Lazw
Junior Guinea Pig
Hello everyone,
I have 2 lovely piggies, milly who is 3 and bramble who is 8 months. They usually live outside in a huge 6ft x 2ft double storey ryedale hutch which is insulated, and has a custom cover on it too. I have 4 snugglesafe which I also put in overnight, however the night time temperature has been dropping to 14c inside the hutch with all the above measures, so they've moved back indoors for the winter where they'll be much warmer until next April time when they can go back in their big hutch.
The problem is, they're currently having to live in a small pets at home indoor cage as we have no space or option for them to be given more room. It has been a struggle to convince my partner to have them back indoors and this is the compromise we've come to. My question is, how much will this reduction in space be affecting them? They seem pretty happy to be indoors, very chatty and very interested in what we're doing around the house! I just feel bad that they've gone from loads of space to something which is clearly far too small . But I want them to be warm, which they are inside the house.
When it's warm enough, I will put them outside in their big hutch during the day for more room, then bring them back in at night, to avoid temperature shock we have bought a 3ft tubular heater to install in the hutch too to keep them warm during the day.
Does this sound OK to you guys? I love my piggies to bits and I want them as happy as can be! I'd have them indoors all year round if it was up to me but my partner is absolutely not up for this.
Thanks in advance for any advice,
Laura
I have 2 lovely piggies, milly who is 3 and bramble who is 8 months. They usually live outside in a huge 6ft x 2ft double storey ryedale hutch which is insulated, and has a custom cover on it too. I have 4 snugglesafe which I also put in overnight, however the night time temperature has been dropping to 14c inside the hutch with all the above measures, so they've moved back indoors for the winter where they'll be much warmer until next April time when they can go back in their big hutch.
The problem is, they're currently having to live in a small pets at home indoor cage as we have no space or option for them to be given more room. It has been a struggle to convince my partner to have them back indoors and this is the compromise we've come to. My question is, how much will this reduction in space be affecting them? They seem pretty happy to be indoors, very chatty and very interested in what we're doing around the house! I just feel bad that they've gone from loads of space to something which is clearly far too small . But I want them to be warm, which they are inside the house.
When it's warm enough, I will put them outside in their big hutch during the day for more room, then bring them back in at night, to avoid temperature shock we have bought a 3ft tubular heater to install in the hutch too to keep them warm during the day.
Does this sound OK to you guys? I love my piggies to bits and I want them as happy as can be! I'd have them indoors all year round if it was up to me but my partner is absolutely not up for this.
Thanks in advance for any advice,
Laura