Hutch For 4 Girls Or Two Boys?

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After having surprise babies last weekend I am trying to work out how to keep them all (4) I already have 3 boys ( 1 pair and one single ) and 4 girls that live together. I was looking at this hutch as need something asap. I am planning on converting my outhouse into one huge pen for all the girls. There would be 7 girls in total if I kept them but for now would just keep the 3 baby girls with their mum in this hutch? Or I could put my single boar and the baby boy in here?
Why are guinea pigs so addictive? xx

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This is the bluebell hutch from pets at home if I'm right? It's a great hutch for 2 or three pigs, but of a tight squeeze for four on a long term basis.
 
Flutterby said:
This is the bluebell hutch from pets at home if I'm right? It's a great hutch for 2 or three pigs, but of a tight squeeze for four on a long term basis.
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yes its that one. Super will get it then. Hopefully get my dad on the job of converting my out house into a huge play area/living area for all 7 girls when the nice weather starts so it will be fine for either short term x x
 
It looks like there is lots of rooms for toys and hides. I felt bad mine were outside piggies once I joined this site but they have started to go in the run already on a daytime. They get indoor time too and cuddles. I'm thinking they are happy so not going to rock the boat. Not sure about Willow and the babies yet as I think she has turned into an indoor pig lol x x
 
There is nothing wrong with having an outdoor piggy just so long as you make sure they have ways to keep warm if needed. I brought mine in as I preferred it to trying to sort them out in the rain.
 
Flutterby said:
There is nothing wrong with having an outdoor piggy just so long as you make sure they have ways to keep warm if needed. I brought mine in as I preferred it to trying to sort them out in the rain.
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I brought their hutches into the brick outhouse in November and they are still there. I have a roof and light so easier to see to them in there than outside as well. Only thing I have to the door at dusk as we back onto open farmland and I spotted rat droppings on the floor a few times x x
 
It's good that you have an outside to shelter you and the pigs.
 
Elisabeth said:
yes its that one. Super will get it then. Hopefully get my dad on the job of converting my out house into a huge play area/living area for all 7 girls when the nice weather starts so it will be fine for either short term x x
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I would not keep the 4 girls outside as they is more of them and with them being only babies and being 4 pigs you need to have a closer eye on their health and behavior xx
 
MadPiggies :D said:
I would not keep the 4 girls outside as they is more of them and with them being only babies and being 4 pigs you need to have a closer eye on their health and behavior xx
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Thank you. I dont think we are keeping the baby girls now. My outside piggies come in everyday for a few hours play and in the summer we all literally live outside so see them lots. X x
 
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