ive allways used a over head heat lamp on my winter pups for the first 3 weeks with out any problems, but thinking of trying a heat pad next time
what do you use?
interested to know what other breeders prefer

I have only ever had 1 winter litter & i used a lamp.

A friend of mine breeds yorkies & he rates the pad very highly

a friend uses a lamp i use pad think they are both good

I use a heat pad because it is easier for the puppies to move away from if they get too warm.

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I breed cats and always use heat pads, never tried a lamp because I dont like the bright light cos of their little eyes, A heat pad is great for temp controll.

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Adorable Ragdoll Cats

ive always relied on the mothers body heat and a reasonable room temperature

we only ever used a heat pad once for a mouse puppy and wouldn't use one again. Cant beat a mother when it comes to pups and we also have an aga so our house temp is quite hot anyway.

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Theres no smoke without fire........Oh yeah, what about smoke machines?!

used both in the past
but heat pads i have never had as good a return as lamps
so always use a heat lamp but infared rather than clear as it is better for pups eyes
i agree with one of the comments though
"you cant beat the heat off the mum" so only use my lamp when its is very cold or mum is having a rest

I use Ceramic bulbs, heat but no light

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Mazpahs Siamese & Orientals

Have used ceramic heat lamp in the past over just one side of the whelping box but found that the bitch gets overheated and this can sometimes lead to dehydration in puppies. Found a heat pad much better as pups can move away if too warm do not like the room to be too warm for mums sake but pups have to be kept warm as they can not regulate their own body temperature till 10 days old, I then start to reduce the heating slowly.