kerry
Junior Guinea Pig
I have owned pairs of guinea pigs for around 7 years, starting from childhood with supervision from my mum. My guinea pigs have always lived outside and we have never ever had any problems with them being cold or damp.
They are in a sheltered area of the garden which is draft free and shetlered from driving rain. They have a draft free cage which is wooden with a felt roof. On top of the felt is a fleece blanket and then on top of that is a reflective emergency service tinfoil blanket. This is all covered by a waterproof plastic cover that covers all sides and the top and front.
Inside the guinea pigs have newspaper, sawdust and straw with a fleece cuddle sack.
Now ive never had a problem with them freezing or becoming ill. However this weekend I am adopting two 18 month old guinea pigs that have always lived indoors. They will eventually join my two existing guinea pigs in their outdoor hutch and run when I have them successfully bonded. I have no room to keep them inside and the lady that I am adopting them from cannot keep them any longer. The weather is mild at the moment and the guinea pigs are fluffy.
If I fill the temporary hutch with newspaper, sawdust and straw and fleece, they should be okay, do you think? I will also be putting a hot water bottle under the newspaper layer to prevent them from chewing it. They are not skinny, they have enough body weight on them to survive outside and I just want them to be comfortable.
As I said before, each of my 6 guinea pigs have always lived outside with no problems, do you think these two will be okay?
Any tips to make the transition easier for them?
They are in a sheltered area of the garden which is draft free and shetlered from driving rain. They have a draft free cage which is wooden with a felt roof. On top of the felt is a fleece blanket and then on top of that is a reflective emergency service tinfoil blanket. This is all covered by a waterproof plastic cover that covers all sides and the top and front.
Inside the guinea pigs have newspaper, sawdust and straw with a fleece cuddle sack.
Now ive never had a problem with them freezing or becoming ill. However this weekend I am adopting two 18 month old guinea pigs that have always lived indoors. They will eventually join my two existing guinea pigs in their outdoor hutch and run when I have them successfully bonded. I have no room to keep them inside and the lady that I am adopting them from cannot keep them any longer. The weather is mild at the moment and the guinea pigs are fluffy.
If I fill the temporary hutch with newspaper, sawdust and straw and fleece, they should be okay, do you think? I will also be putting a hot water bottle under the newspaper layer to prevent them from chewing it. They are not skinny, they have enough body weight on them to survive outside and I just want them to be comfortable.
As I said before, each of my 6 guinea pigs have always lived outside with no problems, do you think these two will be okay?
Any tips to make the transition easier for them?