Wendy house floor.

[Netty]

Hi,

I'm going to house some pigs in my wendy house in hutches and as they will have access to the floor i wondered whether it was more hygenic to put lino down or would that be too slippery for them. I would have an area of vet bed but because of having the hutches in there it would be difficult (an expensive) to do the whole floor.

Any other ideas please?

 

[Guineapiggywiggy]

I'm going to use my old Wendy house in the summer and then they will come back in the cage (inside the house) in winter.

I do think it would be too slippery. My guinea pig's find it hard to even stand up on laminate flooring!
I don't know what too use for the floor either!

 

[Pigglywink's Rachel]

I don't know what a Wendy House is, or how big they are, but could you maybe use some form of old bedding over top of lino? We can get blankets from a thrift shop for $3.00 here (maybe 1.50 GBP). Of if you're looking for a permanent solution and could stand the expense, maybe a tile floor, like slate or limestone? They're not very slippery if you get the rough hewn stone.

 

[jane28]

If you get slip resistant lino then you shouldnt have a problem... You can also get rubber flooring which is non slip also and can be used on ramps...

I have the cheap vinyl tiles on the bottom of my wendy house for the rabbits and they can slip but not as much a piggies would and I'm gonig to put non slip over the top next month...

 

[Netty]

Hi Rachel,
A wendy house is a childs play house (i guess the first one must have been made for a girl called Wendy!) Its 6 ft x 4ft so not very large.

Jeanette x

 

[wizardpiggylips]

Hi
My piggies are in hutches in the shed but then have playtime in their runs during the day - there is lino on the floor but I cover this with newspaper and then Barley Straw which they love to hide in - hope this helps.

 

[Netty]

Yes, Thank you i've now bought non-slip lino and laid it. (Bargain from Carpet-Right). But the barley straw is a good idea.