Bird Heater, Thermostatical Bird Warmer for Parakeets, IP67 Waterproof Bird Accessories and Supplies, 12V

So far this is a hit. I've seen him snoozing up on his perch next to the heater on several occasions ... we cover his cage at night, so to see this I have to disturb him. I think it gives him options for comfort. It's nice and warm to the touch, but not "hot" and the bird has plenty of room to step away from it or go to another perch if needed. As for power use, it is definitely thermostatically-controlled. Using an AC watt meter, I see it sits at around 0.4 watts at idle (warmed up) and about 20 watts when "on". It warms up quickly, by the way. I'll leave the watt meter on all night tonight (we only use the heater at night, so, for an African Grey, 12 hours) and see if I can give an estimate for power consumption in kWh. Result: Last night for my "test" the meter recorded 0.11kWh over 14 hours. Let's squinch those numbers down to an estimate of 0.10kWh for 12 hours, and that results in approx. 3kWh per month, 36 per year. As for the fact that the metal coil protection is not clamped into the nut (and inviting beak attack) I tried hot-gluing it .. well, that didn't last ... he peeled that off and flung it. But I determined that with a loop under tension, the metal part is pressed against the nut, and so far, so good. Do not let the wire just hang. I agree ... it should have better true strain relief. The wire in question is on the outside of the cage ... we let him out of the cage most of the day, so he has access to that one area. The washers could be a bit smaller, for cages like mine (a 1" spacing) but it holds well enough. What I do not like is that the wire from the heater to the barrel connector is too short. I simply cut it off and connected the wires together, as I ran the whole thing through a capped PVC pipe to keep the feathery guy with the beak from getting at it. The protected wire could have been a couple feet longer, in my opinion.

My pet parakeet absolutely loved and used this little heater to keep himself warm during the cold winter season. At night he perched as close as he could to it when the temps dropped below 30 degrees at night outside. His cage is near a window but still good to see he uses it. Even used it in these spring days. I have it installed to a Omlet EEO 60 birdcage and this worked well to attach to the cage easily. Highly recommend this item though seems like a lot of money but a sick bird would cost more. The design is solid and durable with wire wrapped in metal to avoid bird from chewing for shock. Smart design and zero worry to run all day and night. Doesn’t get crazy hot to the touch but is like a nice gentle heat like you get from charging a phone battery or something like that.

I needed something to help keep my bird warm as the temp began to drop. My bird loves this heater and snuggles up to it every night. Keep in mind it is a very gentle heat. Think of your phone when it starts to get too warm. The heat does not radiate from the heater. It is a snuggle up kind of heater, which is perfect, I don’t have to worry about my birds space getting hot. Fits well in her cage and installation was simple. Been using it for a few weeks, I’ve had no issues. Highly recommend this heater and so does my little Taylor.

Provides a comforting level of heat. Doesn't heat up the cage or its surroundings, but a nice, gentle heat like a bird would have from sitting near a cage mate. I wasn't sure Sparkabird would like it, but everytime I come in from being gone for a few hours, he is sitting next to it when I get home. I love it, he loves it. I was also nervous about the cord, but it is wrapped in a wire shielding and cannot be reached from inside the cage. Spark does climb all over the outside of the cage when he is out, but he explored it once with his beak and has never bothered it again. I highly recommend.

This heater is nice. It’s thermostatic so it stays one temperature so you don’t have to worry about it getting too hot. It’s nice that it’s waterproof and easy to use. It makes no noise and my birds love sitting next to it. Not bad for the price. Perfect for chilly nights.

We searched and looked at all the options and this one was the best we could find. The spring wrapped chord is completely useless unless the entire chord is wrapped and the bird can't pull it back at the unit to bite the electric chord coming out of the back of the unit, which is EASILY done. The part that's wrapped is only about 20" long. Useless. We have to buy copper tubing (expensive! But our bird's safety is important!) Or PVC pipe (he's just a little conure), one less aesthetic than the other. We are afraid to even plug this thing in until we get the electric chord situated because he hangs out on the top of his cage during the day. We have screwed this thing to the inside of his cage next to a perch so he can get use to it (he is very sceptical of new things), but it is UNPLUGGED. He has no incentive to go near the thing because it is not giving off any heat. It is getting cold fast, so we need to figure this out quick. We chose this one because it claims to maintain a temperature closer to what birds actually need and it claims to be waterproof (though we plan to remove it for cage cleanings). Conures are from South America and they are most comfortable at 107°F. The other heaters didn't come close to that temperature.

Very happy. No issues and will fully recommend. I will purchase again when needed.

as advertised