Hey folks,
I'm new to having baby piggies, as my old guinea pig was given to me and was trained from the first day I had her.
I have 4 pigs, all under 6 months old, living in a 9x2 c&c cage with a 2x2 hay loft. One of my guinea pigs has managed to learn to go to the bathroom in the corner potty but... the other 3 just don't get it or care.
See, the problem is that the other 3 have decided that the ramp between the 1St floor and the hayloft is where they want to go to the bathroom, which is frustrating because it's the only area of the cage not lined with a fleece pad. The ramp consists of a bottom tray made from coroplast, and turned into a tunnel isinglass excess curved cage squares so they can't fall off.
It's making things difficult, and I'm not sure the solution. I cleaned the ramp very thoroughly, with vinegar to eliminate scent. But not ten minutes after they were pooping and peeing on the ramp again.
Without a liner to absorb the urine, it's resulting in rather gross and unsightly messes inside the ramp.
Is there any way to deter my piggies from peeing there?
I'm new to having baby piggies, as my old guinea pig was given to me and was trained from the first day I had her.
I have 4 pigs, all under 6 months old, living in a 9x2 c&c cage with a 2x2 hay loft. One of my guinea pigs has managed to learn to go to the bathroom in the corner potty but... the other 3 just don't get it or care.
See, the problem is that the other 3 have decided that the ramp between the 1St floor and the hayloft is where they want to go to the bathroom, which is frustrating because it's the only area of the cage not lined with a fleece pad. The ramp consists of a bottom tray made from coroplast, and turned into a tunnel isinglass excess curved cage squares so they can't fall off.
It's making things difficult, and I'm not sure the solution. I cleaned the ramp very thoroughly, with vinegar to eliminate scent. But not ten minutes after they were pooping and peeing on the ramp again.
Without a liner to absorb the urine, it's resulting in rather gross and unsightly messes inside the ramp.
Is there any way to deter my piggies from peeing there?