#FurkidFriday: Joshua The #Degu With A Reminder To Keep Your #Pets Warm This #Winter

Hi everyone. This is Joshua the degu again.

Although some days it's still been warm, it's starting to get colder here, especially at night. Since that's the case, it means Winter is coming. With that in mind, I wanted to give you a little reminder about keeping your non-human family members safe and warm this Winter. You may not need the reminder, but I'm going to give you it anyway.

We may have fur or feathers, but we still feel the cold. Some of us more than others. Because of this, we can get sick, or worse, if we get too cold. You don't want that to happen, do you? I thought not!

So, here's what you can do to try and stop it from happening: keep us warm.

Yes. It really is that simple.

The temperatures most comfortable for us will be different depending on species. Sometimes there may even be some extra things you need to do to help keep us warm, especially if you have non-human family members who prefer different temperatures. But keeping us warm is all it really comes down to.

My human caretakers, for example, have a small electric heater they use to give me a bit of extra heat on really cold days. This allows them to warm up the area near my cage a little more than the rest of the room, keeping me warm, while at the same time making sure my chinchilla sisters, Mollie and Maizie, who live on the other side of the room, don't get too hot.

Even Mollie and Maizie need a certain amount of heat though. All living things do in order to survive.

If you aren't sure what's best for your furry or feathered family member, ask your vet. They'll know. If they don't, maybe you should get a new vet. Just saying.

Squeak soon,
Joshua