JaseChase
Junior Guinea Pig
My partner and I are considering moving in together at the moment and I am of course factoring the piggies into the plan haha
I've got two boys in a 5x2 C&C cage on a stand raised from the ground (they're about a year and a half old). Partner has a sweet little doggo, he's a poodle/terrier cross and under 5kg so quite small. He's been around the piggies several times (the piggies always in a lidded cage) and we've not had problems - he gets curious and likes to go and say hello, but we have a 'no paws on the cage' rule and the piggies will quite happily sit and munch in front of him while he's looking
However, moving in together poses some extra challenges so I want to make sure I'm prepared and the piggies will be absolutely safe. My current thinking is:
- Get a permanent lid on the cage (C&C grids and zip ties probably? Suggestions on this would be welcome)
- Keep the piggies in a room where the door can be closed for floor/lap time and cage cleaning
- Doggo is always supervised when clearing out the hay every day
- Keep a closed door between doggo and piggies at night
If there are any people on this forum who have dogs and piggies, I would love advice! I'm personally not comfortable with ever having the piggies out of the cage while doggo is in the room, he's gentle as anything but it would take two seconds for something to go horribly wrong and the piggies would come off worse, so it's a big no for me. My partner agrees with me on that
I know that moving is going to cause the piggies to re-establish their hierarchy so I will be expecting dominance displays. I would like to take the opportunity to extend them to a 6x2 C&C if the new place has enough space, would that make any dominance issues worse or is this a good time to do that?
I'm also a bit torn on which room the piggies would go in - they're currently in the living/kitchen area of my flat so they're right in the middle of everything. I've thought about putting them in a bedroom in the new place because that will have a door that is easy to close to keep the dog away when needed, but I worry they'd be out of the way and less involved with daily life (though I'd of course go and spend time with them as much as possible). But would keeping them in the kitchen/living space be less practical with doggo around? What have other people done in this situation, if any of you have done this before?
Thank you for any advice! Here is piggie tax
I've got two boys in a 5x2 C&C cage on a stand raised from the ground (they're about a year and a half old). Partner has a sweet little doggo, he's a poodle/terrier cross and under 5kg so quite small. He's been around the piggies several times (the piggies always in a lidded cage) and we've not had problems - he gets curious and likes to go and say hello, but we have a 'no paws on the cage' rule and the piggies will quite happily sit and munch in front of him while he's looking
However, moving in together poses some extra challenges so I want to make sure I'm prepared and the piggies will be absolutely safe. My current thinking is:
- Get a permanent lid on the cage (C&C grids and zip ties probably? Suggestions on this would be welcome)
- Keep the piggies in a room where the door can be closed for floor/lap time and cage cleaning
- Doggo is always supervised when clearing out the hay every day
- Keep a closed door between doggo and piggies at night
If there are any people on this forum who have dogs and piggies, I would love advice! I'm personally not comfortable with ever having the piggies out of the cage while doggo is in the room, he's gentle as anything but it would take two seconds for something to go horribly wrong and the piggies would come off worse, so it's a big no for me. My partner agrees with me on that
I know that moving is going to cause the piggies to re-establish their hierarchy so I will be expecting dominance displays. I would like to take the opportunity to extend them to a 6x2 C&C if the new place has enough space, would that make any dominance issues worse or is this a good time to do that?
I'm also a bit torn on which room the piggies would go in - they're currently in the living/kitchen area of my flat so they're right in the middle of everything. I've thought about putting them in a bedroom in the new place because that will have a door that is easy to close to keep the dog away when needed, but I worry they'd be out of the way and less involved with daily life (though I'd of course go and spend time with them as much as possible). But would keeping them in the kitchen/living space be less practical with doggo around? What have other people done in this situation, if any of you have done this before?
Thank you for any advice! Here is piggie tax