Teejay
Adult Guinea Pig
This is a serious question about flying piggies......no, seriously......I want to know about flying piggies......oh, okay.....I'll tell you about the new trick that my naughty little adrenaline junkie, Pudding, has learned........then I'll need some advice!
Pudding and Squeak are very happy in their new 5' indoor cage.....which has a lovely big mezzanine level with low 'railings' around it. The mezzanine is above roughly a third of the main floor area, and rests about 10" above the base of the cage, and the railings are about 2" high.
Last night, I watched Pudding leaning over the railings, grab the chain of the (empty) treat-ball (which I hang from the railings) and try to pull it up onto the mezzanine level, with no luck.
He soon got bored of that game, so then he started leaning and stretching over the railings and sniffing, and it was pretty obvious that he was sussing out whether or not it was safe to jump. Well, he obviously thought it was safe to jump, and off he went!
That must've been a fun game for little Pud, and about 5 minutes later, he ran back up the ladder to the mezzanine and jumped off again, no hesitation this time rolleyes
Anyway, it was very funny to watch, and he was obviously having a whale of a time, but, seriously, isn't this a very dangerous activity for a piggy? Should I put up some kind of 'anti-jump' devise to stop him from doing this? I don't want him to hurt himself!
Tracey
PS - it might be worth mentioning that that had just gone back into the cage after about half an hour of floor time, so it's not like they needed to let off steam!
Pudding and Squeak are very happy in their new 5' indoor cage.....which has a lovely big mezzanine level with low 'railings' around it. The mezzanine is above roughly a third of the main floor area, and rests about 10" above the base of the cage, and the railings are about 2" high.
Last night, I watched Pudding leaning over the railings, grab the chain of the (empty) treat-ball (which I hang from the railings) and try to pull it up onto the mezzanine level, with no luck.
He soon got bored of that game, so then he started leaning and stretching over the railings and sniffing, and it was pretty obvious that he was sussing out whether or not it was safe to jump. Well, he obviously thought it was safe to jump, and off he went!
That must've been a fun game for little Pud, and about 5 minutes later, he ran back up the ladder to the mezzanine and jumped off again, no hesitation this time rolleyes
Anyway, it was very funny to watch, and he was obviously having a whale of a time, but, seriously, isn't this a very dangerous activity for a piggy? Should I put up some kind of 'anti-jump' devise to stop him from doing this? I don't want him to hurt himself!
Tracey
PS - it might be worth mentioning that that had just gone back into the cage after about half an hour of floor time, so it's not like they needed to let off steam!
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