Keeping guinea pigs outside during the day and securing a cage?

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I have a gazebo and a deck and they would stay on there. My brother's family(daughter, puppy and girlfriend) are staying in my small 2 bedroom house(3 lived in here before they moved in now 7!) and my brothers girlfriend yells a lot and its stressing my 2 piggies bad, it breaks my heart to ask this but can I keep them out side during the day? I live in Canada and it can get pretty hot, I have a fenced in yard so NOTHING (other than my 2 dogs and my brothers dog) will get near them. If it started to rain or such I would bring them in. His family will be staying here for a month but they where here for about a week and Rusty had crusty eyes, she was unactive and her coat was losing colour. Shaunah left for a week(and so did the yelling) and Rusty got so so much better, but now Shaunahs back and I'm scared that the stress will get to them.
This week the weather will get up to 88 F. at the highest, is that too hot? What's too hot and what's too cold?

And here's my cage;
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How can I make it '4 year old proof' It latches at the top really well, and the coluorfull things also latch it in really well, but the bottom isn't latched in at all, you can just pick it up and move it and such, and I though she couldn't pick it up but boy was I wrong, does anyone have anyone have any idea of how to secure it better?
Thanks so so much! xx>>>xx>>>
 
I don't know if 88 would be too hot or not. I'm leaning towards too hot even with shade and frozen water bottles. Is there somewhere you could put the cage so the 4 year old can't reach it? Good luck.
 
Twoflower said:
I don't know if 88 would be too hot or not. I'm leaning towards too hot even with shade and frozen water bottles. Is there somewhere you could put the cage so the 4 year old can't reach it? Good luck.
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I dont know either mallethead I dont think there is many places, I can try and look around again though lol.
 
How big is your cage, it doesnt look that big :(

Also, I would try and replace the hideys with wooden ones, as those plastic ones get waaaay too hot and act like an oven in high temperatures. Try to get ones that have a full open side so that the pig can get a bit of air.

Wouldnt the barking of the dogs stress the pigs out too?

You could freeze some small bottles of water, place them in a sock and put them in the cage so your pigs can lay against them to cool off....but looking at the photo there isnt a lot of room to do that mallethead
 
first_time_piggie_mum said:
How big is your cage, it doesnt look that big :(

Also, I would try and replace the hideys with wooden ones, as those plastic ones get waaaay too hot and act like an oven in high temperatures. Try to get ones that have a full open side so that the pig can get a bit of air.

Wouldnt the barking of the dogs stress the pigs out too?

You could freeze some small bottles of water, place them in a sock and put them in the cage so your pigs can lay against them to cool off....but looking at the photo there isnt a lot of room to do that mallethead
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It's 1 square foot off, but dont worry they get tons and tons of floor time and out side time! And I'm also talking to someone about getting another cage.
Okay I will try and get wooden hides.
Our 2 dogs do not bark unless someone comes to the door or Bella will bark if someone with a dark hood comes in. (We've trained them)
 
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