Rubber antislip mats, good idea?

[Rilenceny]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcOpgn-tOE0

This is a video from someone's else pigs in Singapore; I've personally used these before, and it's comfortable for humans to walk on (We line this in the bathroom so old or young people won't slip).

Do you think it's good for Guinea Pigs to walk on, still?

 

[torieraa]

Looks good to me and the piggies look happy in the video

 

[Rilenceny]

I figured.
I'd love to wait for more opinions on this one.

 

[Claire W]

The only thing I would be concerned about is the piggies chewing them.

We have rubber door mats and my piggies have had a nibble mallethead

I guess if you have guinea pigs who do not chew, they would be perfect but mine would definitely eat them.

 

[Rilenceny]

Thanks for answering Claire.
I find that they'll grow out of trying to chew on them after a while.

Will the holes ever pose any problems to their legs though?

I remember 6 years back when I was using it, and post on the C&C Cage forum, I got attacked mercilessly so...

 

[Claire W]

I'm not sure to be honest. I guess it depends how hard the rubber is and what the size of the holes are.

I know it isn't recommended to allow piggies to walk on wire floors due to it damaging their feet and I am thinking may be a piggy could get their foot caught in the hole?

I think I would personally prefer to use something flat but that's just me.

 

[Rilenceny]

If it's used with towel or puppy pads below (Like how it's laid in the video), I doubt the legs could get caught.

But there are people whom combine it with wired flooring thinking it'd stay safe, but I guess that might warrent a leg caught?
The holes are too small for the legs to get through, but big enough for poops to go through.

I never even had a incidental birth pup getting their legs caught too.

Hmm.