Using Fan In The Same Room (i Hope This Is In The Right Section!)

[Chancey]

Apologies if this is in the wrong section! I wasn't sure where it would best fit in

Would it be okay to use a fan in the same room as my piggies? I usually sleep with a fan as the noise, as well as needing to be cooled down is quite important to help me getting to sleep. We picked up two new piggies last night, and as we're going through quarantine right now with them, they're in the bedroom with us (other three piggies are in our living room) and last night I didn't sleep at all due to tossing and turning because of the heat and silence (or more accurately being able to hear everything else from outside and inside).

I would be using the fan facing away, and also positioned away from them, and was thinking about covering the cage side that would be closest to us with a blanket and leaving the furthest open for ventilation but I'm still really worried about the movement of the air and drafts for them!

Do you think they'll be okay? It'll be on for at least 5-6 hours at night and then off for the rest of the day - but my piggies health and comfort really is the most important so I really don't want to cause any harm to them

Picture of their current setup while in quarantine (will be sorting another C&C cage bigger for them once they've been able to move from the bedroom so only temporary but the fan will be on the other side of the room☺)

 

[Guinea Slave]

Hi, congrats on your new piggies! I don't see why it would bother them and they will get used to it. Mine have a cooler blowing in summer when it's hot and they are completely unbothered and it's pretty loud. As long as it's not very loud, sudden bangs or high pitched then I am sure it's fine.

I know what you mean about the white noise, I always sleep much better when on holiday with the air con on, it just smooths out the other sounds doesn't it?

 

[Chancey]

Hi, congrats on your new piggies! I don't see why it would bother them and they will get used to it. Mine have a cooler blowing in summer when it's hot and they are completely unbothered and it's pretty loud. As long as it's not very loud, sudden bangs or high pitched then I am sure it's fine.

I know what you mean about the white noise, I always sleep much better when on holiday with the air con on, it just smooths out the other sounds doesn't it?

Thank you! They're very skitterish at the moment but actually warming up quite quickly in their own way so I definitely want to keep their comfort levels up!

This is Willow:


- and this is Bramble:


(Couldn't resist showing them off! Their colourings are such a vast difference to my other three - all white and cream :o)

It's not too loud, more just a subtle presence! So I'm hoping that will be an advantage ^_^ I just wasn't sure if it affected them with the cooler air passing around :o thank you!

It really does! When I first thought about not being able to use the fan, the heat was the main issue but then last night, it really hit me how much I've become accustomed to having the white noise in terms of counteracting all the noise :o it definitely helps me through it all ^_^

 

[Guinea Slave]

Oh they are amazing, beautiful and I love their names.

Air circulation is good to be honest as long as it's not draughty they will be fine.

Have fun getting to know them, they will have you well trained in no time I am sure!

 

[Chancey]

Oh they are amazing, beautiful and I love their names.

Air circulation is good to be honest as long as it's not draughty they will be fine.

Have fun getting to know them, they will have you well trained in no time I am sure!

Hehe, thank you!

I'll put it on for tonight and see how the room seems to be (as I've never actually focused my attention on the room in general when it was on before - I just let it blow directly on me and focus on that haha!) and how they react!

If it's going to be anything like my other three have trained me! plus I definitely think they already have

 

[GPcrazy]

The noise will be fine as constant noise won't bother them as much as sudden load bangs.

We always have the fan on at the moment because we're having temps in the 30C's and the house gets very stuffy. As long as the fan is not right next to their cage blowing directly onto them I don't think it's a problem at all. Moving air from a fan is not the same as cold blasts from a cool breeze or an air-conditioned, so very unlikely to cause a chill.

 

[gizzy]

I have a fan in my air condition /dust extractor , and it is running 24/7 it makes a noise but it is not particularly loud , and it dosent bother my pigs in the least

 

[Freela]

So adorable! I think they will be fine with the fan. Our pigs are in a room with a fan when we go to the cottage and have never been bothered at all.