Hiitshannah
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi! My guinea pig Butternut will not stop eating the plastic in his c&c cage. He’s eaten so much of it. He’s about 10 weeks old, and lives with an older boar who’s about 4.5, but very active, and they get on really well - there has never been any aggression (even teeth chattering) from the moment they were introduced, they curl up to sleep together etc.
They live in a 3 x 4 cage, they have loads of toys like balls, tunnels etc. 2 bowls, 2 bottles, blankets to sleep on, they get 3 different types of hay to choose from, fresh veg twice a day following the recommended diet on this forum so a good variety. They also come out for a run on the floor every day where they can run freely and we have a huge fleece set up with loads more toys, so he can’t be bored!
We have 2 other males who live above them, and the only time his cage mate Nutmeg chews plastic is when he’s trying to get to the other pigs when they are out for their run. I think Butternut learned this behaviour from Nutmeg but is now doing it all the time. Does anyone have any tips to get him to stop? I’m worried it’s going to cause issues in his tummy if he continues to eat so much of it!
They live in a 3 x 4 cage, they have loads of toys like balls, tunnels etc. 2 bowls, 2 bottles, blankets to sleep on, they get 3 different types of hay to choose from, fresh veg twice a day following the recommended diet on this forum so a good variety. They also come out for a run on the floor every day where they can run freely and we have a huge fleece set up with loads more toys, so he can’t be bored!
We have 2 other males who live above them, and the only time his cage mate Nutmeg chews plastic is when he’s trying to get to the other pigs when they are out for their run. I think Butternut learned this behaviour from Nutmeg but is now doing it all the time. Does anyone have any tips to get him to stop? I’m worried it’s going to cause issues in his tummy if he continues to eat so much of it!