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Winters Urgency
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Siikibam
Senior Guinea Pig
You shouldn't 'dress' them in anything so that's a no. How cold is cold though - what is temperature at the coldest? You could get some snugglesafe pads and also give them fleece hides and cover the cage with a blanket.
You cannot put anything like this on them. You will need to make sure they are kept in a warm environment - including things like keeping the room warm, using snugglesafe heatpads (special heatpads for animals), adding lots of extra hay for eating but also to snuggle into, as well as fleece hides
Pound Shilling & Pig
Adult Guinea Pig
I agree with all that has been said above. Dressing guinea pigs in anything is stressful for them, how ever soft the material is it will still be uncomfortable, restrict their movement and prevent them from grooming.
Hi!
You may find the tips in this thread here helpful in keeping your piggies safe. I am aware that Northern India can still experience bouts of very cold weather.
Here is the link: Cold Weather Care For Guinea Pigs
Thankyou alll..i have covered the cage with warmer all over, and gave them fleece caps to snuggle and hide into and its warm also..made a hay room seperately fr them will all the hay as bedding.
and i think I will use heaters in my room occasionally for the room to stay warm and cozy.
O god but these two are so so so notorious...If u keep hay in even a hidden palacae away from cage in other dimensions they will bring it over in the entire cage .
Also the food that mentions as most favourite on the forrum, they will deny it.these are drama queens.
and i think I will use heaters in my room occasionally for the room to stay warm and cozy.
O god but these two are so so so notorious...If u keep hay in even a hidden palacae away from cage in other dimensions they will bring it over in the entire cage .
Also the food that mentions as most favourite on the forrum, they will deny it.these are drama queens.
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That is piggies for you... You have to work around their quirks. I have several 'home decorators' who are pulling the hay of their hay trays and are spreading it all over the cage as soon as I refill/clean the trays to make it feel like a proper home as far as they are concerned.
Tastes vary massively; piggies learn from their elders what is safe or unsafe to eat. Like all rodents, they don't have a vomit reflex so what goes in has to run through the gut. This means that they can be very wary of foods they don't know. The underpiggy will very often take their cue from the leader and will follow their eating habits. Piggies - like humans - can also very much have individual preferences so if necessary, just work around the issue. We can always help with tips.
