catherine
Junior Guinea Pig
A couple of months ago me and OH made the difficult decision to move the piggies outside - OH has asthma and having them indoors was making it much worse and some nights he couldn't breathe
So we embarked on a project - I had very kindly been given a (slightly broken!) double storey 6ft hutch by my friend with a view to fostering, but after much consideration it turned out to be much better to convert that one and buy a single storey 6ft for fostering, so after much adjusting and repairing and painting and insulating (and lots of splinters and swearing too!) the piggy palace took form......
It's fully insulated and the insulation is covered in plywood, then the edges are sealed with clear sealant - it makes cleaning so much easier having it sealed!
Whole thing - showing their sign
Open part - where all their food etc is (it looks like sawdust in the photo, but it's actually Auboise incase anyone was worried). You can also see dopey draws sitting in the water bowl....rolleyes and the cover we made for the hole to stop any-pig falling down
Bed part - they now have a Snuggle-OO ultra with heat pad pocket on the top
Bottom fleecy fun area
The hutch is inside our workshop, the bunnies live next door (no contact!) and it's so much warmer than outside thank goodness!
So we embarked on a project - I had very kindly been given a (slightly broken!) double storey 6ft hutch by my friend with a view to fostering, but after much consideration it turned out to be much better to convert that one and buy a single storey 6ft for fostering, so after much adjusting and repairing and painting and insulating (and lots of splinters and swearing too!) the piggy palace took form......
It's fully insulated and the insulation is covered in plywood, then the edges are sealed with clear sealant - it makes cleaning so much easier having it sealed!
Whole thing - showing their sign
Open part - where all their food etc is (it looks like sawdust in the photo, but it's actually Auboise incase anyone was worried). You can also see dopey draws sitting in the water bowl....rolleyes and the cover we made for the hole to stop any-pig falling down
Bed part - they now have a Snuggle-OO ultra with heat pad pocket on the top
Bottom fleecy fun area
The hutch is inside our workshop, the bunnies live next door (no contact!) and it's so much warmer than outside thank goodness!