New Piggie Parent - Winter Care

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Hi All

I am new to the forum and new to piggies. Back at the start of the summer we adopted 3 lovely little girls and initially housed them in a ferplast rabbit 150 which I had used previously for my house rabbits. It soon became apparent that they would need much more space so my lovely husband built a 4x2 C&C cage which attaches to the ferplast cage in an L shape in our shed. The girls love it! My concern is keeping them warm in winter. The C&C cage part is open at the top and mainly used as a play area so I was wondering about covering the ferplast cage area in insulating blankets etc? They could move freely between the 2 areas. What is the warmest bedding? I am currently using carefresh and hay.

Thank you in advance for any advice.
 
Hello and welcome to the forum :)

You may find the tips in this thread helpful Cold Weather Care For Guinea Pigs

Lots and lots of hay is perfect for insulation as are cardboard boxes stuffed with hay.

Covering the ferplast cage with a blanket (making sure to leave space for air) is a brilliant idea x
 
hello,

i have indoor piggies in C&C cages and i have folded fleece pegged tot he outside to stop any draughts. x
 
I am not sure, I have a thermometer in there now but when I previously had rabbits in there but they were in a custom made 8 ft, 3 story hutch made out of very thick marine ply and had snuggle safe pads. They came into the house in their old age but I cannot do that in this house. I still have the snuggle safe pads and can easily rig up a shed heater. It is log lap so has thick walls. Am I correct in thinking piggies cannot tolerate cold as much as rabbits?
 
Oooh I just found mountains of old carpet! I wonder if that may help laid out over the top? I shall try and get some pics of the setup soon... so smitten with these little girls I put some fleecy beds in last night as the temp seems to have dropped over recent nights. If I am worried now what am I going to be like in mid winter :--)
 
There's plenty of time to plan xx

Photos of your set up would be great -it'll help us advise .
 
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