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Straw is not so good as the guinea pigs can easily get scratches and poke their eyes. Better use hay.

Are you going to keep them in an outside hutch?
 
Straw is not suitable either as bedding or as food for guinea pigs.
You have to ignore what it says on bags of straw in pet shops!
 
kanada said:
hi, would you guys use straw or hay?
i have both. rolleyes
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I use both but use short- cropped straw which is very soft & have used it for the past 3.5yrs with no eye injuries. Eye injuries can occur from hay too. :)
 
yes i keep them outside in a 14/8 foot shed in a 8/4 pen, its always warm in there.
one side of the pen gets the morning sun. till noon then they only get light, as the shed window which is wire faces east, i am pretty sure it is water proof as i kept homing pigeons in there before now i keep them in other sheds. rolleyes
 
AS guinea pigs are not frost hardy, it is important to have a heated shed! Otherwise it sounds great; best introduce them gradually to that much space, or they'll just sit in one corner as they feel exposed in what for them is foreign=hostile territory!
 
you the first day they were put in they didn't move a lot now they move a lot.
ok you we do have frost so i will try getting my heater in there,
 
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