anyone else's guinea pig live outside.

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Tracyxx said:
I have thirty pigs living outside; many of them are in an adapted shed but I still have a few outside. Their hutches are in a protected area though. I don't think pigs have a problem with cold really, more dampness. I leave the shed door open during the day even when it's icy, but shut it up at night because I worry about foxes etc. Only Gucci and Flora live inside, because Gucci is hairless she would never survive outside.
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Yes, I agree too. With some effort, I think they cope fine with the cold, as long as they don't get damp. Mine live in an unheated shed - they have a ramp to their hutch and can come and go as they please. My mission for this weekend is to try and source one of those old fashioned, really heavy, fleecy bed blankets - I want to completely cover the hutch with one at night!
 
primrose said:
Yes, I agree too. With some effort, I think they cope fine with the cold, as long as they don't get damp. Mine live in an unheated shed - they have a ramp to their hutch and can come and go as they please. My mission for this weekend is to try and source one of those old fashioned, really heavy, fleecy bed blankets - I want to completely cover the hutch with one at night!
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Have you got a freecycle in your area, they are great for getting strange things from x
 
My 4 girls live outside in a 7 f hutch with loft insulation round it with a silver back and I have double bordered it and have insulation on the bottom, they have two bed boxes full of hay snuggle sacks, igloos a tent with self heated mat in and a fleece tent made by bex pets that I fill off straw.the mesh is covered with think plastic with vent holes and I put two thick blankets and a waterproof cover over at night x
 
suem said:
Have you got a freecycle in your area, they are great for getting strange things from x
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Weirdly, I mentioned it to my hubby and it turns out we've had one stashed in the camping cupboard for goodness knows how long. I've draped it double thickness over the hutch and will just drop it down at night.
 
We have ours outside all the time, in the winter we line the sleeping department with cardboard and hay,on the night, or if the weather is bad we leave the covers down,we have been luck because we have never loss any through the cold.
 
My three boys live outside. Mainly because my mum doesn't want them in the house. They seem fine outdoors though, and I still get amazing enjoyment out of them. When I get my own house though I will start keeping them indoors.
 
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