How Big A Run?

[Pipsqueakspigs]

Apologies if this is answered elsewhere, and I suspect the answer is "as big as possible" but how large a run is acceptable?

I've taken on two piggies from a friend who didn't come with a run so I need to get one. We have a very sloping garden so I don't know if a massive run us doable.

Would 15 sq ft be sufficient for 2 young sows?

 

[Wiebke]

That will be ample! Please make sure that any outdoors run has got a sunprotected area (and not just plastic pigloos) and is safe against cats, dogs, foxes, birds of prey etc. Dog is poisonous, so they should not share the same area.

 

[KittyandNancy]

Dog is poisonous?

How long would one have to wait after a dog to let them be on the grass? And what about them is bad? And why. Sorry for all the ?

 

[Maisy and Poppy]

A run should ideally be twice as big as the cage or hutch or as big as possible! Your run sounds fine!

 

[Julie M]

I think @Wiebke meant to say dog urine is poisonous.

 

[Wiebke]

I think @Wiebke meant to say dog urine is poisonous.

Ingesting fresh dog (or fox) urine can kill a guinea pig. If you have a dog, it is advisable to fence off a big enough area for the piggies where you can shift them around in order to give the grass a chance to regrow.