How hot is too hot please?

Vander74

Vander74

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Hi guys can I please just ask what do you do about temperature of rooms when your out at work for your piggies,I’m very excited to say me & my daughter will be new guniea pig owners as of 8th June (our first 2 little girls) but am worried that my rooms have been 26 c and above today and have read over 25 c and guniea pigs will get heat stroke, I will of course leave plenty of fresh water & fridge cooled veg but can’t leave fan on all day whilst I’m out and daughters at school & even having the window open and blinds down today made no difference.. is leaving a frozen pad or bottle in tea towel really enough to last all day? Sadly don’t have anyone who can pop in either so how do people out all day working help their piggies cope in this heat please & how hot is too hot, I’ve read so many different figures.. picking up our piggies on 8th June and this is my main worry .. thank you for all your advice x
 
Why can't you leave the fan on? I leave my fan on all day in the pig room, have frozen bottles to lean against, blinds down too.
 
Flutterby said:
Why can't you leave the fan on? I leave my fan on all day in the pig room, have frozen bottles to lean against, blinds down too.[/QUOTE

Hi thanks for reply, will def do the frozen bottle thing & blinds down, I was the fire prevention officer in previous job and think it had bigger impact on me than I realised 😂 never leave electrical appliances on in the house when I’m out all day unless it’s fridge cooker etc but I think fan for piggies might have to go into the essentials list of things to leave on if it helps them.. does it not just blow the warm air around or are there ones that are better than others? Thanks again x
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It does just blow the warm air around but it keeps the air circulating and a breeze always feels nicer against you than stale warm air, or at least that is how I see it :)
 
Flutterby said:
It does just blow the warm air around but it keeps the air circulating and a breeze always feels nicer against you than stale warm air, or at least that is how I see it :)
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Yes I Completely agree with you, I went and stood outside in garden this morning at 6 am just to get a breeze (although think I’m reaching that funny age where I’m hot 24/7! Lol) I brought an artic air cooler from JML for what will be the guniea pigs room after reading good reviews but not been impressed so I’ll start looking into decent fan instead. I’m probably over worrying but both myself & my daughter have read so much about heat stroke if room above 25 c and just can’t get any rooms in my house below it. Can really tell we are newbies can’t you 😂 just want to get everything perfect for our little piggies arrival. How many do you have if you don’t mind me asking? X
 
My pig room got to 27 or 28 degrees (C) last summer when temps hit a very unusual 36degrees C. Their curtains were shut and they had cool-pods and ice bottles and were totally fine. Their window got opened once it was dark and we kept all curtains and doors shut during the day to try and keep the house cooler.
 
Vander74 said:
Yes I Completely agree with you, I went and stood outside in garden this morning at 6 am just to get a breeze (although think I’m reaching that funny age where I’m hot 24/7! Lol) I brought an artic air cooler from JML for what will be the guniea pigs room after reading good reviews but not been impressed so I’ll start looking into decent fan instead. I’m probably over worrying but both myself & my daughter have read so much about heat stroke if room above 25 c and just can’t get any rooms in my house below it. Can really tell we are newbies can’t you 😂 just want to get everything perfect for our little piggies arrival. How many do you have if you don’t mind me asking? X
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We have 12 in residence at the moment, 11 of my own and one foster piggy. Nothing wrong with wanting to get everything right, I wish more owners would put as much thought into preparing and looking after their animals before they get them!
 
You have 12 flutterby wow, that must be so fantastic watching them all interact! I feel like such a pain keep asking questions but you guys are all so knowledgeable and even with all research myself and daughter have done feel like a complete novice! Lol I hope one day I’ll be able to help others a little with things I’ve learnt but for next year at least think will be me asking a lot of questions if that’s ok 😊
 
Ps I love your screen name, it’s probably not why you named yourself it but my daughters favourite my little pony when she was little was called flutterby, she was a pony who loved all things nature like my daughter and I used to say if you were a my little pony you would be my flutterby! Every time see your screen name it makes me smile!
 
Guineapigfeet said:
My pig room got to 27 or 28 degrees (C) last summer when temps hit a very unusual 36degrees C. Their curtains were shut and they had cool-pods and ice bottles and were totally fine. Their window got opened once it was dark and we kept all curtains and doors shut during the day to try and keep the house cooler.
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Hi Thanks for reply & sorry if seeming dim here but what is a cool pod please? X
 
Don't worry about asking questions all the time, we'd rather you did that, rather than make mega mistakes.
Hi & welcome to our friendly forum.
 
I use a snuggle-safe heat pad as a cool-pod. I put them in the fridge overnight so they’re cool and they stay cool for several hours. You can buy specific cool-pods/pads etc though. I have never seen them being used, but they do get pee on them!
 
@Vander74 A cool pod is something made by Snugglesafe. They're a flat plastic thing that the piggy lies on. I've never used one but the pig's body heat is supposed to make the pod cool. They're unique in that they don't need to be frozen.

I freeze bottles of water and wrap them in a light towel for the pigs to snuggle up against.
 
