K&H Thermo Bird Perch

by K&H Manufacturing

Product Features

• Size - 1/2" to 1" diameter x 10 1/2" long
• Use for Small birds: Finches, Cockatiels, Parakeets, Canaries
• Protect exotic birds from the harmful effects of air conditioning and cold drafts
• Made of sturdy scratch and bite resistant non-toxic plastic
• Attaches easily to wire cages

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17 x 3 x 7 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000795ZE0
• Item model number: 9010
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,139 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)
  • #2 in Pet Supplies > Birds > Cages & Accessories > Perches

Product Description

Size: Small

Caged birds require a warm, stable habitat . . . Thermo-Perch is the answer! The Thermo-Perch provides a gentle source of warmth that circulates through the bird's feet. Unlike heat lamps that can get too hot, dry out feathers, and cause sleeping disorders due to constant light, the Thermo-Perch provides safe, therapeutic warmth only when your bird needs it! Every Exotic Bird Should Have a Thermo-Perch! The Thermo-Perch solves the problem of providing consistent warmth for exotic birds in their cages, protecting them from the hazards and discomfort of air conditioning and cold drafts. Cold is a major contributor to health problems for exotic birds, and the first step that veterinarians turn to is providing warmth. Exotic birds have a body temperature that ranges between 104 - 106 degrees. The Thermo-Perch is thermostatically controlled to help them safely regulate their body temperature. This allows the bird to pick the spot that provides the warmth it needs. This safe, consistent source of warmth stabilizes the bird's environment and contributes to the bird's overall health and helps reduce avian stress. Made of scratch and bite resistant nontoxic plastic, the Thermo-Perch attaches easily to wire cages. The cord is protected with steel wire and is positioned away from the cage. Properly used, the Thermo-Perch will provides years of comfort for your bird. It is UL approved in both the US and Canada.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Saved our bird's life and more..., November 22, 2006

By 

RBake (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: K&H Thermo Perch, Small (Misc.)

Please do the right thing and have one of these perches for your caged bird--even if it's just a standby precaution. I always give my health-troubled bird a heated perch. People may call this product several terms: thermal perch, thermo perch, thermalperch or thermoperch). We've been thankful ever since this has come on the market/been invented. These saved our bird's life on several occasions. We have an umbrella cockatoo, he does not fly/has never fledged and like most caged birds does not get enough vigorous exercise/is fairly sedentary compared to his natural habitat/routine. We use the medium sized perch. Before installing the perch, he would catch at least 2 colds per year, sometimes turning into bronchitis or pneumonia (near death). If you didn't know, birds are hard-wired to hide sickness very well and can be hours from death once they start showing abnormal behavior. In the wild, a flock will abandon a sick bird to avoid catching illnesses. By the time you notice they're sick it could be too late (check with an expert avian vet and do your own web research on symptoms). In the past we tried heat lamps but he accidentally got too warm and we fried-burned some leg skin (cautionary note: some people have even burned smaller birds eyes with heat lamps or hair driers and given them permanent blindness/cataracts). These perches are a perfect temp for our guy, all the time, and they seem indestructible.

Now our guy has never caught a cold for the last 10 years (have we gotten lucky?). He's much calmer, less screaming, fidgeting, repetitive motion--stuff cockatoos do when not happy--Seems much happier (this is NOT a fix-all for screaming or 'Stereotypy'). We have a daytime cage and nighttime cage, both cages have thermal perches. When we board him we always set up a thermal perch and brief the staff. Rooms that are kept at temperatures comfortable for humans (~70-74 deg-f) may be too cold for many types of birds--some rooms seem to be never warm enough for caged birds. No matter what the temp of the room or the perch, please never put your bird where there is a draft or blowing are from the heater-A/C or windows, etc. because of household molds that can grow in the lungs and kill birds within days or hours (look up aspergillosis). BTW the easy way for us to tell if our bird is too cold is to touch his feet and beak; if they are slightly cool (or not warm to the touch) then he is too cold. Caution: the power wire protector is USELESS for a bird outside the cage. Any bird that is allowed to get to the outside of the cage/wire can/will defeat the spring coil PROTECTING THE 12V POWER WIRE destroying it. Until the manufacture fixes this, you'll have to figure out some non-toxic way to prevent the bird from chewing the wire (a non-toxic plastic irrigation-type pipe?). However, it will be worth your effort to work around this problem and protect the perch since there's currently (edited 2011) no other product like it. Please see the negative reviews on this site for other folk's real-life experiences.

A note for experienced exotic bird owners that know their birds well and know the bird is not temperature-sensitive (mine is). Obviously they'll have their own opinions. For the rest of us, generally, as birds get older they tend to get heat-sensitive. A sick bird usually needs to be kept warm to remove 'stress' and allow more energy for the healing processes. If a sick bird doesn't need to be in an incubator, a thermal perch can be a conservative, inexpensive (you should pay no more than forty for these) and an easy precaution. Please research and learn the signs of bird sickness (e.g. drops of activity level, changes in voice, breathing, balance or bowels) and have an action plan in your head and "ready to go in a moment's notice 24-hrs a day" for a possible problem--it's going to happen some day! Be prepared to act instantly within 1-2 hours or it may be too late. Have your 24-hours emergency vet center that has an exotic bird vet on staff--on speed dial--and be ready to do what they say. Regardless, this perch will always be in our birdie medical tool-bag.

--FYI I am not in the pet products or nor pet business. I'm just the concerned parent of a rescued-adopted cockatoo I've had for 20 years and I love him. Recommend you read all the reviews-experiences on this page.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL PRODUCT, October 25, 2007

By 

Steph - See all my reviews

This review is from: K&H Thermo Perch, Medium (Misc.)

I had no idea how much my conure needed one of these. I bought it and she was on it instantly. She even slept on it, and she is really picky about where she sleeps. She ALWAYS sleeps in her fuzzy tent. But she slept outside of the tent just to be on this perch. I have now positioned the tent so she can still lean on the fuzzy tent while still perching on the thermal perch. She is one happy little girl now!
She wouldn't just use it for fun, so I know she must have needed it.
Now her little feet are always warm and she seems so content
This is an incredible product...just wonderful.
My daughter just ordered one for her parrotlet. I hope her parrotlet takes to it like my conure did.
I HIGHLY recommend this product.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful for your birds!, February 7, 2007

By 

Marguerite Floyd "writer" (Lexington, Ky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: K&H Thermo Perch, Small (Misc.)

When I first heard about Thermo Perches I thought it was an interesting idea, but probably not necessary for my birds.

Was I wrong! I came across one of these at a big discount and decided to try it in the cage where two of my cockatiels live. At first they were leary of it (natural) but then the older cockatiel got brave and tried it. For awhile I'd come home from work and there was the older cockatiel, happily perched on it. Most nights he slept on it.

Then the other cockatiel decided it might be worth checking out. Now they both stay on it, sometimes sleeping on it, sometimes not.

Parrots wouldn't use this perch if it didn't feel good to them.

I especially loved that the cord is wrapped in a metal coil -- there's nothing my parrots won't try to chew, and the coil would keep them from the cord. Of course, the design of the perch is such that they can't even get to the cord once the perch is fastened to the cage.

Get one, or two. You won't regret it and your bird will feel much better.

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