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Do you have thermometers in the hutches? The hutches should ideally be properly insulated and have thermal hutch covers. With plastic covers over the front. They should also have snugglesafe heat pads (they really are essential for outdoor piggies). Straw should be avoided due to it being...

I completely agree with everything said so far. Mine are out in my shed. Various recent circumstances have meant they are in cages (which I’m not happy about but needs must) rather than hutches now. I wrap most of the sides of the cage with silver foil insulation, another partial layer (not...

Thankyou so much, do you bring them inside if the temperature drops below a certain number please?

Welcome to the forum Mine live outside in my shed also. I have insulated all walls, floor and ceiling of my shed with silver foil insulation, which helps a lot They have silver foil insulation, blankets and old duvets put over their cages (when they were in hutches they also had a thermal...

My boys live in my shed in hutches with the doors open so they can play on the shed floor (during their own turn given I’ve got two who fell out!). The shed is insulated with silver foil insulation stapled onto the walls, ceiling and floor. If the weather is very cold, and even though the shed...

Piggies adjust to generally cooler conditions. It is the bigger temperature jumps that are the problem. Another possible measure: A cardboard box with an entrance cut in that is filled with soft hay for cold nights - hay is a great insulator and the box will prevent additional drafts. Don't...

I want to put my chartwell 6 ft ( now in the garage) in the playhouse and get a ramp so they can also use the floor during the day so they can have more space. Would you give me some advice on insulation?

Just checking this would be suitable to insulate our hutch? To go under a thick tarp. SuperFOIL Multi-Purpose Insulation & Foil Tape Set - 0.6 x 5m | Wickes.co.uk

Definitely a good idea to speak to rescues before buying anything. I have four boys who live in hutches in my shed. Even out there it is a lot of work to keep them warm enough. My shed is fully insulated but doesn’t have electric so not heated. Although the shed is insulated, the hutches...

They tend to adapt to cooler temperatures easier than warmer ones. Provided you are using plenty of hay for them to eat and to snuggle into, along with providing a snugglesafe each, then they should be fine. (Don’t recommend the use of hay racks as they restrict their ability to be able to...

My guinea pigs live in the garage all year as there are too many foxes around to have them outside. The lighting in my garage isn't that great either over winter - it's fine in the summer as there is a large window for the light to come in and the Personnel door is always open (it opens onto...

No, I will get some tomorrow thank you for the idea! I didn’t know that about straw thank you for the advice on that I will take it out tomorrow and pile more hay instead 🙂, they have a big quilt on the top and draped down the back will that help with the heat? Is there anything else I can do to...

There is no issue with keeping them outside year round provided the hutch is sheltered and insulated. - staple silver foil insulation all around the hutch - add lots of hay inside the hutch. Stuff hides with hay. - Snugglesafe heat pads - Put blankets/old duvets/old sleeping bags on the...

Hiya, what size shed is yours please, I am trying to decide on a shed for my 3 bonded sows

Shed is insulated in the foil insulation stuff. Got curtains up at windows and doors. Hutches have thermal covers plus foil insulation on the inside and cardboard against the walls. There's blankets and duvets over the top as well as a tarp. Lots of hay to snuggle in with snuggle safes. Large...

I will get something for the from too and extra quilts, I’ll also under the snugglesafe :)

G Great thank you will they still get ventilation ok with the foil and my other fear is not spending as much time with them how do you work around that I know yours are outside

The cover on the website is purely waterproof with no insulating qualities. You need to also insulate the hutch and you can do it with a proper thermal cover - try the scratch and newton website as they do both waterproof (called hutch hugger in their website) and thermal cover (called hutch...

My own piggies live in my shed. They used to live in hutches within the shed which made things much easier to keep warm and protected. Circumstances have meant I have had to move mine into c&c cages in the shed which is something I’d personally always avoided due to the fact it can be much...

I also have Wilbur in a commercial cage in my shed. It sits at an L shape to Hugo’s hutch. I have made a cover using silver foil insulation (actually two layers for the coldest parts of winter). I throw a thick blanket over all of it during the night. The front panel of the cover lifts up...