Putting guineas back outside

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Hi, I'm in North Somerset and am wondering when I will be able to put my guineas back outside, in a garage with no front door, so there is some shelter.

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hmm not sure I have inside pigs, do you use those things that you warm up with covers as I guess if you use those and cover the hutch in blankets at night it'll be sooner than if you don't!
 
hi! I'm in Taunton and if the weathers good my piggies will be getting their 1st go outside in the run
 
that is true sorry!

being also in somerset id have to say leave it having them outside all the time for a couple more weeks. it is warming up here but if i still feel cold outside then its too cold for them really!
 
austin and bandit! said:
that is true sorry!

being also in somerset id have to say leave it having them outside all the time for a couple more weeks. it is warming up here but if i still feel cold outside then its too cold for them really!
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Mhm thats how i would test it. Even then i wouldnt recommend outside perm, they just dont get enough attention outside
 
popcorn paradise said:
Mhm thats how i would test it. Even then i wouldnt recommend outside perm, they just dont get enough attention outside
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yea i know my boys would get really annoyied with me if i put them outside! they love the attention!
 
My pigs live outside all the time in their shed but i do have one inside (soon to be 2) & they won't be going out into the shed until April/May time when the weather is constantly milder :)
 
My piggies are indoor piggies as otherwise i would have none living in a flat with no garden. So mine only go out if i can sit out without a coat on so generally 15C and over. I think you also have to take into consideration where you have had them in the house and need to re acclimatise them back down to lower temperatures.
 
If piggies have been kept in the house throughout the winter then the weather needs to warm up a bit more before moving them outside. However, with regard to the amount of attention that pigs get, this is totally dependant on the owner. I have a mixture of indoor and outdoor (shed) piggies and they all get the same amount of attention. Just because some of my pigs are kept in a shed doesn't mean I am less likely to notice if they are poorly, or to know their personality. It's a matter of personal choice where people keep their guinea pigs and neither way is right or wrong. What is wrong is when piggies are neglected and sadly this can happen with both indoor and outdoor ones
 
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If piggies have been kept in the house throughout the winter then the weather needs to warm up a bit more before moving them outside. However, with regard to the amount of attention that pigs get, this is totally dependant on the owner. I have a mixture of indoor and outdoor (shed) piggies and they all get the same amount of attention. Just because some of my pigs are kept in a shed doesn't mean I am less likely to notice if they are poorly, or to know their personality. It's a matter of personal choice where people keep their guinea pigs and neither way is right or wrong. What is wrong is when piggies are neglected and sadly this can happen with both indoor and outdoor ones
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I agree. We've recently acquired two indoor piggies (who are soon to become outdoor piggies like our others when the weather warms-up) and whilst they were obviously well-loved, they were kept in a small cage. I have already put these two outdoors in the run, weather permitting, with the others during the day (they do have shelter in the run though), and they seem happy enough (i.e. immediately start eating the grass rather than running for cover). We keep them in the kitchen at night, which is the coolest part of the house.
 
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