How Often Does A Guinea Pig Move From Space To Space?

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threelittlebubs

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Right now my girl is on the mend and I'm monitoring her closely. One thing I'm noticing is how often she switches resting spots. When she was doing poorly she often laid in one spot for an hour, hour and a half. Now she is moving around much more, she has longer periods of an hour in the same spot, but mostly switching spots every 20-30 minutes.
Is there a general rule to how much they should be moving or is it more individual in terms of how they have been since birth?
 
I never really notice, to tell you the truth. Mine tend to doze for a bit, get up and eat/drink/wander, then flop again. It's hard to say how long they are in one place.
 
threelittlebubs said:
Right now my girl is on the mend and I'm monitoring her closely. One thing I'm noticing is how often she switches resting spots. When she was doing poorly she often laid in one spot for an hour, hour and a half. Now she is moving around much more, she has longer periods of an hour in the same spot, but mostly switching spots every 20-30 minutes.
Is there a general rule to how much they should be moving or is it more individual in terms of how they have been since birth?
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Some piggies move more, but like with humans, it depends on how exhausted and tired they are. Older piggies will generally sleep more and more deeply and not move around as much, but youngsters can just totally conk out when they have popcorned themselves out.
In an ill/recovering piggy, moving around can also have something to do with being in discomfort and struggling to find a comfortable position or being too ill to want to move much.
There is just no straight forwarf explanation, and you have to look at each case in its own context.

I would however not worry!
 
threelittlebubs said:
Right now my girl is on the mend and I'm monitoring her closely. One thing I'm noticing is how often she switches resting spots. When she was doing poorly she often laid in one spot for an hour, hour and a half. Now she is moving around much more, she has longer periods of an hour in the same spot, but mostly switching spots every 20-30 minutes.
Is there a general rule to how much they should be moving or is it more individual in terms of how they have been since birth?
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My youngsters flit from nest to hammock to fleece constantly while my older ladies come out for breakfast, a short walk round the grass then back to a bed! My two rescue choc Agoutis hardly ever venture out and tend to stay very much in the vicinity of their heat pad which was put in when one of the two was unwell. They love it so much I've not had the heart to remove it!
 
Janice C said:
My youngsters flit from nest to hammock to fleece constantly while my older ladies come out for breakfast, a short walk round the grass then back to a bed! My two rescue choc Agoutis hardly ever venture out and tend to stay very much in the vicinity of their heat pad which was put in when one of the two was unwell. They love it so much I've not had the heart to remove it!
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What kind of heating pad did you use? I actually tried those little disposable foot warmers and put them under the blanket before bed but it wasn't that effective. It can get so cold in there during the Norwegian winter, even though it is an upstairs bedroom! Usually what I do then is hang fleece curtains over their hideys at night so they can snuggle in!
 
threelittlebubs said:
What kind of heating pad did you use? I actually tried those little disposable foot warmers and put them under the blanket before bed but it wasn't that effective. It can get so cold in there during the Norwegian winter, even though it is an upstairs bedroom! Usually what I do then is hang fleece curtains over their hideys at night so they can snuggle in!
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It's a Snugglesafe microwave heat pad purchased from Amazon. 7 minutes in the microwave plus 1 more minute to finish heating. The only problem with it is it's a hard disc so needs to be put under a pile of hay or some fleece to make it more comfortable! They don't seem to mind though!
 
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