Aussiesue
Junior Guinea Pig
Eek - our first mega hot day is approaching. I'm in Melbourne, Australia and just got my 3 female guinea pigs a week ago so have the new mum worries. They're settling in well. Currently in a big cage but plans underway for a C and C.
We've been having lovely low to mid 20s days but Thursday is forecast to be 40 C.
I've read every thread I can find on heat but just want to double check my preparations.
Cage is indoors and curtains etc will be closed. Have some white tiles in the fridge to pop in the cage for them to lie on, along with some frozen waterbottles/brick things to cover in a sock and put in. Cucumber and watermelon ready to feed and will freshen up the water through the day. Noone will be home between 7am and late morning but I'm hoping it won't be too too hot at that stage. Will take out the pigloo (plastic) and put in the stick bridge thingy. Will the wooden house be OK or does that trap heat too?
We'll leave the evap cooling on (but it doesn't do much if the humidity is high.)
Anything else I should do?
Any other hot temperature location people out there to reassure me?
I'm about to start summer holidays but for the longer term was wondering about the work days if they happen to be really hot ones. Luckily I work from home part of the week but am a teacher 2 days and on those days noone is home most of the day.
Am seriously contemplating putting a split system air con unit in our bedroom. We sometimes get a run of high 30s, low to mid 40s in Melbourne over summer and I'm worried about how they'll go. Figure us, the kids and the guinea pigs could all bunk into our bedroom on those icky muggy revolting hot days. :-)
We've been having lovely low to mid 20s days but Thursday is forecast to be 40 C.
I've read every thread I can find on heat but just want to double check my preparations.
Cage is indoors and curtains etc will be closed. Have some white tiles in the fridge to pop in the cage for them to lie on, along with some frozen waterbottles/brick things to cover in a sock and put in. Cucumber and watermelon ready to feed and will freshen up the water through the day. Noone will be home between 7am and late morning but I'm hoping it won't be too too hot at that stage. Will take out the pigloo (plastic) and put in the stick bridge thingy. Will the wooden house be OK or does that trap heat too?
We'll leave the evap cooling on (but it doesn't do much if the humidity is high.)
Anything else I should do?
Any other hot temperature location people out there to reassure me?
I'm about to start summer holidays but for the longer term was wondering about the work days if they happen to be really hot ones. Luckily I work from home part of the week but am a teacher 2 days and on those days noone is home most of the day.
Am seriously contemplating putting a split system air con unit in our bedroom. We sometimes get a run of high 30s, low to mid 40s in Melbourne over summer and I'm worried about how they'll go. Figure us, the kids and the guinea pigs could all bunk into our bedroom on those icky muggy revolting hot days. :-)