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I'm sure you'd get used to a little noise, I'm completely used to my cat when she's running around my room and house like a looney in the night! And she's incredibly noisy and even jumps on me lol.

I'd say brothers would be a bigger problem with noise and smells! :))
 
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I think that it depends on their cage type and the type of weather you get! If would not suggest putting two guinea pigs in hutch/cage outside. The heat could get to them, there is multiple predators that could reach them, you wouldn't always have access to them, and there could be a loud noises that startled them. I don't mean to scare you in anyway but when I talked to my parents about the idea of moving the pets outside (which I later realized was not the best idea) one of my parents told me a story of her childhood pet rabbits. She lived in area that got a lot of bad thunder and lighting but her mother didn't like the idea of animals being inside the house. She said they took up to much space, smelled bad, and etc. So they were kept outside in a little rabbit hutch out in the backyard. One night during the thunder storm a lighting bolt hit the rabbit hutch and they did not survive. After hearing that I always feel so terrified about people keeping animals outside.
 
Let's put it this way Biscuit has a big mouth for such a little guy!
 
I'm about to cry at that!
Atalia said:
I think that it depends on their cage type and the type of weather you get! If would not suggest putting two guinea pigs in hutch/cage outside. The heat could get to them, there is multiple predators that could reach them, you wouldn't always have access to them, and there could be a loud noises that startled them. I don't mean to scare you in anyway but when I talked to my parents about the idea of moving the pets outside (which I later realized was not the best idea) one of my parents told me a story of her childhood pet rabbits. She lived in area that got a lot of bad thunder and lighting but her mother didn't like the idea of animals being inside the house. She said they took up to much space, smelled bad, and etc. So they were kept outside in a little rabbit hutch out in the backyard. One night during the thunder storm a lighting bolt hit the rabbit hutch and they did not survive. After hearing that I always feel so terrified about people keeping animals outside.
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Atalia said:
I think that it depends on their cage type and the type of weather you get! If would not suggest putting two guinea pigs in hutch/cage outside. The heat could get to them, there is multiple predators that could reach them, you wouldn't always have access to them, and there could be a loud noises that startled them. I don't mean to scare you in anyway but when I talked to my parents about the idea of moving the pets outside (which I later realized was not the best idea) one of my parents told me a story of her childhood pet rabbits. She lived in area that got a lot of bad thunder and lighting but her mother didn't like the idea of animals being inside the house. She said they took up to much space, smelled bad, and etc. So they were kept outside in a little rabbit hutch out in the backyard. One night during the thunder storm a lighting bolt hit the rabbit hutch and they did not survive. After hearing that I always feel so terrified about people keeping animals outside.
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Wow that's horrifying! Poor little mites. Just goes to show though that it's really not a good idea to keep your beloved furries outside in a wooden box 24/7. No control over their health and safety :(
 
Cavy don't make this any harder than it already is for me!
 
Sorry Misty I don't mean to! Hopefully it will help your parents understand your concerns though, when you're able to show them :)

It'll just be nice to stop the idea of "outside animals" the same way dogs are no longer locked in the garden day and night so I'm always glad to help get piggies indoors into the warm :)
 
Cavy when do YOU think is the best time to show them to be truthful I'm abit scared.
 
If its an issue with your parents to have your piggies inside,would a shed,or unused garage be a compromise.its not nice for you to clean piggies out is cold,wet,weather.:(
 
I don't know your parents so I can't say, but I would let them know of the dangers and say how scared you are. Your parents love you and would hate for you to be so upset and worried, even if they don't understand why piggies are best indoors themselves.

I'd certainly say that you can show them this thread, I'm sure it would help to see from other adults who also keep them and know the risks of living outdoors.

It would also be nice for them to be in a larger space, I can't see their enclosure completely but looks a bit open to the elements and a little on the small side?

I hope you get what you're hoping for, having piggies inside is certainly one of the biggest joys in my life. I would never consider to put them in a hutch outside.
 
Personally my pigs are in my room and they don't keep me up, all I do is give them veg before I go sleep so they're quiet as I'm going sleep then they don't really wake me up :nod:
 
This is the space I have do you think it will be big enough?

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I spent my childhood with a pair of boars in my bedroom (various pigs and personalities over the course of 13 years, some were more noisy roommates than others). I was so used to their little noises during the night that I missed them and couldn't fall asleep without the background noise of piggies munching hay :D

I certainly don't think that the pigs will smell, if you maintain good hygiene, only after eating asparagus and broccoli. What their room smells of is mostly hay and grass.
 
Cavy Kung-Fu said:
My piggies never smell and I have 4 indoors. Also they're not "meant to be outside" it's where we force them to be all year round lol.

Where are you from? I'm from the UK and winters get far too cold for them to be outside imo. Considering they're from South America our climate is just not good enough for them to thrive, survive maybe but not thrive. Not to mention wild animals.

