Australian Heat Hard For Piggies

Piggie popcorns · Jan 20, 2014

Lol yess I will be posting ALOT of pigtures of them :luv:

And thank you sport_billy those are the ones I am looking to get

and Yes it is very hot here at the moment it is supposed to cool down next week :yahoo:

my piggies won't be outside in this heat lol

Cavyhappy · Jan 21, 2014

sport_billy said:
Can't beleive how hot you guys are getting it over there. Hope it gets a little cooler for you soon

Thanks, it's meant to be getting hotter where we are but then I might cool down after that, hopefully phew!

Cavyhappy · Jan 21, 2014

Piggie popcorns said:
Lol yess I will be posting ALOT of pigtures of them And thank you sport_billy those are the ones I am looking to get and Yes it is very hot here at the moment it is supposed to cool down next week my piggies won't be outside in this heat lol

My guineas just sleep its so hot!

Cavyhappy · Jan 21, 2014

Piggie popcorns said:
Lol yess I will be posting ALOT of pigtures of them And thank you sport_billy those are the ones I am looking to get and Yes it is very hot here at the moment it is supposed to cool down next week my piggies won't be outside in this heat lol

My guineas just sleep its so hot!

Piggie popcorns · Jan 21, 2014

PiggieLove · Jan 21, 2014

I think you're doing a good job at keeping them cool. Providing frozen bottles and bringing them indoors during the hottest part of the day is the best thing you can do. However, I would be very cautious when providing a "paddling pool" for your piggies. Even if it is just a shallow bowl, there is a risk that they could slip and become submerged. Or they could become stressed and thrash around and drown. Personally, I wouldn't risk it. Very few guinea pigs actually enjoy being in water. It may just cause unnecessary stress.

If you were going to provide some kind of "pool" for them, I think the safest thing to do would be to cover a dinner plate in a dishcloth and then pour water on top. The dinner plate would be shallow enough to prevent drowning, and the dishcloth would provide some traction so they don't slip.

I'm pretty lucky in that I'm allowed to keep my piggies indoors, so they are under the air con all day. They are spoilt piggies indeed!

Bekki · Jan 21, 2014

Please send some heat here its -1oC and I have to go deice my car now! I don't use heating or anything in my house yet either I don't feel the cold but I don't like deicing my car one bit!

Hope all your piggies are fine

Cavyhappy · Jan 21, 2014

PiggieLove said:
I think you're doing a good job at keeping them cool. Providing frozen bottles and bringing them indoors during the hottest part of the day is the best thing you can do. However, I would be very cautious when providing a "paddling pool" for your piggies. Even if it is just a shallow bowl, there is a risk that they could slip and become submerged. Or they could become stressed and thrash around and drown. Personally, I wouldn't risk it. Very few guinea pigs actually enjoy being in water. It may just cause unnecessary stress.

If you were going to provide some kind of "pool" for them, I think the safest thing to do would be to cover a dinner plate in a dishcloth and then pour water on top. The dinner plate would be shallow enough to prevent drowning, and the dishcloth would provide some traction so they don't slip.

I'm pretty lucky in that I'm allowed to keep my piggies indoors, so they are under the air con all day. They are spoilt piggies indeed!

Thanks for the advice, tried to teach one of mine to swim today and like you said, he became very distressed, however I will try the dinner plate theory, he might prefer that!

Cavyhappy · Jan 21, 2014

Bekki said:
Please send some heat here its -1oC and I have to go deice my car now! I don't use heating or anything in my house yet either I don't feel the cold but I don't like deicing my car one bit!

Hope all your piggies are fine

Wooaahhh -1! Good luck with the deicing, am trying to send some over but it might take a few months! Hope your piggies are fine as well!

Bekki · Jan 21, 2014

Thanks @Cavyhappy -1 outdoors isnt that cold for here in the winter (the worst i've had is -15C) the piggies are just fine in the house its not that cold and its totally draught free, there are people who keep their piggies outside in this country :-)

Cavyhappy · Jan 21, 2014

Bekki said:
Thanks @Cavyhappy -1 outdoors isnt that cold for here in the winter (the worst i've had is -15C) the piggies are just fine in the house its not that cold and its totally draught free, there are people who keep their piggies outside in this country :-)

Gosh, people actually keep them outside; I would bring mine inside if it was 10C! Good to know that your house is draught free. Do you have a rabbit as well?

Bekki · Jan 21, 2014

2 house buns

10c overnight isnt achieved most of tge year here

Cavyhappy · Jan 21, 2014

Bekki said:
2 house buns

10c overnight isnt achieved most of tge year here

Cute bunnies, wish I could have bunnies (they're classified as pests in my state)! Must be cold outside over there

Bekki · Jan 21, 2014

Lol id consider 10c to be mild especially for an overnight temperature

Shame bunnies are classed as a pest :-(

sharonS · Jan 21, 2014

Cavyhappy said:
Thanks for the advice, tried to teach one of mine to swim today and like you said, he became very distressed, however I will try the dinner plate theory, he might prefer that!

Maybe just put enough water in for them to paddle in but not have to swim.

Cavyhappy · Jan 21, 2014

sharonS said:
Maybe just put enough water in for them to paddle in but not have to swim.

Will try that

Nicola_ · Jan 22, 2014

Cavyhappy said:
Gosh, people actually keep them outside; I would bring mine inside if it was 10C!

I would give anything for it to be 10c here! I dread to think how cold it is outside - but there's definitely been a temperature drop in the last couple of days. Unfortunately I live in the attic of an over 150 year old building with a leaky roof, no heating and extreme draughts! (Well the draughts are downstairs where we have heating) my room seems to excentuate whatever temperatures are outside so if it's cold outside it's colder inside and same with the heat where it can get really hot!

Cavyhappy · Jan 22, 2014

Nicola_ said:
I would give anything for it to be 10c here! I dread to think how cold it is outside - but there's definitely been a temperature drop in the last couple of days. Unfortunately I live in the attic of an over 150 year old building with a leaky roof, no heating and extreme draughts! (Well the draughts are downstairs where we have heating) my room seems to excentuate whatever temperatures are outside so if it's cold outside it's colder inside and same with the heat where it can get really hot!

Woah, I would also want it to be 10c here for the opposite reason!