Hannah Boyd
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi everyone, last year I moved me and my 4 piggies from north east Scotland to Leeds, around a 7 and a half hour journey without stops, although we did stop several times so perhaps closer to 9 hours. The pigs were fine. We take them on 'holiday' with us to Ipswich every so often (they've been 3 times since September) and they stay in their indoor cages.
They seem to travel fine, they travel in pairs in cat boxes, with a small amount of hay, veggies, grass topped up throughout the journey. Usually when I go back to Scotland, I go on my own and the other half looks after piggies but we're hoping to go together at the end of July. Now I'm not sure whether to take them back or not - when we get there, the older two can stay indoors in their indoor cage but the younger (and fat) two may have to stay outdoors in a hutch (we had 10 piggies previously there and still got two so got all the kit). I am a student and poor and spending upwards of £80 on a pet sitter is not ideal, especially since it could only be once a day and I'd rather care for them myself. What do you all think?
Will outdoors for a week or so during the summer be an issue? They would be well wrapped up, I could perhaps put the hutch in the garage, also they were outdoor pigs until December and our house is unheated at this time of year so they aren't used to a very warm house. If the lovely Scottish weather took a turn for the worse they could definitely come in but it wouldn't be ideal for them space wise.
And also, is the journey too much? The tamer two seem to actually enjoy it... The other two tolerate it I think. Sorry, long post.
They seem to travel fine, they travel in pairs in cat boxes, with a small amount of hay, veggies, grass topped up throughout the journey. Usually when I go back to Scotland, I go on my own and the other half looks after piggies but we're hoping to go together at the end of July. Now I'm not sure whether to take them back or not - when we get there, the older two can stay indoors in their indoor cage but the younger (and fat) two may have to stay outdoors in a hutch (we had 10 piggies previously there and still got two so got all the kit). I am a student and poor and spending upwards of £80 on a pet sitter is not ideal, especially since it could only be once a day and I'd rather care for them myself. What do you all think?
Will outdoors for a week or so during the summer be an issue? They would be well wrapped up, I could perhaps put the hutch in the garage, also they were outdoor pigs until December and our house is unheated at this time of year so they aren't used to a very warm house. If the lovely Scottish weather took a turn for the worse they could definitely come in but it wouldn't be ideal for them space wise.
And also, is the journey too much? The tamer two seem to actually enjoy it... The other two tolerate it I think. Sorry, long post.