Heat lamp & nearly a fire - Alternatives?

[kvmommy]

I'm using 11 in. flexwatt tape hooked to my reptipro thermostat. Seems to be working just fine at the moment...but its been less than a day. So...we'll see.

 

[koakritters]

i've got two 75 watt lamp bulbs right now after my "brooder light" shattered on me... i've got one on a clip-on lamp that is hanging really low, maybe 8 " of the bottom, and another that's about 1 1/2 ft off the bottom on the other side of the brooder. my brooder's just an old rabbit cage that i put sides on teh wall, so it's not that big, and so far this is working perfectly. no worries about fires b/c it's just like having a normal lamp on, because that's what they are! lol. neither are touching anything, and i actually have the one clipped on the outside brooder and it had been touching wood all night and no problem.

 

[Jakoda]

For those of you with the Brinsea, I just got one and tested it out with a thermometer, it doesn't seem to read higher than the 80-85 range underneath,,Am wondering if ANYONE with the Brinsea has had higher temps with theirs?

I am getting 3 day old chicks this week, and know heat should be around 90-95 first week, I may pm a couple of you since I'm not sure owners with the brinsea will see this question.
Thanks
Diane

 

[cva34]

Its only 18w for the ECOGLO 20 takes a while to heat up its mass and the mass under it. I have both the 20 and 50 Me and my birds love them.Have raised 5 different batches with them almost 200 Quail this year and 1 batch of 13 Chuckars.All the above birds are more sensitive to Cold than Chics,,, I suspect because there so small ..But out of all them hatched, tell they were 4 weeks old I lost 6 and a few of those 6 were not right when they hatched..I sure am happy with mine..cva34

 

[Jakoda]

well I left it plugged in for an hour and a half, and the temp didn't go above 80..

 

[featherz]

I have three brinsea ecoglows and have raised a dozen batches of chicks under them. It's a different way of heating and a regular thermometer isn't going to be accurate. All of my chicks have done excellently under the ecoglows and no fire risk!

 

[Jakoda]

I'll definitely try it with the chicks, I'm sure I'll know by them whether they are fine or cold..thanks