How To Get A Guinea Pig To Chew. Is It Important?

[guineapigemily]

My guinea pigs only chew on hay and food. they aren't interested in toys. They both used to chew wood but stopped. Now whenever i open their cage door they chew the edge, i don't like them doing that because i dont know what its painted with. Any ideas what to do?

 

[Wiebke]

As your piggies are chewing on plenty of hay, that is their teeth and guts optimally taken care of.

You may find our time tested toy tips useful for boredom breakers: https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/guinea-pig-toys.43520/

 

[Chief Guinea Pig]

The hay should be enough to keep their teeth healthy.
But I always ensure they have some sort of wood hideys or cardboard tunnels in the cage because you need to maintain a bit of their natural habitat.

 

[guineapigemily]

Ah okayy, thats good then Thankyou both i shall check out that link too

 

[Freela]

Hay is better for their teeth than wood chews- as long as they are getting plenty of hay, they will be wearing their teeth. As for chewing on the cage bars- if you find the solution to that, let me know! One of mine does that too when she is excited!