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My concern here is that the ramp and dividing wall closes off the spaces and could now cause territories, as well as cutting into running space. I would remove the wall and the ramp between the two cages entirely and just have one completely open square cage. A dominant piggy could claim the...

We put them in the top. Sir George had a good sniff around, popcorned then spent 10 minutes charging up and down the ramp! Master Boris has had a sniff around and popcorned but not used the ramp yet. We mixed up used and cleaned fleece on both floors.

Welcome to the forum As outdoor piggies they need hay everywhere in the hutch for warmth. You can push the hay and shavings to one side if you’re opening the ramp but I would still recommend it is used. It’s still too cold for them while temperatures are below 15 degrees. (Personally, it is...

My two used to live in a hutch with a ramp and managed it fine. I did have to “teach” them how to use it though.

Just to note you can't do that with the Midwest as it's designed, each 4x2 space is designed as a standalone cage with the ramp wall used as a connector between two. To change that would mean taking a saw to it at the very least. I had a similar setup with Comet and Blitzen and they were fine...

Thank you for your reply. They are both females and babies, born about 8 weeks ago. They have been outside since birth, having free roam of a garden and shed once they were 4 weeks old. Out hutch is 5ft and 2 levels (hense the ramp problem!) Would you suggest using the heat pads the next few...

Imagine if, on racing to the top of the ramp, he just took off! Up, over and out of the cage (and then swooped down on an unsuspecting shoulder or a Sunday roast).

Mine had a palace with penthouse, with no territory issues. They do need to learn to use a ramp. In my experience once Sir George learned he taught Master Boris and his former companion. I personally would go the two ramp option as you will have stroppy teenagers for a while. Just to make you...

it’s best to just not get a ramp. Ramps can create territories and in a boar pair can become a problem. Not all but sometimes. If one boar claims the ramp as his own he can prevent the other from ever using it. I no longer use two storeys with boar pairs

Welcome to the forum It’s night time temps which you are watching now. Anything below 15 degrees is considered chilly for them. The sudden drop expected, certainly in my area, down to around 5 degrees will have me putting in winter measures. It’s those sudden drops which are hardest on...

Cookie has always been a ... floppy? pig. I notice when he turns round he often leaves his back legs at right angles to his body, while all my other pigs keep their knees tucked in at their sides. That being said, all my other pigs are sows so I can't be sure if he's just manspreading... He's...

Hi If there is no bluish ulceration (infection) gunk on the surface, then you are dealing with a fast onset cataract (if it looks a little like a cluster of stars inside the eyes - lots of tiny white dots) or nuclear sclerosis (if it is a more even fog developing in the lens). Either can come...

Hi. My daughter recently got 2 guinea pigs and we are first time guinea pig owners! We're in the UK and worried about the forecast drop in temperatures over night this week. They are outside in a hutch and we hope to manage them outside through winter, possibly moving them into a shed if it gets...

Yeah my sister in laws piggies are in like a big kennel area on the floor . I have thought about the ramp actually, I am going to put carpet on it to start with as it helped my girls when they were getting used to it . I had to teach my 2 to go up and down the ramp so I know this is going to...

Ohh ok I also am still deciding whether to get rid of the enclosure he had right now as we had talked about I don’t want them to fight over the cage since it’s his territory

Hi Folks, I'm kinda posting here after being the daddy of two beautiful boys, Maverick and Patch for the last two and a half years and i'll be honest i'm proper struggling. Truth up front, I just lost my wee boy Patch today. Out of the two of them he was the most friendly, personable piggie...

Hi Please have him checked for arthritis in his legs and lower spine.

So today is the day I have been dreading. My last piggy, beautiful super cuddly Percy Piccolo has gone to his new home, and with this comes the end of my piggy journey. I am feeling heartbroken but know he has gone to a wonderful setup where he has plenty of room and three new companions and...

I have several times introduced a baby pig to an older pig and have seen them watch the older pig intently to see how to use the ramp or the water bottle, with the older pig continually looking over to see if baby pig was paying attention and figuring it out. I've actually had a long line of...

Simple way I taught mine was to put them in the hutch / loft and put the food at the bottom of the ramp .. going down is always scariest .. mine used to wheek going down at first but they love racing up it ☺️