Novice GP owner - advice please

[Mrs Teapot]

Hi,

I'm new to the lovely world of GP's. :o)

Does anyone understand the following:

I was told to put LOTS of hay in the bedroom compartment of the baby piggies hutch (both females). When it was pouring with rain last week I put LOADS in - about 3/4 high of the total height of that compartment, hoping they would snuggle in there. I used absolutely tons of hay, worrying they would be cold as they live outside. In the morning I discovered they had trampolled the entire lot down into inches and inches of compacted flat hay. :{

I've also put loads into a little 'nest' thing for them to hide in, and again, they trampolled the lot.

All advice gratefully received from you experts.

Many thanks
Mrs T

 

[Kerry123]

Well I'm not an except I'm relatively novice too, but Toby does this all the time he always flattens it down somehow lol I think it may be unavoidable lol

 

[starla]

yep they often do trample it down, but they may have buried under it to begin with. Don't worry too much about it, as long as the hutch has blankets/rugs over it and something like a hutch cover or tarpaulin to keep it dry.

 

[MintyAndGarry (TEAS)]

Minty and Dave (in different cages, and indoors) tend to sleep in the hay. In the mornings, you will find they have flattened the hay and there is a little guinea pig shaped dent where they have been lying. I think if guineas are cold, they will find something to snuggle under, but their coats provide quite a lot of insulation so will lie on something warming and dry and control their temperature that way...

 

[boureki]

Minty and Dave (in different cages, and indoors) tend to sleep in the hay. In the mornings, you will find they have flattened the hay and there is a little guinea pig shaped dent where they have been lying.

Awwwww that is such a cute image!

Mrs. Teapot, I should imagine that your pigs were pleased as punch with all that lovely hay to play in and eat. I put tons in for my outside boys and they always flatten it down!