Vander74 said:
You have 12 flutterby wow, that must be so fantastic watching them all interact! I feel like such a pain keep asking questions but you guys are all so knowledgeable and even with all research myself and daughter have done feel like a complete novice! Lol I hope one day I’ll be able to help others a little with things I’ve learnt but for next year at least think will be me asking a lot of questions if that’s ok 😊
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Vander74 said:
Ps I love your screen name, it’s probably not why you named yourself it but my daughters favourite my little pony when she was little was called flutterby, she was a pony who loved all things nature like my daughter and I used to say if you were a my little pony you would be my flutterby! Every time see your screen name it makes me smile!
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It is lovely, my house can get very loud at food times though! I wouldn't have it any other way. Don't worry about asking questions, we were all new to guinea pigs once and that is what we are here for now. We are all also still learning something new every day. This forum is a great community that prides itself on helping others :) My forum name actually came from what I call Butterflies. For some reason I've always called them flutterby's so it kind of stuck. My real name is Ruth :D I'm glad my name make you smile, nothing wrong with the little things like that. Your daughter sounds lovely, it is brilliant to have a love of all things nature and the world around you, too many people nowadays have no interest in what is around them xx
 
Two years ago (when the summer months became too hot), hubby decided to buy a portable aircon for the piggies. One of our piggies (Bunny) was a teddy with very thick soft long hair and she struggled with the heat. So since then, every time the temp goes higher than 21 in the spring/summer months, aircon is always on (like today). I know, they are posh . :own:
 
I worried a lot about that too. I'm new to guinea pigs and this climate but here, our worst parts of the day are between 5 pm and around 7:30 pm. We've hit higher then your 25 c (still figuring conversion) and have been in the upper 80's already in the evening (farenheit). I have two fans for our room and we put them with pads as well. I do take out any igloos or hideys that can constrict air a bit and bought plastic ice boxes (are a bit larger then a bar of soap with same shape). I made fleece covers for them and put one in every corner as well as one under each fleece forest.

They've done fine so far with this actually. They scamper over and some will lay on them when it's high. They'll lay a bit more and drink but there have been no problems. I think our indoor temps with the fans ran 27 but with some breeze and low humidity.
 
Could you use a marble slate as well? I know some people use them for chinchillas as they stay cool after being in fridge for a while? New to guinea pigs too and mine are teddies so don’t want them to over heat either!
 
Guineapigfeet said:
I use a snuggle-safe heat pad as a cool-pod. I put them in the fridge overnight so they’re cool and they stay cool for several hours. You can buy specific cool-pods/pads etc though. I have never seen them being used, but they do get pee on them!
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Not thought of that! I'll be trying that!
 
I use a portable airconditioner in my piggie/bedroom/workroom too. The room is in the attic so it gets really warm during the day and evening.

I only use the ice pod I have for night time when it's still warm in the room, can't have the window completely open at night because of the roll down blinds :doh:
 
Guineapigfeet said:
I use a snuggle-safe heat pad as a cool-pod. I put them in the fridge overnight so they’re cool and they stay cool for several hours. You can buy specific cool-pods/pads etc though. I have never seen them being used, but they do get pee on them!
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Thank you I’ll have a look at them online for sure 👍
 
Jaycey said:
@Vander74 A cool pod is something made by Snugglesafe. They're a flat plastic thing that the piggy lies on. I've never used one but the pig's body heat is supposed to make the pod cool. They're unique in that they don't need to be frozen.

I freeze bottles of water and wrap them in a light towel for the pigs to snuggle up against.
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Thank you for explaining, going to have a look into them for sure and will def be using the bottles of water 👍👍
 
Flutterby said:
It is lovely, my house can get very loud at food times though! I wouldn't have it any other way. Don't worry about asking questions, we were all new to guinea pigs once and that is what we are here for now. We are all also still learning something new every day. This forum is a great community that prides itself on helping others :) My forum name actually came from what I call Butterflies. For some reason I've always called them flutterby's so it kind of stuck. My real name is Ruth :D I'm glad my name make you smile, nothing wrong with the little things like that. Your daughter sounds lovely, it is brilliant to have a love of all things nature and the world around you, too many people nowadays have no interest in what is around them xx
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Hi Ruth, I’m Debbie & thank you for making me feel so welcome, sure I’ll be asking lots more questions yet! Lol xx
 
anyar.dris said:
Two years ago (when the summer months became too hot), hubby decided to buy a portable aircon for the piggies. One of our piggies (Bunny) was a teddy with very thick soft long hair and she struggled with the heat. So since then, every time the temp goes higher than 21 in the spring/summer months, aircon is always on (like today). I know, they are posh . :own:
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Thanks for reply, think this may be something for us to look into as does seem to be easiest way to control the temperature so worth it really .. it doesn’t effect the humidity levels too bad though does it ? Know they have to be kept low for piggies too don’t they? Xx
 
fanniephina said:
I worried a lot about that too. I'm new to guinea pigs and this climate but here, our worst parts of the day are between 5 pm and around 7:30 pm. We've hit higher then your 25 c (still figuring conversion) and have been in the upper 80's already in the evening (farenheit). I have two fans for our room and we put them with pads as well. I do take out any igloos or hideys that can constrict air a bit and bought plastic ice boxes (are a bit larger then a bar of soap with same shape). I made fleece covers for them and put one in every corner as well as one under each fleece forest.

They've done fine so far with this actually. They scamper over and some will lay on them when it's high. They'll lay a bit more and drink but there have been no problems. I think our indoor temps with the fans ran 27 but with some breeze and low humidity.
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It is a worry isn’t it, good idea to put the ice boxes in each corner I’ll try that when my little piggies arrive, good your humidity is kept low managed to get the temperature down today but the humidity went up! It’s a mine field and just want to get it right for our cuddly friends xx
 
Lucyy82 said:
Could you use a marble slate as well? I know some people use them for chinchillas as they stay cool after being in fridge for a while? New to guinea pigs too and mine are teddies so don’t want them to over heat either!
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I have marble work surfaces in kitchen and they are always lovely and cool so think that could def work, 👍
 
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