BeckyBee
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi everyone ![Waving hand :wave: 👋](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44b.png)
I used to be an active member on the forum a few years ago, when I had my little herd of piggies, who have all now passed on. A few years, some children and house moves later (!) I am now hoping to finally take the plunge and set up a guinea pig boarding facility, and would really appreciate some opinions and feedback as I make my plans!
So I'm looking at specifically guinea pig boarding on a small scale. Boarders would be in an insulated wooden outbuilding, that I can set up limited heating in. I would open from Easter to October then close over winter. I would be insured and put together contracts and detailed information sheets for each boarder. Bedding, hay and veg would be included with owners providing their own dry food and anything else they wanted to supply. If anyone has any thoughts please let me know! If it's something you would use, whether there is a demand for this type of boarding, what would owners be looking for, anything that could be changed or improved so far, etc..
I'd also like to ask people opinions on housing - at the moment I'm leaning towards Ferplast style cages as they can be thoroughly cleaned/disinfected between stays, or would there be a preference for hutches? Also outdoor run time - I've read quite differing opinions from owners, either saying it would be a must or that they'd not want it available due to concerns with it being secure/cleaned between piggies etc.
I'd love a bit of feedback on anything and everything!
Thanks so much if you've read this far![Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin: 😁](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f601.png)
![Waving hand :wave: 👋](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44b.png)
I used to be an active member on the forum a few years ago, when I had my little herd of piggies, who have all now passed on. A few years, some children and house moves later (!) I am now hoping to finally take the plunge and set up a guinea pig boarding facility, and would really appreciate some opinions and feedback as I make my plans!
So I'm looking at specifically guinea pig boarding on a small scale. Boarders would be in an insulated wooden outbuilding, that I can set up limited heating in. I would open from Easter to October then close over winter. I would be insured and put together contracts and detailed information sheets for each boarder. Bedding, hay and veg would be included with owners providing their own dry food and anything else they wanted to supply. If anyone has any thoughts please let me know! If it's something you would use, whether there is a demand for this type of boarding, what would owners be looking for, anything that could be changed or improved so far, etc..
I'd also like to ask people opinions on housing - at the moment I'm leaning towards Ferplast style cages as they can be thoroughly cleaned/disinfected between stays, or would there be a preference for hutches? Also outdoor run time - I've read quite differing opinions from owners, either saying it would be a must or that they'd not want it available due to concerns with it being secure/cleaned between piggies etc.
I'd love a bit of feedback on anything and everything!
Thanks so much if you've read this far
![Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin: 😁](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f601.png)