Lights on or off?

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It may sound like a strange question but do piggies like the dark or prefer a little light at night?
 
Mine always have the lights off and then look really confused when I turn them back on to find OH's phone which she left downstairs.

I think they just get used to whatever
 
Thank you, I think when Lacey was on her own I left a light on really low just so she could see I guess, silly I know but she is just a baby but now she has Mr Darcy they are always in the (bedroom area) on the cage now so maybe I can turn it off... will try tonight guess I will soon know if they dont like it by the noises they make, if any lol :))
 
My piggies light goes off when I'm going to bed. They also have a radio in their room which goes off too:)):)) Just a tad spoiled! In the wild they would be used to light and dark so I'm sure they adjust fine..
 
Farquhar said:
My piggies light goes off when I'm going to bed. They also have a radio in their room which goes off too:)):)) Just a tad spoiled! In the wild they would be used to light and dark so I'm sure they adjust fine..
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Oh bless them, well at the moment I think they are making their own 'sweet music' so no need for a radio for my two :))
 
Lights off but our lounge has a security light outside so the room isn't pitch black, with the blinds closed it gives a nice glow (haven't resorted to drawing the curtains yet as the room gets too warm)
 
I turned all the lights off last night and didnt hear one wheek, I even went to check them to make sure they were ok.... its like having babies lol, I'll be getting a baby monitor soon (joking) but they were happy enough especially when they got their veggies this morning :))
 
Yeah I switch the lights off too and Butch is absolutely fine. But for some reason he doesnt like staying outside his house in dark. He comes out as dawn breaks to have breakfast hay.
 
I turn the light in the boys room off when I go to bed.
I always say 'night night babies, see you in the morning' & close there door (which is left open all day).
I think they know it's bedtime then! :)
Hehe,, I sound like I'm talking about children! :))
 
Seeing as mine live outside and have the natural light, it's not going to bother them if they're on or off but to make it more 'natural' for them to get a sense of day/night time adjustments, I think they should all be turned off at night.

Though I've heard mine squealing outside on the odd occasion when I'm in bed either late at night/early morning, usually the girls having a sort out lol

When mine were in my room, they didn't have the light off until the sun was coming up the next morning because I can't sleep in the dark (such a child lol) and so I have my bedside table lamp on and it never bothered them. My dad would be downstairs until about 1-2am so the living room lamp would be on if they were down there and there was no chance he'd leave it on for my pigs lol

Either way, it doesn't matter but I'd prefer them having a day time and a night time like we do :)
 
I think it's lovely for them to see dawn breaking and the sun setting, it's so much more natural for them, they adapt every day to the shortening of the daylight and become more active an hour before it gets dark which is changing rapidly at the moment. They feel the breeze, smell all the different smells on the wind, hear the rain....
 
Mine are kept opposite the kitchen window which has no blind or anything on it. So they get natural daylight and darkness
 
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