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Is this "run" ok as in theres no proper hidey but a cover over a bit of it? Ive put a hidey house in before and they spend the whole time in it & fall asleep! So thought this way they can hide a bit but might get more confident and start running around? Yes theres 2 but ones hiding under the blanket🙈
 

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Is this "run" ok as in theres no proper hidey but a cover over a bit of it? Ive put a hidey house in before and they spend the whole time in it & fall asleep! So thought this way they can hide a bit but might get more confident and start running around? Yes theres 2 but ones hiding under the blanket🙈

Hi and welcome!

That is perfectly fine!

At first you can also peg a sheet over the top to give them a feeling of protection and encourage them to explore. Guinea pigs are prey animals and instinctively very wary of new open spaces as they are at their most vulnerable to predation. ;)
 
Looks nice & cosy! I can't see from the pic but if you have a bowl of piggie pellets & a bit of hay they will like that too (and a water bottle). How old are they? V cute x
 
Ive put pellets and hay down but cant attach a water bottle! :( theyre only in this for about 2hrs is this too long without water? And I'm not 100% sure but probs about 3 months or so! They are so cute😍
 
Ive put pellets and hay down but cant attach a water bottle! :( theyre only in this for about 2hrs is this too long without water? And I'm not 100% sure but probs about 3 months or so! They are so cute😍
Ah so cute. Ah I didn't realise this was an extra play run...how lucky they are! Yes they will be fine- to be honest, my pigs hardly take the water when its there especially in winter but moreso in summer so they get most of their liquid from food like cucumber, peppers etc. They are all different though (& my gerbils drink like theres no tomorrow!). Do they have a separate cage to sleep in then? Sounds like you're doing a grand job 👍
 
Yes Ive been so paranoid as theyre in a cage thats quite small, and only go in this run every 2nd or 3rd night (once kids are in bed) but Ive got a cage 150cm x 60cm arriving on 18th Jan so hoping thats better for them! To be honest outting the run up and down and washing all the extra fleece is hard work! Would the be ok in a bigger cage without needing a run or do they still need a run?
 
Yes Ive been so paranoid as theyre in a cage thats quite small, and only go in this run every 2nd or 3rd night (once kids are in bed) but Ive got a cage 150cm x 60cm arriving on 18th Jan so hoping thats better for them! To be honest outting the run up and down and washing all the extra fleece is hard work! Would the be ok in a bigger cage without needing a run or do they still need a run?
Sounds like a great set up. I don't have an indoor run at all, I have a cage similar to yours plus an outdoor run which goes on the grass (with a hidey house off the floor) so they actually live outside in the warmer months. I put them outside most days unless its too cold & bring them in at night- this also keeps their indoor cage cleaner, especially in summer. When they are inside alot in winter I often just let them run around freely for a few hours in 1 room (i catch them in a plastic tube which they get very used to eventually & just jump in 😊). Do what works best for you though but from what youve said, you're giving them plenty of space & different scenery each day...I'd be happy if I was them! 😁
 
Is this "run" ok as in theres no proper hidey but a cover over a bit of it? Ive put a hidey house in before and they spend the whole time in it & fall asleep! So thought this way they can hide a bit but might get more confident and start running around? Yes theres 2 but ones hiding under the blanket🙈
That’s cool, what is it? And where did you get it from? I could do with something like that for when we do the weekly deep clean. At the moment we’re using card board boxes as a makeshift run but that looks like a pop up kids swimming pool or something, which would be great.
 
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