fiona357
Junior Guinea Pig
Hello,
So I'm nearly ready to visit my local rescue centre to get my first piggies! I've got a 3' x 3' C&C cage set up in the corner of my dining area, and they will be able to have almost permanent access to the hallway for floor time. I just needed a bit of last minute advice please
- I plan on getting two piggies, I'm sure I read somewhere that they should have a water bottle and food bowl each. I was going to set them up with two trays made from correx and lined with newspaper, each one will have a small food dish for pellets and fresh veg and hay, and a water bottle. Is this OK, or will one be enough?
- I'm going to line the correx with newspaper, then some old towels, then fleece. However I want to put an incontinence pad or something underneath their houses. But if I do this, are they likely to "dig" underneath the pad underneath their house? And how would I stop them doing this?
- Might be a but of a silly questions, but I've made a door to my C&C cage, so with floor time they can go back to their cage if they want to. But the ramp I've made in the correx is a bit tall - how high can piggies climb? For example, will they happily climb over a 2" wall? I'll also need to blu-tack the ramp to our lino floor, will this be OK - surely they won't try and eat the blu-tack?! EDIT: I'll use one of those small wooden bridges for them - makes more sense!
- If I add a second level to the cage (I was thinking about maybe having their food on a top level so it's easier to clean), will plastic drainpipe with a strip of spare carpet be enough traction for their claws?
Thanks so much! I just want to make sure I've got everything right.
So I'm nearly ready to visit my local rescue centre to get my first piggies! I've got a 3' x 3' C&C cage set up in the corner of my dining area, and they will be able to have almost permanent access to the hallway for floor time. I just needed a bit of last minute advice please
- I plan on getting two piggies, I'm sure I read somewhere that they should have a water bottle and food bowl each. I was going to set them up with two trays made from correx and lined with newspaper, each one will have a small food dish for pellets and fresh veg and hay, and a water bottle. Is this OK, or will one be enough?
- I'm going to line the correx with newspaper, then some old towels, then fleece. However I want to put an incontinence pad or something underneath their houses. But if I do this, are they likely to "dig" underneath the pad underneath their house? And how would I stop them doing this?
- Might be a but of a silly questions, but I've made a door to my C&C cage, so with floor time they can go back to their cage if they want to. But the ramp I've made in the correx is a bit tall - how high can piggies climb? For example, will they happily climb over a 2" wall? I'll also need to blu-tack the ramp to our lino floor, will this be OK - surely they won't try and eat the blu-tack?! EDIT: I'll use one of those small wooden bridges for them - makes more sense!
- If I add a second level to the cage (I was thinking about maybe having their food on a top level so it's easier to clean), will plastic drainpipe with a strip of spare carpet be enough traction for their claws?
Thanks so much! I just want to make sure I've got everything right.
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