Getting Guinea Pigs? Items You'll Need To Buy?

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What your Guinea Pig needs.

Getting guinea pigs is an exciting time! Here is a list of items you will need for the arrival of your New Guinea Pigs

• A suitable Hutch if outdoors or indoor cage, most importantly being the correct size for the amount of piggies you are getting. Unfortunately lots of pet stores sell cages that are too small for guinea pigs and will sell a 100cm cage for two piggies which is way too small.

A minimum cage size for 2 guinea pigs is 60cm x 120cm so something like a Ferplast 120cm is a good sturdy cage www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/small_pets/hutches_cages/rabbit_cage/120_cm_cages/14083
There are other housing alternatives available such as C&C cages. Some recommended supplies of pre-made c&c cages are http://correxcages.weebly.com/ that @kimlou5288 runs or www.candcguineapigcages.co.uk/ ​

More details of cages/hutches can be found in our Housing & Enrichment section https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/forums/housing-and-enrichment.9/
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• Water bottle and holder

• Food bowl, ceramic ones are the best as they are un-tip-able and un-chewable; ideally one per piggy

• Houses to hide in, these are important as piggies like to have places to sit and feel secure. New piggies are especially very nervous at first.

You will need one house per pig and can use something like these. Pigloo - www.petplanet.co.uk/product.asp?dept_id=1348&pf_id=55338
Fiddle sticks bent into an arch (large - measure 49cmx29cm) www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/small_pets/accessories/bridges_stairs/bridges/227525
Or wooden villas like this one http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/small_pets/accessories/large_cabings_smallpets/wooden_houses/14498​

• Good quality hay. This can be sourced locally to you or bought online at www.dustfreehay.co.uk or www.hayforpets.co.uk

• Dry food preferably pellets e.g. Harrington’s http://groceries.asda.com/asda-webstore/landing/home.shtml#/product/910000511995 or Burgess excel http://www.vetuk.co.uk/guinea-pig-f...-665_667_1310/burgess-excel-guinea-pig-p-1310 These brands are readily available at local pet supply stores, supermarkets and online

• Bedding, there are a lot of choices out there… Fleece, Vetbed, Woodshavings as well as paper and cardboard based beddings such as Auboise, Carefresh etc… Details can be found in this thread here http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/bedding-for-guinea-pigs-overview.114219/

• A run for exercise time, these can be shop bought or for indoor runs you can fix c&c grids together will cable ties to create a foldable run.

• Veggies! This list will give you an idea of what to feed http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/edible-and-forbidden-veg-and-fruit-list-with-vitamin-c-grading.42/
  http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/recommendations-for-a-balanced-general-guinea-pig-diet.116460/

What you’ll need at some point.

• Nail clippers for claw clipping, if you are not experienced it is always getting your vet to show you how to do it for the first few times.

• Pet Carrier, useful for holidays and of course trips to the vets.

• Brush/wide toothed comb if piggies are long haired and need grooming