LMPigs
Junior Guinea Pig
Hello,
Last year we moved our two boys indoors over winter, but the result is that they have to go into a smaller conventional cage, so this year we are going to move their hutch into a shed so we can keep them cosy but also provide more space both for them to play and for us to play with them.
The hutch is a two story one and the lower "run" part doesn't have a bottom. At the moment it is standing on some astro turf (which drains, so keeps the piggies feet dry) on the ground, but in the new set up will be on a wooden bench with storage underneath. I'm thinking we need something waterproof on the wood, to stop it getting damp, dirty, rotten and generally disgusting. Any experience / suggestions for what we could use? I saw one suggestion on line to put a plastic tablecloth but my suspicion is that this might not be very durable and if it gets torn or otherwise damaged I'm pretty confident that Toasty will start trying to eat it...
I'm expecting that we'll put bedding on top of whatever we chose (likely newspaper covered in fleece), if that makes a difference.
Thank you for your help!
Hannah
Last year we moved our two boys indoors over winter, but the result is that they have to go into a smaller conventional cage, so this year we are going to move their hutch into a shed so we can keep them cosy but also provide more space both for them to play and for us to play with them.
The hutch is a two story one and the lower "run" part doesn't have a bottom. At the moment it is standing on some astro turf (which drains, so keeps the piggies feet dry) on the ground, but in the new set up will be on a wooden bench with storage underneath. I'm thinking we need something waterproof on the wood, to stop it getting damp, dirty, rotten and generally disgusting. Any experience / suggestions for what we could use? I saw one suggestion on line to put a plastic tablecloth but my suspicion is that this might not be very durable and if it gets torn or otherwise damaged I'm pretty confident that Toasty will start trying to eat it...
I'm expecting that we'll put bedding on top of whatever we chose (likely newspaper covered in fleece), if that makes a difference.
Thank you for your help!
Hannah