent for more heat.
My question is that the lamp can only take a 60 watt max and I'd like to give him even more heat safely. I cannot add one of those Lamps (that are for birds) that come down from the top as he has a large playground on top of his cage.
They have those heat bulbs for terrariums and reptiles. Are those sufficient? Or do you guys have any other ideas?
