K&H Pet Products Snuggle-Up Bird Cage Heater, Bird Cage Accessory, Exotic Avian Warming Panel for Medium/Large Exotics Like Parrot, Cockatoo, Macaw, African Gray - Large 7 X 4in Gray 12V

I initially purchased a 3 inch x 5 inch version last year. Bebop has a very large main cage and a same heavy gauge constructed "travel" home. The small size is perfect for his travel home. I took the opportunity to get the medium size unit for his main home.This "medium" 4 inch x 7 inch unit is quite larger and perfect for his main home. Both heater units work faithfully and provide a perfect amount of safe heat whilst being quite sturdy and pretty much impossible for Bebop to destroy in his curiosity. Whilst Bebop took a day or two to get used to the small unit last year, when I opened the package for the new larger unit, Bebop became excited and recognized what it was immediately. Bebop knew just what to do this time around and is very happy with the larger unit.I mounted the heater unit at an angle which Bebop likes better when he sits with it. It is high up in a branch perch ... at night I drape a thin blanket over the upper area of his home which catches and collects the heat for cold nights. Your parrot will probably do what Bebop does - he sits closer or further away a few inches depending on his own comfort.In my opinion as owning the small and medium size of these heaters, your parrot will learn to love it and you will rest easy knowing there will be good, safe heat for your buddy bird.The heater is well made, logical, and perfect. 100% approved by Bebop the parrot!

My 27 year old Sun Conure appeared to be slowly failing the last few weeks and then a very unusual night terror predicated a very steep decline the next morning. I chose not to provide extraordinary measures, tests or procedures to determine the treatment due to her age. Calls to the vet and a friend who has kept exotics for years confirmed my fears of "it's probably time" and instructed to keep her warm and comfortable. The only additional suggestion I took was to add Avi Booster supplement to her fresh veggies and fruits. I cranked up my bedroom space heater to a tropical 75-80 degrees and kicked off my covers at night. LOL. As a couple days went by and she seemed to enjoy the fortified food, I looked into getting some sort of heating pad to put under the cage so I wouldn't have to keep running the heater as often. I thought of outdoor animals who have heated beds during the cold winter months. Maybe something I could put under the cage and her little sleeper nest box. But then I found this unusual and fabulous item. Amazon's detailed description and glowing reviews which also described it rather specifically (as well Amazon's free return if it didn't suit our needs....) made me give it a try. Desperate times calling for desperate measures and all... And, OMG! She LOVES it!!! It's not hot but warm to the touch. She really does snuggle up to it. If it is cool I'll still crank the heat for a few minutes to take the chill off, but the space heater is no longer needed. At this point, I didn't care how much electricity it would take if it was safe and kept her comfortable, but - hello - takes only 5 watts!!! It's been a little over two weeks now and she has recovered 110%!!! The combination of keeping her warm and the food supplement has given us a new lease on life. I cannot thank Amazon and K&H enough. My only regret is that I was clueless about this product years ago - she would have loved this.

As of right now, my bird is scared of it, but, I can tell already I like it! Its warm but not hot, doesn't make my entire room hot, and I can have my fans on and my budgie doesn't get cold! Its made out of metal so I originally was nervous on how hot it could get, but its not bad. I got the smallest size, which is still a little big for a parakeet but thats okay! The wires are pretty durable, id say it's a good thing to buy! Better than a big space heater at least!

Alright. So.I ordered two of these to go into my cockatiel cage which is shared by two cockatiels. I’ve had them for quite a few days and I haven’t seen them go near it once. I decided to touch and feel how warm they both were. One was really warm, the other wasn’t warm at all despite being plugged in. So, essentially I got an ineffective heater on top of an effective heater.Whether or not your birds will interact with the heater really depends on your birds. While one of the heaters was ineffective, the other was perfectly fine. However, my birds still have no interest in going near the heaters.When buying this, you really need to put your bird’s personality(s) in mind. If you have a naturally curious and intelligent bird, then this is the right choice for you. If your bird is naturally skittish and dull, then you should invest in a heat lamp instead.EDIT: I fidgeted with it a few times. I unplugged it and plugged it back in, took out the second cord and blew into it before plugging it back in, etc.. After a LOT of fidgeting, I finally felt warmth from it. Turns out that, for some reason, the “ineffective” heater turns out to just take MUCH MUCH longer to heat up than the other one. I won’t be replacing it since, it technically works. It just works at a slower pace than the other one. Besides that trouble, I like this product! I simply just need to teach my birds how to use it.