It's no longer acceptable to lock dogs and cats outside 24/7 so hopefully one day it won't for piggies either :)
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In Italy if you want to adopt a piggie from a shelter you need to sign a contract which obligates you to keep piggies indoor only. Anyway, piggies into your bedroom will not smell at all, but in certain nights they could keep you awake... yesterday night I spent some hour here in my living room where my piggies live and they went on quarreling, running and grunting maybe all night long...:eek:
 
rome_italy said:
In Italy if you want to adopt a piggie from a shelter you need to sign a contract which obligates you to keep piggies indoor only. Anyway, piggies into your bedroom will not smell at all, but in certain nights they could keep you awake... yesterday night I spent some hour here in my living room where my piggies live and they went on quarreling, running and grunting maybe all night long...:eek:
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I love that! A lot of rescues here will only house to indoor care but not all of them. It would be nice if it were standard :) And to always have 2+ of course!
 
Cavy Kung-Fu said:
I love that! A lot of rescues here will only house to indoor care but not all of them. It would be nice if it were standard :) And to always have 2+ of course!
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well... actually too strict rules seem to facilitate pet-shops. This is what I see is happening here. Most people don't stand "inspections" pre-adoption and don't even like signing a contract like the one I had to sign... which has sounded a bit excessive. I have committed myself to: turning to only piggie savvy vets (they gave me a list of names), never rehoming piggies without their permission, keeping them indoor, especially in the night, sending them photos and up-date emails, informing the rescue of a change of my residence... and at last: to paying 300€ in case of death caused by a poor maintenance:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:. Ok, let's say that actually the rescue wouldn't ever have the possibility of taking me to the court and the contract is only for discouraging prowlers (who need piggies as live food for snakes!), but you understand that I had a shock when I read those papers... and I understand the reason why shops sell guinea pigs (10€ each).
And yes, piggies come home together... Calipso and Calliope were unseparable.
 
rome_italy said:
well... actually too strict rules seem to facilitate pet-shops. This is what I see is happening here. Most people don't stand "inspections" pre-adoption and don't even like signing a contract like the one I had to sign... which has sounded a bit excessive. I have committed myself to: turning to only piggie savvy vets (they gave me a list of names), never rehoming piggies without their permission, keeping them indoor, especially in the night, sending them photos and up-date emails, informing the rescue of a change of my residence... and at last: to paying [you]300€[/you] in case of death caused by a poor maintenance:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:. Ok, let's say that actually the rescue wouldn't ever have the possibility of taking me to the court and the contract is only for discouraging prowlers (who need piggies as live food for snakes!), but you understand that I had a shock when I read those papers... and I understand the reason why shops sell guinea pigs (10€ each).
And yes, piggies come home together... Calipso and Calliope were unseparable.
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Tbh I would like to sign that kind of paperwork :))

Unfortunately in the UK you can just go into certain pet shops and buy a piggy without showing pictures of housing, or giving any information really. That's why piggies don't have a very long average life span :(

Hopefully it will change over time, there are much better laws in other countries that could definitely be used here! :)
 
When I bought Velvet and Betsy from P@H I only took in a hamster cage to transport them safely home in as I thought it would be less stressful than the carrier they give you because my piggies could still be together with some of the sawdust from the area they were living in (which btw I had to insist they put in the cage). They never asked to see the proper housing or anything. They just took my word for it that I had it. They went out into the double decker hutch when I got home. I was surprised. For all they knew my piggies were going to live in it.
 
Cavy Kung-Fu said:
Tbh I would like to sign that kind of paperwork :))

Unfortunately in the UK you can just go into certain pet shops and buy a piggy without showing pictures of housing, or giving any information really. That's why piggies don't have a very long average life span :(

Hopefully it will change over time, there are much better laws in other countries that could definitely be used here! :)
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Here shops don't care of piggies and their future life. Years ago I bought a pig, I had luck, he was healthy, but not well educated about food. I had luck because most piggies from shops are pregnant or ill.
Anyway, I see you British have a lot of rescue. Here in Italy piggies are not popular pets and we have only ONE official rescue (which relocates piggies all over the country) and maybe two-three little amateur rescues. The official rescue has even stricter rules and crazy contracts! but rescue piggies come home with an accurate certificate, also "fecal tests". And they eat correctly...
 
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When I bought Velvet and Betsy from P@H I only took in a hamster cage to transport them safely home in as I thought it would be less stressful than the carrier they give you because my piggies could still be together with some of the sawdust from the area they were living in (which btw I had to insist they put in the cage). They never asked to see the proper housing or anything. They just took my word for it that I had it. They went out into the double decker hutch when I got home. I was surprised. For all they knew my piggies were going to live in it.
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Is P@H a pet shop or a rescue? because you are saying you bought the pigs, therefore you paid something... Here rescues give you piggies for free and for this reason they want to be sure, for example, that you don't need them for a barbecue or for feeding your snake... They come and visit your house, although of course I could put my snake and my barbecue outside the balcony until they go away! Usually they don't give you piggies if you have little noisy children or a dog...
Shops simply don't care at all of the future of their pets... it is your business, not theirs. They give you only a lot of wrong advices.
 
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