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Hi everyone, my guinea pigs (both boys) are starting to feel the sudden drop in temperatures and I was wondering how I can help them with it. They have an inside cage and an outside cage, they sleep inside then spend the majority of the day outside. But for the past two days, I’ve kept them...

Hi all, we have had our guinea pigs (2 boars) since July in a 6ft chartwell outdoor hutch so this is our first winter. They have the thermal hutch cover and waterproof cover with an extra blanket on at the moment. I have been putting plenty of hay in for them to keep warm in but they just...

That sounds lovely actually!

At that measurement it is minimum size for two sows (although even for sows we recommend bigger). The shop has just gone by RSPCA minimum sizing without considering that minimum isn’t usually big enough but more importantly without considering that boars need a lot more room than sow minimums...

It sounds like you're doing everything you can and you're in good hands here with @Piggies&buns 😊 Not every pig that does white powdery wees will go on to develop problems... it really is something very common. We try to keep an eye on it but we can't 'cure' something that's part of their...

After a sudden and short illness, Trudy was helped to cross the rainbow bridge on Tuesday morning 🌈. After spending Monday as an in-patient with no improvement seen, she came home for the night to say goodbye to her special slave, my 14-year-old daughter. It was all very unexpected and has...

Ahh I love this! Thank you so much for your reply. Yes when I wrote on the forum I was a little overwhelmed that I had bought the girls as fast as I did 🫣 Luckily I read up loads of info on the forum so now have a routine feed chart and everything on the fridge so I don’t get mixed up while...

Then please be aware that we have been recently experiencing quite a few weight swings between warm days and the occasionally still cold nights. Please also make preparations and plans for any heat waves/spikes over the summer. Guinea pigs have not the most efficient body cooling system since...

I'm just getting really stressed, as everytime he does a really white pee, he squeaks. All I'm going to give him daily now, is cucumber, coriander, little gem,(can't get romaine), pepper. It just upsets me to hear him squeak, but its not every single time

Not everybody is able to move their piggies into a house for winter (usually, they would move indoors around October and stay in until about April/May time) and piggies can live outside year round but they arent hardy and need a lot of protection and to be kept warm. A sturdy hutch, good...

:wel: First of all, make sure you check their sexes yourself. We do see missexing mistakes from pet shops and breeders and you do just want to be certain you have three sows. The type of bedding you use is a personal choice - there is no best type of bedding, it’s only the best for you if...

They live in an insulated outhouse, it isn't outside-outside but it's not as warm as the house, they get on just fine out there under regular circumstance, I just think Eevie has lost so much weight she cant heat herself anymore :( I have seven guinea pigs so bringing them all indoors simply...

It’s very common in the UK for piggies to live outside in summer but to come back inside during the winter. Equally, to live outside year round but move inside when necessary. This is certainly my situation. They live outside year round in a shed but I have a spare cage so they can move...

Welcome to the forum and I am sorry for your loss. Looking After a Bereaved Guinea Pig It’s not ideal being totally in the dark for a long time but while it is very cold, it is definitely best that she is in there to be protected from the elements. Lots of hay and heatpads to snuggle into...

One word. Calking..... Not just the room The whole house. on average if you add up all the cracks in your house that leak in cold air from outside its the equivilent of having a door just wide open. You dont need a guinea pig form you need a handy man forum. you'll see, seal up all those cracks...

We're never having the overnight heating on. I use a large fleece or sheet to peg over the side of the cages that abut the bay window which takes care of any colder air drafts pooling at the bottom of the bay window. We also have thicker curtains, which I insisted on when we redecorated and...

They're scared because it's new and different and guinea pigs are naturally cautious. If you keep exposing them to the outdoors, they will gradually relax, but there's no real way to rush things. They are slow to warm up to new experiences, it's what keeps them alive in the wild! We're in a...

My blind pigs did fine outside (we had a caged enclosure that we used when it was warm enough!) She really did anything that the other pigs did, we didn't restrict her in any way. She might have been freaked out had we put her in an all-new space, but in her cage, in the hallway that we let...

My boys live in my shed (they have a hutch in there as well). They live out year round but I actually find it considerably harder in summer to keep them cool, then I do keeping them warm in winter. In summer time (now bearing in mind my location), my piggies actually move in the house due to...

It’s most unusable because of the UK weather. An outdoor space cannot be counted as it is not living space as they cant be in it permanently - for safety and warmth purposes. Piggies should not really be on grass at this time of the year as it is too damp and cold. The guidance is you would...