Winter time and my chi chi's

Laluvschins · Nov 14, 2012

I know winter is coming up and I am concerned with the heat and my babies. I have always kept my apartment very cool since I got them in the summer time. I still havent turned on my heat and its almost mid November in KY! I was just wondering if someone could please share how warm they keep their homes in the winter with chins?? I dont want them to freak out when I turn the heat on because they are really never been exposed to any heat. I have them in the living room and I have central air and heat. The vent is not close to their cage at all but I am still kind of worried..Thanks again :temp:

Chinmama · Nov 14, 2012

We have central heat and it varies in the winter from 60 to 70 degrees in our house. They seem fine at temps up to 75, but I wouldn't go above that.

Riven · Nov 14, 2012

I just have to note that chi chi's is slang for something else and all I could do is laugh when I read the title...

Heat should be fine just keep it set lower so they can tolerate it. I usually keep mine in my office but the wood stove is in the basement so they're traveling to another room for the winter where it's cooler!

Lynn & The Chins · Nov 14, 2012

I always say that chins make the perfect pets for "Middle Aged Babes" like me -- we both like it COLD!!!

I spend a fortune in the summer on AC, but in the winter, I rarely have it set higher than 70 because I enjoy wearing fleece and cashmere and being comfortable. I don't think that the chins would object to even 60 or so -- they have on fur coats and they do have fleece cuddle cups and tubes in which to snuggle. I set the thermostat to come on if it gets below 60 when I'm gone, but it's never too cold.

Cuddlebug · Nov 14, 2012

I keep it the same year round -70 degrees.

Maggie:-) · Nov 14, 2012

I keep mine at 60 usually and not above 65. It saves on the oil bill and keeps the chinchilla comfortable. The cat seems to not mind too lol

Jenn · Nov 14, 2012

We never turn the heat on in the house, but the living room has a woodstove we keep going all winter. We don't let it get above 75 in that room, and all the other rooms in the house stay a bit cooler than that. Needless to say, our chin isn't in the living room. So keep the thermostat at a lower setting for central heating, and if you burn wood, keep your chin in a different room and have a temp gauge in the chin room so you know that the temp is always appropriate.