SallyG
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi all,
wondered if you could give me some advice. We have 3 guinea pig ladies who have always lived inside and as I was told when I got my first pigs (6 years ago) that they were very sensitive to temperature so not to put them outside unless it was over 14 degrees I have always been too worried to put them outside unless it's a really pleasant day. I realise now I might have been pampering them a bit too much so we have recently started putting them out every day. They have a 6' x 4' run, and in it there is a cat box, with a fleece blanket in, an igloo and a big plastic tube. I also have a blanket covering almost half of the run to provide shade (plus of course a hay box, pellets, water bowl and water bottle).
My question is about if it rains/has been raining. I have read never to put pigs on wet grass, what about in the morning when there is dew on the grass but you know it will dry out soon/has been raining but has stopped now? What about if rain is forecast but the temperature is going to stay warmish (say above 12 degrees)? I've got a tarpaulin sheet I can use, and since we've started putting them out a bit more it hasn't rained so I haven't had to worry!
Thank you, sorry this is so long x
wondered if you could give me some advice. We have 3 guinea pig ladies who have always lived inside and as I was told when I got my first pigs (6 years ago) that they were very sensitive to temperature so not to put them outside unless it was over 14 degrees I have always been too worried to put them outside unless it's a really pleasant day. I realise now I might have been pampering them a bit too much so we have recently started putting them out every day. They have a 6' x 4' run, and in it there is a cat box, with a fleece blanket in, an igloo and a big plastic tube. I also have a blanket covering almost half of the run to provide shade (plus of course a hay box, pellets, water bowl and water bottle).
My question is about if it rains/has been raining. I have read never to put pigs on wet grass, what about in the morning when there is dew on the grass but you know it will dry out soon/has been raining but has stopped now? What about if rain is forecast but the temperature is going to stay warmish (say above 12 degrees)? I've got a tarpaulin sheet I can use, and since we've started putting them out a bit more it hasn't rained so I haven't had to worry!
Thank you, sorry this is so long x
