squeaksandcarrots
Adult Guinea Pig
I want to give Penny and Cocoa something for Christmas, but I don't know what to make! Anyone have suggestions? Or what are you all giving your piggies for the holiday? 
DIY piggy presents?
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PigglePuggle
Senior Guinea Pig
Mine love an Amazon delivery box with 3 doors cut in filled with hay and cucumber chunks. They had one this morning because we are celebrating Pigmas today
They also like a wine box with a door cut in it filled with hay and veggies... any sort of cardboard box house full of dinner is always a hit!
They also like a wine box with a door cut in it filled with hay and veggies... any sort of cardboard box house full of dinner is always a hit!
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An egg box filled with boys of veg (you sometimes have to make a hole in it to help them start the demolition process) or an empty tissue box filled with veg and crumpled up balls of paper. Great fun for piggies.
teddymouse
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twist and knot some hay into ring and balls, piggies love them.
these l made back in the summer.
these l made back in the summer.
Guinea Slave
Adult Guinea Pig
Cardboard wine boxes, in fact most cardboard boxes! Other one mine love is Roll up a sheet of newspaper into a loose ball with veg or treats inside.
Betsy
Anniversary Herd
Not done that one! thanks I'll give it a go and see what they think.
Betsy
Anniversary Herd
@PigglePuggle fills up small envelopes with treats and hay and veg and gives them to her piggies.
Guinea Slave
Adult Guinea Pig
One thing is to be guaranteed with piggies, the more expensive and elaborate the present/toy, the more they will ignore it!
dannif_piggies
Adult Guinea Pig
Mine will be getting an xmas dinner, Brussel sprout each, broccoli, green beans, carrot, and then a watermelon treat for "dessert"
In terms of present, I bought them a coconut house each, but then found bad comments about the coconut on the roof, so they will get it for a bit on Christmas morning, after that, I am going to attempt to remove the coconut from the roof
In terms of DIY, mine love scrunched up paper balls, I also made some hay, oat and carrot treats that I found a recipe on here for, they went down a treat!
You could make a paper Christmas tree, or even like a paper stocking, just cut out two stocking shapes, pva glue around the outside (leaving the top of the stocking in glued), glue them together and then you could fill it with hay or forrsnging treats. If you made it big enough I'm sure they would end up going inside of it as well
In terms of present, I bought them a coconut house each, but then found bad comments about the coconut on the roof, so they will get it for a bit on Christmas morning, after that, I am going to attempt to remove the coconut from the roof
In terms of DIY, mine love scrunched up paper balls, I also made some hay, oat and carrot treats that I found a recipe on here for, they went down a treat!
You could make a paper Christmas tree, or even like a paper stocking, just cut out two stocking shapes, pva glue around the outside (leaving the top of the stocking in glued), glue them together and then you could fill it with hay or forrsnging treats. If you made it big enough I'm sure they would end up going inside of it as well
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Mine love an Amazon delivery box with 3 doors cut in filled with hay and cucumber chunks. They had one this morning because we are celebrating Pigmas today
They also like a wine box with a door cut in it filled with hay and veggies... any sort of cardboard box house full of dinner is always a hit!
I received an Amazon delivery for a neighbour this week and it was the elusive perfect piggy hidey size ( which I'd pay for, if they were on sale) so I asked for the box once he finished. He'd had piggies as a child, so was more than happy to unpack the box on my doorstep and hand it over!
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