Farm Innovators Plastic Heated Pet Mat with Fleece Cover

by Farm Innovators

Product Features

• Constructed of durable and weather resistant high impact ABS plastic
• Thermostatic control heats to your pet?s body temperature range to keep them warm during the cold season
• Red indicator light shows when the unit is operating
• Heavy-duty "anti-chew" cord protector deters chewing
• Faux lambskin fleece cover included

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 26.2 x 1.4 inches ; 4.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000HHSDWS
• Item model number: HM-80M
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,044 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)

Product Description

Size: Medium

This heated pet mat is constructed of durable and weather resistant high impact ABS plastic. With thermostatic control, it's designed to automatically heat to your pet’s body temperature range to keep them warm during the cold season. A red indicator light shows when the unit is operating. The heavy-duty "anti-chew" cord protector deters your pet from chewing. For indoor or outdoor use. Comes with a Faux Lambskin Fleece Cover. 70 watts. One year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I was hoping for..., January 31, 2009

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M. Ippolito (Montana) - See all my reviews
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I bought two of these heated pet mats to heat outdoor doghouses. I was hoping it could warm a small doghouse enough to lure a feral cat to take house in there over the winter. However, the heat, while noticeable to the touch, is not adequate to heat any sort of dog house on it's own. While the mat is always kept at a certain temperature, the mat will feel warmer after some pressure is put on the mat (such as a cat laying on it, or a phone book put on it) as it presses the top layer of the mat to the heat coils below. This is great for conserving the heat in the mat, but it does not work well to lure a wild cat to sleep on it as they must be on it for a minute or so to really feel the heat.

After being on continuously in an outdoor doghouse in subzero temperatures, the heat mat stopped working. One that we had plugged in continuously indoors for our housecats also stopped working after about a week. I do not suggest keeping them plugged in on an ongoing basis. It is better to have them plugged in to an electrical timer so that they only go on for a certain part of the day. Despite both mats failing, the manufacturer will replace any defective items very promptly. The customer pays to ship the item to them and the manufacturer will pay the return shipping. The company that I ordered from, QCSupply, also has excellent customer service and emailed me a paid shipping label to get a replacement and also gave me store credit for another one.

It should be noted that "outdoor use" and "may be covered with any material" as mentioned in online descriptions on most websites is the opposite of what is mentioned in the paper insert that comes with these mats "indoor use only" and "may only be covered with the included fleece covering". Over the phone, the manufacturer said the mats may be used for outdoor doghouses and can be covered with other materials, but nothing too heavy... not sure what to believe, but I'd say play it safe or your mat could stop working all of a sudden.

I think this mat would be best on an electric timer for a doghouse that is in a shed or garage in a climate that does not get below 15 or 20 or use for indoor pets.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Read the description., December 4, 2011

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MississippiMasterGardner_1322 - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Farm Innovators Medium 17-Inch by 24-Inch Plastic Heated Pet Mat with Fleece Cover Model HM-80M, 70-Watt (Misc.)

Got this for a black lab that sleeps in a plastic 55gallon barrel house, laid on its side, 1/4 the way filled with hay. I did not realize when I bought this that it is rigid. When I thought of the words "plastic mat", I was thinking it was a flexible plastic, sort of like a normal heating pad/seed starting mat would be....but it is not. It will not fit correctly in my dog's doghouse, so I cut a section out of the bottom of her house large enough to fit over the mat, placed the mat on floor, and her barrel over it. It's "ok"...but with her other bedding in there, if she doesn't lay exactly on top of the mat itself, the little bit of hay disperses her weight enough that the mat never really warms up. I'm not a fan of this mat for my situation, and wish the word "rigid" was added to the word "mat". If it had been, I would have ordered something different.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars heat mat, December 17, 2011

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Wilbur R. Dunk - See all my reviews
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Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Farm Innovators Large 24-Inch by 29-Inch Plastic Heated Pet Mat with Fleece Cover Model HM-100L, 100-Watt (Misc.)

It is very efficient and the pets have a constant warm
temperature in the cold weather I havwe owned 3 of these before and
they are excellent.

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