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Post by colorguarder08 on May 4, 2020 13:56:04 GMT -5
A couple days ago I was at petsmart and saw a chilling stone that is meant for chinchillas. However I don't see why that would stopa ferret from laying on it. I noticed the longer I held it the colder it felt. Has anyone used one for a ferret?
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Post by caitmonster on May 4, 2020 19:21:27 GMT -5
I haven't used one myself, but a chilled piece of tile like that, or a frozen water bottle, is one of the recommended options if your ferret is in a warm area (say, more than 65 degrees--I should mention that anywhere above 80 is dangerous if not deadly) and you want to give them the ability to cool down as needed.
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Post by colorguarder08 on May 5, 2020 1:13:16 GMT -5
I bought the chilling stone put it in his cage. While opening it I read the packaging it can be put in the fridge or freezer overnight. I'm hoping that in addition to offering DiNozzo a cool place to sleep it keeps him from moving one of the blankets I have protecting his feet from the wire floor.
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Post by Charlie on May 7, 2020 22:29:25 GMT -5
Yes I have used one for my ferret when we go to visit my sister! She has 2 for her chinchilla who never uses it so I take it and put it in my ferret's cage because it's rather warm in her apartment and she can't control the heat. My ferret actually lays on it to keep cool!! Yes, you can cool it down in the fridge or freezer! They are awesome!!
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Post by msav on May 12, 2020 14:27:23 GMT -5
I have a thick slab of marble stone That I used when we took them camping. They used it when they got a bit warm.
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Post by Corvidophile on May 12, 2020 18:05:50 GMT -5
You can also buy a tile from Home Depot or similar to cool them down, that works too.
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Post by PatienceTheVirtue on May 12, 2020 21:07:36 GMT -5
I bought a portable AC for $20 at Menards the other day in preparation for summer. I also have used frozen water bottles inside of socks (to avoid direct exposure) with decent success. Never heard of a chilling stone, but I might look into it now that it's come to my attention!
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Post by peacexlovexpets on May 23, 2020 18:26:41 GMT -5
I use 12"x12" stone tiles from Lowes as my chilling stones. Those granite and marble slabs are ridiculously overpriced. Regardless, if you keep your home below 75F, a ferret will never seek out the stone anyways. They would rather burrow through blankets than do what is good for them...they aren't the best at self preservation and keeping themselves cool.
We don't have central AC, so I always keep 2 12"x12" tiles in the cage (double critter nation w/ 4 ferrets) during the summer just to be safe (we have window units, which means we have to be home to manually adjust the temp and sometimes we don't anticipate it just right and the house does get pretty hot). I have maybe seen my ferrets use them 2-3 times total over last summer, and they haven't touched them yet this summer.
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Post by msav on May 26, 2020 9:30:51 GMT -5
I use 12"x12" stone tiles from Lowes as my chilling stones. Those granite and marble slabs are ridiculously overpriced. Regardless, if you keep your home below 75F, a ferret will never seek out the stone anyways. They would rather burrow through blankets than do what is good for them...they aren't the best at self preservation and keeping themselves cool. We don't have central AC, so I always keep 2 12"x12" tiles in the cage (double critter nation w/ 4 ferrets) during the summer just to be safe (we have window units, which means we have to be home to manually adjust the temp and sometimes we don't anticipate it just right and the house does get pretty hot). I have maybe seen my ferrets use them 2-3 times total over last summer, and they haven't touched them yet this summer. Here is a little hint. If there is a marble counter-top supplier in your area. They cut out the holes for the sinks, They are the perfect size for this, They also for the most part have rounded edges so there are no corners. They sell these really cheap or some of them give them away. |
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