Does anyone run a power supply to their bunny/guinea pig sheds? Due to having a re-arrange in my garden, the piggie playhouse will be being moved to the site where our old pond was, the power supply is still there (from the pond pump) and i wondered if i could have some sort of heater in the playhouse for winter, what sort of heater could i use that would be safe?
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Electric in sheds
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bunny babe
Wise Old Thumper
:wave: We have lights in ours and also a couple of tubular heaters (you can get them from Argos, screfix etc). They just take the edge of the temp and have a safety cut out.
prettylupin
Wise Old Thumper
Anything run at 12V will be bunny safe if chewed as not enough voltage to give a shock. We have lights in the hutch which run at 12V, as does the electric pet blanket if one of them gets poorly. 12V appliances can be easily run off a car battery or jump starter kit. 
Our hutch is actually indoors in the house so there is an adaptor behind the hutch converting it back to mains. But the lights are all within tiptoe bunny reach but safe and they never touch them anyway.
We do run our pond on a 12V though so the cables across the garden are safe.
It depends if your pond cable is running mains (240V) or is running at 12V - if the former you will need to ramp it down, unless there is no way the bunnies can get to the appliances or the cable. :wave:
Our hutch is actually indoors in the house so there is an adaptor behind the hutch converting it back to mains. But the lights are all within tiptoe bunny reach but safe and they never touch them anyway.We do run our pond on a 12V though so the cables across the garden are safe.
It depends if your pond cable is running mains (240V) or is running at 12V - if the former you will need to ramp it down, unless there is no way the bunnies can get to the appliances or the cable. :wave:
happysaz133
Wise Old Thumper
I did up until a few months ago when my shed caught fire due to a dodgy plug socket. Never again now. It's a shame as I would love to put a heater in for the winter (we had -22oC last Winter), but I'm not willing to take the risk again.
I'll stick with plenty bedding!
I'll stick with plenty bedding!
:shock: Thats scary :shock: You've put me off now:? Think i may just stick to snugglesafes
bunny babe
Wise Old Thumper
All my electrics to the shed have been put in by qualified electrician so should be safe.
The electrics are already there, The box is where i already run my garden lights and the old pond pump, So it is safe as its been in about 4 years, i just thought as the piggy playhouse will be where the pond used to be and the power supply is already there i may as well make use of it
happysaz133
Wise Old Thumper
:shock: Thats scary :shock: You've put me off now:? Think i may just stick to snugglesafes
You'll probably be OK. Mine is an outbuilding rather than an actual shed, so the electric was put in by a qualified engineer when built. However I don't know if maybe some water got in or something.
Most people would probably be OK, I don't want to put you off!
