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How big is your brick building? Will a 6ft hutch fit in there? If it will, then you don’t need to worry. A hutch with insulating covers, hay and heatpads and they will be warm enough. You’re already a step ahead by the fact they are in a building as they are protected from the elements...

Oh that's great to know, Keighley was the one that came up for me. It's about 2 hours from us on public transport (we're in West Yorkshire but transport is not great) That's workable, I'd just worried they'd be sensitive to all the noises etc. Thank you.

They can stay outside, but it requires extra work. I keep my girl's on a sheltered patio (it has a roof and walls on three sides). I have insulated the hutch with foam pads and bubble wrap, three fleece blankets, a windproof/waterproof hutch cover, and a tarp that has a heat-reflective lining...

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply so thoughtfully and with so much wisdom. I’m just not able to cope with the trauma at the moment but your words give me hope and strength to carry on. The grief has felt overwhelming. I really hope that I’ll be able to pay it forward here too; right...

Yes it’s fine to raise it but you wouldn’t want it high. A few inches - just enough for them to get underneath (remembering that getting them out won’t be easy) - would be fine. This guide will help with ramps - Ramps in Cages Remembering that the higher you raise the hutch, the longer the...

A 5ft hutch is fine for two sows but a 6ft hutch is needed for two boars. Home and Roost is a good place to look for hutches. Be careful with hutches which have runs underneath them connected with a ramp. Often the ramps can be steep plus moving such a hutch/run combo can be tricky! You will...

Not sure if you’ve mentioned what sex the piggies are? Make sure, if they are boys, that they have a big hutch - 6ft is recommended as boars need more space As Vicki has mentioned keeping cool in summer is the bit which I, as an outdoor piggy keeper (they live in a shed) find hardest. Keeping...

Is there any decent soft hides for a good price. I’m not against spending money on them but I cant really justify spending £20 on one hidey, especially now. Unless that’s all that’s available. Actually saying that most of the hides and toys I have for them were from 10-20, but I am wondering...

Hi all, I am going to start this post off with some background of my piggies, but my actual question can be answered without reading this so please scroll down if you wish to just see my question :) I have two boars, Reggie (1y 3m) and Bean (5m). Reggie was initially bought as a baby when my...

Just to add I have heat pads for hutch and it is insulated and has a rain cover on aswell!

Dexter and a Popcorn are doing well. Just over 5 years old now! Dexter is taken with the youngsters, Hugo is taken with him. Wilbur tries to prove he is the biggest of them all (let’s not tell him he isnt!). Popcorn tries to keep out of the childish behaviour! Their Popcorn is in the first...

Hi All, My two sows live in a five foot by two foot hutch. For most of the year I keep it on a walled and roofed patio, but since this winter is unbelievably cold(!), I asked the homeowner if I could bring it in to the conservatory. I use a heater to keep the temperature at 12 to 15 degrees...

Hi, I'm considering getting two guinea pigs, but due to lack of space they would have to be kept in a hutch outdoors all year round. Is this realistic, and if so can anyone recommend a good hutch (we were thinking of an insulated Omlet one, with a long run and enclosure) or insulation options...

Sorry to see you lost Toffee 😔 I hope your son's excema stays away and doesn't affect his GCSEs. I put Squeaks and Winifred/Tigery in the top part only of my double hutch a year ago. I thought it was easier to keep the top half warm too, as you say, heat rises.

Thankyou so much for yiur reply and advise. I'm a member of guinea pigs uk on Facebook so I knew as soon as she said about boars living in more than 2s that she didn't have at least a full clue which i know in pet shops of big chain's thst they dint always. I have 4 boys in sepret 2 tier c&c...

Thank you for being open to suggestions. It’s always hard bringing up that somebody may find a different set up more appropriate and you never know how somebody will take it! So 9 piggies need a minimum of 24 square feet (minimum of 10 square feet for two piggies, and then a minimum of two...

Hiya i have a guinea pig callled Fudge , since july he’s been non stop ill- with respiratory infection i took him to vets and they prescribed antibiotics and then his infection went, but i kept going back due to his breathing isn’t good he’s had this for ages now always having problems with...

Thank you everyone. I don’t know why it was such a big blow with him. I love all my piggies very much, even Zac who sees me as a monster 🤣 My son was particularly hard hit, we knew Toffee as his bestie. He is now buried in a pot at the bottom of the garden. I will add some flower seeds next...

We all have our box of eternal regrets. Most of my own knowledge has come the hard way from my own mistakes and my own life lessons. My childhood piggies going back half a century, how little did we know about piggies then. Does that make us bad owners? Life is not about never making any...

That makes sense, it did look a bit flimsy. There would be newspaper and puppy pads etc. ontop of the mesh but even then I do think it would be difficult to keep insulated, and I didn’t even think about the roof. We have a busy day today so I probably won’t get a chance to sit down with anyone...