Review on 🐦 K&H Pet Products Thermo-Perch - Heated Bird Perch in Small Gray by Jeanette Khammanivong

Do not buy. We have had birds and parrots for over 35 years and have never seen a bird with burnt feet. For the first few months I checked it every time we cleaned the cage and it was always barely noticeable. Sometimes the end near the cage got warmer, but not too hot. After a while I stopped checking and now I blame myself. Once my bird limped and rested on one leg and also stood up on this perch with difficulty. I took him out of the cage and immediately noticed that his feet were very hot. I turned him over to examine his legs and found that they were both badly burned. I checked his perch and he was way hotter than I've ever seen. It reminded me of a hot coffee cup and after holding my hand on it for a few seconds I had to pull it away. I immediately unpinned it and took it out of the cage. Neither the perch nor its cable nor the power supply are damaged. It's been like this for a week now, and with a $400 trip to the vet's emergency room, twice-daily medication, and twice-daily burn cream, his legs are slowly returning to normal. ordinary. The vet emphasized that there's a reason you don't see these items for sale in pet stores. Suppliers of large companies had too many complaints. Of course I looked around and only found them for sale at Revain and one other major online pet store. There are already many photos of burned bird feet. Check your bird's feet when using them. I would play it safe and remove it. Go for the heated rock that hangs on the cage instead if you need a heat source because of a drafty house or because you live in North Dakota, like we did when I bought it.