Running like a nutter lol.

[djpaul1996]

Hi I have 2 Guinea pigs 1 likes to run round like there is no tomorrow or is trying to run into next week lol and the other 1 like to take it easy.
Can someone help or can give me more info to why she likes to run round like a nutter lol.
Also am getting mixed messages about things to use for like there loo floor and bedding. At the min I use wood shavings and lots of hay can someone please tell me that I am ok to do this or point/give me better things to use please.
P.S sort of new to there little lady's any any info would helps us out a lot
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thank you

 

[Lady Kelly]

Haha welcome to the world of piggies. Your "nutter" piggy is doing what we call zoomies! It's a sign of a happy piggy indeed. Lack of zoomies does not mean the other one is unhappy it's just that piggies personalities vary massively just like in humans

 

[Piggies&buns]

my dexter is a zoomie popcorning crazy boy, but Pops pig isn’t. Amazingly I saw Pops popcorning yesterday, this was the first time I’ve seen it and I have had him for over a year!
Re bedding:. I use a layer of newspaper, some shavings in the areas they go to the toilet and then a thick layer of hay everywhere else. My boys live in a hutch in my shed. Hay is the best type of bedding for outdoor pigs.
If your piggies are indoors, then hay is still fine as a bedding but fleece bedding can also be an alternative. It really just depends on what you and your piggies like.

 

[Swissgreys]

It sounds like your piggies are very happy.
Our 'baby' (he is actually almost 2 years old) loves to race around and around his cage.
Lucy has never been much of a runner, and although she will sometimes join him she is far more laid back.

 

[VickiA]

Oh hello and welcome. It sounds like whatever you’re doing your piggies are very happy. Well done
Young and happy piggies race round at times - we call this zoomies. And then they do this leaping in the air we call popcorning. As they get older and heavier they do this less often, but it’s a joy to see.

I’m going to give you some links about bedding/flooring. There is no right or wrong choice - just what works for you. Personally I use fleece with puppy pads underneath. But shavings and hay with newspaper underneath are fine. Other folk use cafe fresh and aubiose. It’s worth having a good read up into these and then seeing what you think. There always plenty of folk on here to answer questions.
Bedding For Guinea Pigs - Overview
A Detailed Guide For Fleece Bedding

We have so much useful information on here, but we are lacking one thing at the moment - photos of your fur babies and their names! Please do post photos. We LOVE piggy photos

 

[GPTV]

..... Other folk use cafe fresh and aubiose.....

Try searching for 'carefresh' looks like autocorrect strikes again for VickiA
Carefresh Bedding | eBay

Have a look at the helpful information in the threads Vicki has linked to.

I use a layer of a few newspapers, covered by very finely shredded paper (approx. An inch thick) & big Piles of hay added. My girls are in a hutch in a shed.
The bedding varies a lot with personal choice and ease of use, once you find something you & the piggies are happy with you're sorted

Welcome to the forum & your two sound like they're settling in nicely zoomies already
We'd love to see pics of your little ladies xx

 

[DMS260820]

I had a 7 year old boar that did zoomies whilst he had the start of arthiritis, he was a right nutcase lol