Storm1974
Junior Guinea Pig
Herbert has taken to chewing on the newspaper that lines his cage, he is doing it quite a lot and never used to.
Anybody have any ideas as to why? He lives on his own in his cage, but has Bramble living next door to him, and I know that's not as enriching as having another pig actually living inside the cage with him, so could this be why, do you think?
I do think they both get bored at times and I do struggle with giving them enough enrichment as we barely have any spare money to keep buying them lots of different enrichment items. They have their pea flake ball, but they've got a bit bored of that, also apple tree branches which they no longer touch, their hay, and that's about it.
I do try to find forage for them sometimes (Along with fresh grass because ours isn't growing too well and they don't really like it too much anyway!), but find it hard to get different items, and which they like! I do feel very guilty that they're not happy, especially as (at the moment), we can't try and get them a friend each, or provide enough stimulation for them in other ways. They don't even really enjoy going outside in their run and Herbert spends most of the time sleeping in his hay out there, so Brambles' basically on his own.
I wish we could free range them inside too, but this is impossible where we live!
Anybody have any ideas as to why? He lives on his own in his cage, but has Bramble living next door to him, and I know that's not as enriching as having another pig actually living inside the cage with him, so could this be why, do you think?
I do think they both get bored at times and I do struggle with giving them enough enrichment as we barely have any spare money to keep buying them lots of different enrichment items. They have their pea flake ball, but they've got a bit bored of that, also apple tree branches which they no longer touch, their hay, and that's about it.
I do try to find forage for them sometimes (Along with fresh grass because ours isn't growing too well and they don't really like it too much anyway!), but find it hard to get different items, and which they like! I do feel very guilty that they're not happy, especially as (at the moment), we can't try and get them a friend each, or provide enough stimulation for them in other ways. They don't even really enjoy going outside in their run and Herbert spends most of the time sleeping in his hay out there, so Brambles' basically on his own.
I wish we could free range them inside too, but this is impossible where we live!