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I did debate for a while whether to go for shed or hutch and in the end decided hutch for a couple of reasons. One being it is easier to move than a shed so should we end up somewhere with a large shed/garage I could actually move the entire hutch into the garage/shed if it gets cold. But...

I have to remove bits of hay sometimes round crystals eyes - for some reason she is the only pig that hay sticks like velcro to and its not like they walk all over or bury into it. I have had to remove things from other animals though, a goat managed to get a chain link round its back teeth...

Well the piggies have better accommodation than I do - the roof on the house leaks, and there is no heating or lights yet - I've got one of those head lamp things! :)) But yes, lovely to be here. Ask me again in the middle of winter!

:)) Perhaps we need to start knitting socks and things for you! Do you wear a Gerbil Girl outfit whilst wandering around with the torch on your head? :x:(|)

hi all i am wanting your views on my latest venture to house my G.pigs. I am having a purpose built shed and run built that will be 10ft x 6ft they will be free to roam around this space and for the winter i will put a heat lamp inside. I will use hay as the main bedding and there will be a 2...

Hi again, the garage could be a option, you could always buy a heat lamp for in there to keep them warm, but they do need some light, does your garage have windows? is it connected to your house, but if you have no option to keep your pigs outside it is definately worth seeing what you can do...

Hello again my lovelies, I need you're help once again, it's with Maisie. My mummy in law doesn't think that the vet has diagnosed the right illness for Maisie Moo, as Dylan too is now losing his hair and becoming very thin. :( Symtoms: Shivering (currently been kept inside, cosies...

My piggies are inside a shed during fall and winter and early spring. They are inside wood hutches, with one side completely enclosed. Last year my husband rigged up heating inside one hutch. It is a ceramic heat lamp, does not emit light. It is connected to a thermostat and programmed to keep...

heat lamps sound like a brill idea, i use the heat pads that * put in micro, never though of over heat lamps.:)

Hello everyone I've never cared for guinea pigs before, but would like to in the future. I love coming on the forum and reading all the threads, i'm definately learning lots from all of you. I just have a few questions about having a piggy shed that I am hoping some of you experts can help me...

...it is still easy to be in there. Oil filled radiators are generally thought to be the safest. Definitely no exposed elements, and heat lamps may burn a pig. You will find people have vastly differing views on what bedding works best for them. People on here use Dust extracted wood...

Phoebe (minipig) lives in one of our guinea pig rooms in a large enclosure (she still needs the heat lamp and to be inside for a few weeks) anyhow she went on a destructive rampage last night, escaped her pen and basically pulled all the smaller cavy cages off the shelves and tables she could...

Thank you so much everyone for all your responses. It's so hard not to worry! I have sort of worked out what I will do. I have 2 hutches, one houses my old boar, Chipy, who lives alone. And the other one houses 2 sows and one neutered boy. Chipy, since he's old and alone, now has a ceramic...

I spoke to one of the nurses just after my earlier post and she said that things had gone 'reasonably' well. She said that he was under the heat lamp with his brother and he had just started moving around. The vet then called me later in the afternoon to say that they were keeping him in. He...

It makes sense to me, it sounds as if they will have a great time popcorning around in all that space. Could you try heat lamps perhaps, like they use for farm animals in the colder weather. Fixing them up using a wooden bar across at the far end of the shed. Maybe someone else has a different...

Sadly we had to put our much loved parrot Oliver down today. He was 17 years old which isn't that old for a parrot at all. He'd been around since before I was born and when I was older I took over looking after him. He was such a beautiful boy with green feathers all over his body, red on his...

Feels like I DO live in my piggy shed - always so much cleaning to do :)) When I had piggies free ranging on the shed floor I also used lino which went up the walls slightly and the edges were sealed. The only problem I found with this was that although it was sealed when we removed it to...

Have you thought about getting a carpenter or joiner to make you a hutch of your specification? You can thenget it double skimmed so you can put insulation between the wood and under the floor and space for a heat lamp etc if needed? ANd then you can also get it as large as you wish...

My piggies are in a 8x10 shed with hutches open so they can run around freely ,\\\\\\\\i heat the shed with 2 heat and light lamps as used in hen houses ,they are on 24 hrs aday in winter .The shed is pleasantly warm but not too hot .I put vet bed in hutches and under the lamps ,and many a time...

Hi People, we put out our pigs last night, we have spent weeks preparing for this and deliberating constanly on whether to or not. Well today my wife came home from work and our two pigs were ill. They were very tired and slumped to the ground when they were removed from the hutch, she rushed...