sazmatazz
Junior Guinea Pig
Hey everyone - as you can see i'm a newbie on the forum, got my piggies yesterday and i'm very excited! (See gallery for pics) I did have some when I was younger, 2 of which lived to be about 8 years old so i must have done something right - however i've got a bit of the 'new parent' jitters at the moment!
We bought them a large indoor cage with a view to moving them outdoors in the warm weather (already had a hutch and run - although hutch needs some bolts and run needs a new lid!) and having them indoors over winter.
They were out in the run yesterday whilst i was sitting outdoors in the sun on cat-watch, however have been indoors overnight because of the aforementioned DIY needed on the hutch. I am keen to get them outside.
I was just wondering, the hutch is currently sat on 2 bricks on the floor in the garden, would it be a better idea to lift it higher from the ground?
There are cats next door and a few squirrels in the garden, so i thought perhaps we may need to get a table or something to put it on. This said, i was a bit worried about the piggies making a jump for it when we are trying to catch them. is this likely? they are fine once they have been caught but do like to give you the run around! if they were to escape in the garden i have no idea how we would catch them, the garden is huge, and they would be able to get through the fences on 2 sides of the garden - unfortunately i cant do much about this as we are living in a rented house and so the garden isnt mine to modify!
Awkwardly, the hutch doesnt fit inside the run, which would fix this problem for catching them - would you recommend some run DIY-ing too?
Thanks for your help everyone.
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We bought them a large indoor cage with a view to moving them outdoors in the warm weather (already had a hutch and run - although hutch needs some bolts and run needs a new lid!) and having them indoors over winter.
They were out in the run yesterday whilst i was sitting outdoors in the sun on cat-watch, however have been indoors overnight because of the aforementioned DIY needed on the hutch. I am keen to get them outside.
I was just wondering, the hutch is currently sat on 2 bricks on the floor in the garden, would it be a better idea to lift it higher from the ground?
There are cats next door and a few squirrels in the garden, so i thought perhaps we may need to get a table or something to put it on. This said, i was a bit worried about the piggies making a jump for it when we are trying to catch them. is this likely? they are fine once they have been caught but do like to give you the run around! if they were to escape in the garden i have no idea how we would catch them, the garden is huge, and they would be able to get through the fences on 2 sides of the garden - unfortunately i cant do much about this as we are living in a rented house and so the garden isnt mine to modify!
Awkwardly, the hutch doesnt fit inside the run, which would fix this problem for catching them - would you recommend some run DIY-ing too?
Thanks for your help everyone.
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