The next heat wave!
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you feel like a fried chicken 
if you have to do anything outside. 
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Summer seems to be turning out to be one long head wave. We will need to talk about cool waves at this rate 
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Heat not head wave 
But the heat gives you head wavesHeat not head wave
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There are still some in the bedroom tonight as well. I guess I'll have to try and find some midge mesh for the window. It's becoming an expensive summer! We've also had a few butterflies in the house. Caught them and set them free again.
my aunty has the same problem. We had a cold winter with lots of snow, so not too many this year 
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My vet came up with a good solution for the hot days. He is currently moving into a new clinic and I have not spoken to him for weeks. These overs are normally made for watering plants, but can be used for keeping enclosures cool. For this purpose they must not be filled with water, instead you fill them with sand and add just a tiny amount of water to dampen the sand. Then you put them in the fridge. After they are cool enough you can put them in the enclosure but must dig them in the bedding so that they cannot fall over. They give the coolness then into the bedding and they are non toxic and hold the coolness for a long time. I will add a link, but they can also be found in most garden centres.
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Yes, they are the reincarnation of my ill fated terracotta wine cooler 
I must have a look for them. I have ordered some butterfly pea flower tea 
so can console myself a bit. You have a clever vet 
I must have a look for them. I have ordered some butterfly pea flower tea so can console myself a bit. You have a clever vet He’s lovely. He asks if London is still so hot and how your piggies are dealing. I told him that you and I shared helpful cooling tips and he came up with the oyer pots. He is very old school and very affordable as he complains that the new generation do a lot of unnecessary faffing in order to get their new equipment payed offYes, they are the reincarnation of my ill fated terracotta wine cooler
I have ordered those pots, I think they will last longer than the old mugs. So when I am at work I will not worry.
He told me only to use the ac (when it arrives) in extrem hot weather, and to keep an eye that the air doesn’t get too dry. And not to cool the room down lower than 23 degrees.
He rolled his eyes about the cellar action (he was not available at the time) and said it was a bad option. He told me hamsters can deal with higher temperatures than what is advised on the internet (25 maximum) if you cool the enclosure down. It’s not great as he explained, but better than a damp environment or stressing a hamster in a strange place.
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Aw, he is nice. The piggies are staying close to their ice bottles in a wet sock, often lying against the bottles. I like to put their hay into the base of a cat carrier lined with paper towels and then place the bottles of frozen water next to the carrier so the piggies can feel the coolness through the plastic carrier. They make a hay burrow where it is cool and sleep and eat in the carrier in their tunnel
That’s a good idea. I put a cool bottle on the outside of nibbles enclosure where he has his windowAw, he is nice. The piggies are staying close to their ice bottles in a wet sock, often lying against the bottles. I like to put their hay into the base of a cat carrier lined with paper towels and then place the bottles of frozen water next to the carrier so the piggies can feel the coolness through the plastic carrier. They make a hay burrow where it is cool and sleep and eat in the carrier in their tunnel
he presses his little paws and his bum against the cool plexiglass 