Adopting guinea pigs while living in a camping car?

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Hi, hope this thread finds you well! My girlfriend and I have been thinking about getting 2 guinea pigs but we're unsure wether we should since we're planning on living in a camping car and we don't want to scare or destabilise them; how do they react with a life on the road (engine vibration, sounds..)? Moreover, concerning their habitat, is it safe to let them free-roam and to just have a cage in which they'd pee/poo in? I don't want to lock them up.. I also read that they poo up to 100 times a day and pee every 15 minutes, which seems extremely hard to take care of in such a small space, is the smell worst than mice pee?
Any help/advice is appreciated! :luv:
 
I agree with Mrs Tiggy Winkle, it's not really suitable at all. (Not because of the travelling, most guinea pigs are OK in cars for a couple of hours, but in a secure carry case; and not because of the smell, because there wouldn't be a lot of smell if they are cared for right. ) The space would mostly likely be too small, both for the pigs and all their food and equipment, free roaming on the floor would not be safe for them or you, it would be very difficult to access good vet care if you were moving from place to place frequently, and you would have an ongoing problem of disposing of their waste, hay, poops, etc.
 
I have to agree. It is not a suitable way to keep guinea pigs.

They would not just pee and poop in the designated cage - they cannot be litter trained so they would not take themselves into the cage to do it, they pee and poop all the time and would just toilet wherever they are.

They would need to be caged for their own safety in that kind of environment. Piggies like a safe territory that they know as their own with lots of hides and safe places to go, most don’t like open spaces. Free roaming is fine in a house but even they have a cage they are locked into when they cannot be supervised or at night. They do not sleep at night so they would need to be caged at least at that point to be kept safe - the cage size needed is 150x60cm for two females and 180x60cm for two males; anything less than that at any time they are locked into the cage, there would be a potential conflict due to lack of space. If two piggies fight and fall out (which can happen due to character incompatibility and due to lack of space) then they must then have their own separate cages but be kept side by side, and never be allowed physical contact in the same space, so would never be able to free roam together again - so I’m not sure that would be feasible in a car.
 
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