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helenv87 said:
I don't really want to put anything fleecy in the hutch as I don't want to put them in the washing machine to wash them.
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In terms of worrying about hay and fluff and things blocking the filter? I wash all my pet things inside wash bags, which eliminates the risk of that, keeping the washing machine in good order.

I have this one:
 
You have had some great advice on this thread. Heatpads, fleece blankets, putting them in a shed, bringing them indoors etc. I'm not really sure what else people can suggest as the bottom line is that it's too cold for them outdoors with none if the above.

You can pick up some cheap cages on eBay/FB selling pages and that's what I would do and bring them inside given that you can't take any of the other measures :hmm:

Hope you sort something out!
 
I've been stressing over the same thing. So today I bought a roll of silver radiator heat reflector to put over the bubble wrap but under the cover. £7 from b&q. Does anyone else use this? If so do you know which way to put it on silver side facing out or polystyrene side facing out? I want to reflect the heat back into the hutch so am hoping it will insulate it as I couldn't find any silver bubble wrap. Also today I placed an upside down cardboard box in the bedroom area with a door cut out filled with hay and stuffed straw and newspaper between the sides of the box and the hutch wall to try and create an insulated wall between the box and the hutch wall. I'm hoping this will make it snug in there. I'm using shoe boxes as nest boxes too as I found that fleeces felt cold to touch and worried they were a bit damp. Hope this idea helps
 
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Hobie said:
So today I bought a roll of silver radiator heat reflector to put over the bubble wrap but under the cover. £7 from b&q. Does anyone else use this? If so do you know which way to put it on silver side facing out or polystyrene side facing out
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You put it so you have the silver foil side of the silver radiator reflector pointing in, and the uncoated polystyrene on the outside. The silver foil side is the side that reflects the heat, so by facing it in the heat which would otherwise escape is bounced back in to the hutch. If you have the silver foil side facing out it will only be as insulating as any other layer of thin polystyrene.

But you'd probably be best off putting that flat to the hutch and the bubble wrap on top, rather than he other way around as intended.
 
Thanks for that. I'll have to move the bubble wrap as at the moment I've wrapped bubble wrap on outside of hutch and then put the silver radiator cover over it. Thanks for your help
 
acapae said:
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You put it so you have the silver foil side of the silver radiator reflector pointing in, and the uncoated polystyrene on the outside. The silver foil side is the side that reflects the heat, so by facing it in the heat which would otherwise escape is bounced back in to the hutch. If you have the silver foil side facing out it will only be as insulating as any other layer of thin polystyrene.

But you'd probably be best off putting that flat to the hutch and the bubble wrap on top, rather than he other way around as intended.
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As I always say - I learn something new every day on here.
 
Hello,

Just saw your hutch. I got a very similar one off Zooplus with same design lid. Please please please get something else to prop that lid up when your opening it up in even the slightest wind. Mine slammed on my head and nearly broke my nose, I was very lucky not to have been knocked out. They are a complete hazard and that metal stay is not anywhere near strong enough.

Can't imagine what would happen if it fell in the wind with a piggie in it either.

Just wanted to let you know, as I did get really hurt and altered mine so it will never happen again
 
On the keeping warm, I use upturned cardboard boxes with an entrance, filled with hay.
I do use snuggle safes and they make my piggies very happy! They are so much more comfortable with them, definitely worth every penny.
I also put a layer of fleece under their hutch cover to keep droughts out at night too :)
 
acapae said:
In terms of worrying about hay and fluff and things blocking the filter? I wash all my pet things inside wash bags, which eliminates the risk of that, keeping the washing machine in good order.

I have this one:
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I have seen people mention these but I'd still rather not try it as the washing machine is part of my rented accommodation and I don't want to risk breaking it.
 
Piggies4us said:
You have had some great advice on this thread. Heatpads, fleece blankets, putting them in a shed, bringing them indoors etc. I'm not really sure what else people can suggest as the bottom line is that it's too cold for them outdoors with none if the above.

You can pick up some cheap cages on eBay/FB selling pages and that's what I would do and bring them inside given that you can't take any of the other measures :hmm:

Hope you sort something out!
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I'm grateful for all the advice I have been given.
I haven't said I can't do all of them, I'm just not able to give them anything you heat in a microwave, can't put them in a shed and don't really want to give them blankets. I also can't bring them indoors as I have nowhere to put them.

At the moment I have put a cardboard box in their sleeping compartment and added a little door, I've filled the gap between the cardboard and hutch with scrunched up newspaper and have a hot water bottle to also add to this section.
The hutch has a waterproof cover on it and has a layer of silver foil insulation material between the hutch and the cover.
I keep their hay topped up within the box and regularly check it and the newspaper to make sure it isn't damp etc.
I'm sure they are nice and cosey, I have found them cuddling up together most mornings, they look really sweet
 
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