Heating Options for the Whelping Area

There are many options for heating the whelping area and there are many opinions as to which ones are the best for the whelping area. It is very important to provide extra heating for the newborn puppies because they are unable to thermoregulate their body temperature. Heating Pads There are various different types of heating pads available on the market. The ones most commonly used are the following: Kennel Heating Pads/Whelping Heating Pads these are pads usually constructed with vinyl made specifically for heating kennel areas usually made for outdoor enclosures for outdoor kennels and runs usually there are very basic temperature controls and settings that are vague and approximate requires manual monitoring to keep at a stable temperature or adding a third party sensor device can range in price from $30 to $100 depending on size and materials used check materials, some can have a lot of off-gassing of chemicals check build quality, some may be easily chewed/broken ...