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Oh i am so sorry to hear this. Is your garage really only 5-6 degrees now? Is there absolutely no way you can bring them into your room if things are already that cold out there, even if they are 2x3s? Two commercial cages even (which will come in narrower than c&c)? (Without reggie having a...

I know of someone (through somebody else) who currently has their two piggies living outside (and have always lived outside). Whilst they have insulated hutches (next to each other), I can't help but feel for them being outside in all weather's, especially at the moment. Both piggies are about...

In terms of the hutch size while narrower than would be advised (a hutch should be 60cm in width) it does just meet the minimum of 8 square feet for two females. I appreciate it is smaller than that which they are used to in their c&c but it isn’t absolutely dreadful. If your mum is adamant...

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...

My shed set up is similar (mine has a wooden floor though) and I have recently moved my hutches out. As long as there is no cold getting up through the floor in winter, hence my suggestion of putting insulation down first, then it is definitely easier to just sweep the shed out. I have old...

I’d only keep them in the c&c full time in the summer months. I know you’ve said before about the temperatures you deal with in the winter in the garage. If you surrendered to a rescue centre you wouldn’t need to worry about any of it - they would be going to a good home; the rescue would make...

If the cabin is at zero you need to do a lot more to keep them warm. It is far too low - they should not really below 15 degrees. When you say the ones on tile, what do you mean by this? I assume you don’t have electricity in the cabin? At the very least you would be well advised to fully...

Brilliant, thank you. I’ll get the Snugglesafes too, and I’m sure I’ll be back when I think of more questions!

Aldi has foil insulation in their special buys for £9.99. Thought I'd share for anyone who is looking to insulate hutches/sheds 😊

How about getting another hutch and joining them together to give them more room? There is nothing wrong with them being outside in a hutch year round provided you insulate the hutch, covers and snugglesafes. If you do sadly have to rehome then the safest way is to surrender them to a...

Thank you I appreciate your feedback I have thought the hutch situation was maybe wrong and have been thinking of using the shed that backs up to thier lean-to. I thought about taking a brick or two out the bottom and putting a door on for night time. I was going to put the hutches in there but...

I know - summer has been rubbish! I think it’s because it feels so autumnal now that I’m starting to think about winter! I’m really appreciative of your advice. I just adore my ungrateful little boys (they only want me when I come bearing food!) and want to make sure I’ve got everything right...

Unfortunately i’ve spoke to my mother and if Winston doesn’t come inside I have to get rid of Reggie and keep Winston in the hutch. She doesn’t believe (and is kind of right) that I can’t fully insulate and keep Winston safe in a freezing brick garage in a open bar cage. The only reason they...

What would you recommend to someone thinking about having a similar open enclosure? Or a hutch/run combo within a shed? I'm stuck with a bit of a dilemma having 3 'groups'. I can't find a commercial hutch that will fit between the current hutch and roof of the shed. So I'd either need to make...

You’ve done the right thing in bringing them indoors if you can’t maintain their warmth outside. However you do need to try to avoid sudden temperature changes so suddenly putting them back out will be a shock for them. Anything more than a 5 degree change in one go is too much. Managing the...

As I was putting the washing out on the line this morning and couldn't feel my fingertips when I'd finished (such is my devotion to not putting on my tumble dryer and therefore saving on the electricity), I realised that now is the time for the Snugglesafes to put in an appearance overnight...

Currently they live in their 2 hutches and I open the doors and they run on the floor (It's currently artificial grass but its hard to clean and not waterproof) with a hole to go outside too. So I'd like to get rid of the hutches and just get some little wooden houses and then just sweep up the...

Yes I do have hutches in my shed. Bit less run now that Wilbur and Hugo have fallen out - it’s more of a time share now! My shed is insulated but unfortunately not heated. Without electric I personally wouldn’t have open enclosures. I can keep the hutches warm with their covers and...

:wel: I’m sorry you were given bad information regarding a boar trio. A single piggy must be kept side by side with the pair 24/7. He is likely to be lonely if he doesn’t have that constant interaction through the bars. If you mean you have an omlet eglu house and run, then I’m sorry to say...

Thank you so much for the detailed reply! It’s cleared up a lot of confusion. I was thinking you were meant to use small hutches at night then runs during the day for extra space all year round. Ok so my idea now is to perhaps get a child’s Wendy house, insulate it (celotex covered with thin...