what can i buy to put in the cage to keep my piggy a little bit warmer they are in the living room with me but the c&c cage is on the floor and i just want to be sure their warm enough.??
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keeping my piggy warm???
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 ilovemypiggies |
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Posts: 8 01/26/07 05:45 PM |
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PooksiedAnimals |
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Posts: 3566 01/26/07 06:50 PM Moderator |
One of these days, we should make a sticky for this, too.
First, drafts are a worse enemy for pigs that the cold. A guinea pig can be quite happy in cool temperatures, even in the high 50s, if they don't have drafty or damp quarters. Generally, I don't like to keep my pigs in less than 60F... mostly because I don't like it that chilly. Having the cage on the floor can be chilly and drafty. Is there any way you can pull it off the floor, even by a foot or two? Many people will use extra grids to fashion a storage area under the cage, which is good for hiding bedding and food, as well as raising the cage. Beyond that, hidey houses, pigloos, cavy cozies and just even extra towels are all stuff they can snuggle into to stay warm. I have, on occasion, draped a large fleece over the cage at night, if I thought the room would really cool off. If you're talking temperatures lower than 60, there are other measures you can take to stay warm. There's been a recent thread on GL about that; but I suspect that's not what you're dealing with. Correct me if I'm wrong. Hope this helps! |
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Posts: 8 03/20/07 10:20 AM |
I just wanted to say thanks for all the help I have learned so much.
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Posts: 107 03/22/07 11:37 AM |
My piggies have little sleeping bags made out of fleece. They are easy to make.
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Posts: 84 04/21/07 06:52 PM |
whenever i think the weather is too cold 4 my piggies, i put a really soft towel in their pigloo so they can snuggle into... ive also got one of those
mini-heaters, i put it on low and they seem to love it...hope that helps...
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skippy000 |
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Posts: 31 03/06/08 05:40 AM |
This is the most important thing. Even when you think there are no draughts, at floor level there always are. And that spells bad news for the pigs.
I have the cage on a large coffee table in a corner. They have two little houses to hide in. Both are plastic and one is L shaped, so it fits 2 happy pigs.I wanted wood but couldn't find the right size. They sharpen their teeth on the plastic but don't chew it. They have loads of wooden things to chew on. I put a second floor on top of one of the houses and put a fleece scarf down with an old soft hat on it. They absolutly love it. Even though it is not sheltered and they are out in the open on the top of the house, they still love to sleep there. They really love fleece material. I think that anything warm is fine. They really do love to snuggle into the soft and warm material. I find them all sprawled out in the hay from time to time too, looking as though they are sunbathing....all that's missing is a pair of sunglasses. They seem pretty content with their lot. But please just make sure that the cage is not on the floor...better safe than sorry. |
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Posts: 1518 03/07/08 07:16 AM |
All good advice. Pigloos, fabric to snuggle under, draping fabric over the cage, sleeping sacks.
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MaineShutterbug |
the Cavy Cozies | #7 | ||
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Posts: 39 03/17/08 04:26 PM |
My new boy, Bijou, is the first pig I've ever cared for that actually went UNDER or INTO a blanket I've used. I bought both boys a cavy cozy from
Tammy when I got them. (Bijou spends more time in his cozy than he does in his wooden hut.) As usual, Monet seems to prefer being ON it than under it.
Before cavy cozies I'd buy odd-colored bath hand towels so I'd know which ones were the guinea pigs' after they'd go in the laundry. I have
off-colored regular bath towels to cover the cage tops when its drafty. I only keep the cages against inside walls of the apartment and keep them out of
direct line of the windows, as they are drafty. I keep plastic on them during the winter - for me and them. It's not easy to keep them covered, but I
learned the hard way when the landlord nailed one window open and my first pig, Milo, got sick from the draft and he never recovered. I am now near paranoid
when it comes to drafts. I run warm and prefer to be chilly, so I am hyper vigilant on pig temperatures.
At the animal shelter we have a door to outside bunny pens in our small animal room, and its super drafty in the winter. We use copious amounts of hay in cages closer to the door so they can hide under the hay and put fleece and wool blankets over their cages to keep out the cold. We will also stack their cages between other cages so they have buffers for their cages. |
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