Night time for the piggys - do they need a 'night light'?

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I've always wondered do guinea pigs need a 'night light'? or at least part of the cage illuminated? I asked my dad (because he's an electrician) and he sad it would be easy to do. He could make a circuit with tiny LED lights that will use less than 2-3 pence of electricity an hour. Do the guinea Pigs need this? Or are they OK it being Dark at night?
I was thinking of lighting up half of the cage so they have somewhere else to go where it s still dark and they will have their houses to snooze in.
Do they need lights? Does any one light up the piggy cage? Pictures Please!:):)
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I'm sure someone more experienced than me will be along soon but I would have thought they would be okay without a light. If they are in their normal habitats in the wild it would get dark so I am sure that would be fine. Also, they may quite like that at times the house is still and quiet. I know with having a husband and 3 children my piggies are probably praying for it to go dark so that they can have some peace and quiet! :))
 
I have never done any lighting... Guinea pigs have better night vision than humans anyway.
 
They are also ment to sleep at night... although mine could argue that sleep time is the afternoon well right after food... till food time.

At present The piggies are in my room until I move room and they are quite hilarious at night all I here is wheek, wheek, brrr and lots of other noise they are 100% active after lights out :))!
 
Same with me, they chuckle and squeek away even after lights out. I suppose they can see at night, I leave the wardrobe lights on which use about 2 watts of power per hour, so they are cheap to run and lets a little part of the cage be bathed in light.:)
 
Hehe, I have never heard of piggies having a nightlight :) but if you want to do it, it can't do much harm (although cost might build up!).
 
I think I'll just stick to leaving the wardrobe lights on for now.

Love your picture happysaz! Is that your piggy? It has lovely fur
 
mine dont have lights on i think they can see in the dark quite well xx
 
Mine dont have lights on either, guinea pigs can see well and play and do anything else in the dark.
Also dark is security for them so they may be happier with no lighting for some part of the night
 
One of mine always tries to burrow under the fleece if I leave the light on overnight. I think they prefer it dark.
 
They really don't need a light. Also, it might confuse their body clock if it's light all the time them being crepuscular and all that jazz :)) It's important for all animals to have complete darkness for a few hours at night.
 
this is so interesting, hearing everyones' views on night lights! I never left the light on for Pheobe and Ruby when we first had them as they never caused us any trouble, but as soon as we had Maggie-May and Bethany I just knew somehow there would be trouble! I'd get woken up to Maggie-May almost crying in the night, then I'd go and see them, the light would really hurt their eyes (but i couldn't see without it) and Maggie-May had always managed to drain the water bottle all over herself. They were really tiny when we first had them, probably not more than five wheeks old. Maggie-May didn't really have a clue how to use the water bottle and would stick her little tongue up the spout and leave it there, the little monster! So every night, about midnight she'd get thirsty and try to drink, then she'd end up soaked, so mommy had to rescue her with a fluffy towel and a fresh supply of water to refill the bottle for Bethany (who knew how to use it). Maggie-May would come to be with me so she was kept warm until she dried and i'd give her water from the tinyest mouse water bottle so she wouldn't get soaked again. Since she and Beth lived with Pheobe and Rubby, Maggie-May has learned so much from her big sisters, she's still a bit babyish... but she's getting there at almost two!
 
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