{"id":1641,"date":"2019-04-16T18:28:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T22:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miravalpwds.com\/?p=1641"},"modified":"2019-04-18T09:00:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T13:00:53","slug":"vinyl-garden-box-whelping-box-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miravalpwds.com\/vinyl-garden-box-whelping-box-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vinyl Garden Box as a Whelping Box-week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The white vinyl garden box used as a whelping box for puppies has become very popular and with good reason. The boxes are readily available from Costco, Amazon and other places. While they don\u2019t have all the features of some of the old I set the vinyl garden box up a week or so before the puppies are due to be The most important factors in figuring out where to set up the box is that you can regulate the temperature and keep the area draft free, make the bitch feel safe (you have to have a way to keep other household animals away \u2013 I use an ex-pen) and that the bitch will be able to come and go when she decides she is ready to leave the puppies.<\/p>\n To protect my wood floors I buy a piece of vinyl floor remnant from a big box store or flooring store. If you plan to use the flooring for future litters, or you have big active puppies pay attention to how thick the flooring is. The least expensive pieces are little more than a vinyl surface printed on paper. It\u2019s fine for young puppies but at 6 weeks if they get a hold of a loose edge they\u2019ll shred it in minutes.<\/p>\n This litter I decided that once the puppies outgrew the whelping box and needed more space I would move them out of the bedroom and into the living room so I skipped the vinyl floor.<\/p>\n Because these boxes are designed for the garden you have to make a pig rail to keep them from getting crushed. I determined how high the railing needed to be and how far it should stick out by You want to make sure that when she is lying against it that it sticks out far enough that a puppy will be able to crawl behind her. If it\u2019s too high off the ground she\u2019ll end up rolling under it eliminating the puppy space.<\/p>\n The boxes are marketed as being 4′ x4′.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.4″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/miravalpwds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/w1_empty-box.jpg” _builder_version=”3.21.4″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.4″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/miravalpwds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/w1_box-foam.jpg” _builder_version=”3.21.4″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.4″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/miravalpwds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/w1_heat-pad.jpg” _builder_version=”3.21.4″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.4″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/miravalpwds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/box-960.jpg” _builder_version=”3.21.4″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.4″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.21.4″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.4″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/miravalpwds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/w1_clip-corner.jpg” _builder_version=”3.21.4″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.4″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/miravalpwds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/w1_pig-rail.jpg” _builder_version=”3.21.4″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.4″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/miravalpwds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pig-rail.jpg” _builder_version=”3.21.4″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21.4″]<\/p>\n Shopping list for Vinyl garden box as a whelping box \u2013 part 1. The first couple of weeks.<\/p>\n Vinyl garden box<\/p>\nThe Pros and Cons of using a vinyl garden box as a whelping box for puppies<\/h2>\n
What I like<\/h4>\n
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Nothing is perfect<\/h4>\n
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Setting up for whelping and the first couple of weeks.<\/h2>\n
Picking the right place for the box<\/h4>\n
Setting up your box for week 1<\/h4>\n
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Protect the puppies from being crushed by building a pig rail.<\/h4>\n