Fudge.Churro
New Born Pup
Hello, I'm new to guinea pig ownership but recently got two boars born in June , and I am just wondering if my set-up is ok...
I have the piggies essentially constantly 'free roaming' in a (securely) cordoned off area of a room (the area is much bigger than any C&C cages I've seen - about 200cm/150cm), with plans once they get bigger to remove the 'door' to their area and allow them to have the run of the full room whilst I am home. Their area is covered in fleece, with reusable pee pads placed in areas I know they pee more. They have several hides (fleecy and wooden) and also an open hamster heaven cage (100cm/50cm with a 40cm door, was one I had already due to me upgrading my hamsters cage) to use as a sort of oversized litter tray.
I wanted to do things this way as I thought 1. lots of space for the piggies and 2. cheap for me as I only had to buy the wood for the barrier and door
My question is - is this suitable? their enclosure does have a radiator in, but it's never used, I clean it regularly, and I have blocked them from accessing the pipes
If this is not suitable, or if you have anything which could make this more suitable, what would you suggest?
Many Thanks!
Liv (slave to Fudge, Churro and Luna the Hamster)
I have the piggies essentially constantly 'free roaming' in a (securely) cordoned off area of a room (the area is much bigger than any C&C cages I've seen - about 200cm/150cm), with plans once they get bigger to remove the 'door' to their area and allow them to have the run of the full room whilst I am home. Their area is covered in fleece, with reusable pee pads placed in areas I know they pee more. They have several hides (fleecy and wooden) and also an open hamster heaven cage (100cm/50cm with a 40cm door, was one I had already due to me upgrading my hamsters cage) to use as a sort of oversized litter tray.
I wanted to do things this way as I thought 1. lots of space for the piggies and 2. cheap for me as I only had to buy the wood for the barrier and door
My question is - is this suitable? their enclosure does have a radiator in, but it's never used, I clean it regularly, and I have blocked them from accessing the pipes
If this is not suitable, or if you have anything which could make this more suitable, what would you suggest?
Many Thanks!
Liv (slave to Fudge, Churro and Luna the Hamster)