Heating the shed???!!??

sparklystuff121 · Post by **sparklystuff121** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:02 pm

Hi there, wondering if I could pick your brains?!
Stumbled across this very useful forum tonight- been really helpful so far. I am re-establishing my finch stock, as I stopped keeping a few years ago after moving from zebra finches to budgies and cockatiels ,and have missed/ regretted it ever since. Collected some more zebras(crested!!!) today and am viewing some bengalese(crested! woo!)hecks, gouldians, parrot, strawberry, cherry (and poss more varieties not sure what the supplier I use will be getting in) throughout this week. My aviary is 20 foot by 6ft, with a 6x6ft shed attached. I know that for the varieties I would like to keep, I will need to heat the shed- my question is, how exactly can I go about that? I know you can run a heat lamp or similar from a car battery, but don't have a clue what I would need/where to get supplies/ and how to do it!! Is it safe to have a heat lamp in a shed? Could I use reptile infrared heat lamp??
Any help/advice would be much appreciated!!! Thankyou so muck in advance!

Annabel

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:36 pm

sparklystuff121
First welcome to the forum,if you fill out your profile where your live in the world, people will be able to give you better answears to your questions

poohbear · Post by **poohbear** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 5:47 pm

Hiya,
Have you a power supply to the shed?

sparklystuff121 · Post by **sparklystuff121** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 6:03 pm

Not really-
we have had a pond pump before, so there is a hole drilled through the brick next to the plug nearest the shed, so I suppose in theory I could run a really long extension lead from there? Not really something I want to do unless there isn't another way though.

Post by **Sally** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:30 pm

It probably would be worth it to have an electrician run a line to the shed--not only would you have power for heat lamps, you could keep a night light on as well. And you could have supplemental lighting inside the shed, easier to do cleaning, etc., with some light.