Is there a rule for guinea pig cage size?

Many people are unsure when buying a guinea pig cage. That’s because guinea pig cage size can vary enormously, and so many people don’t know what size cage to buy.

There is no formal rule about the size hutch a guinea pig needs. We can’t say to you that so many centimetres by so many centimetres is the exact requirement for one guinea pig.

What we can say is that the general rule must always be that bigger is always better. We have 2 guinea pigs and they are housed in an area that would be at least 4 metres square. They have plenty of hiding holes, pipes to run in, boxes to play in and hay to make runs in.

So many of the guinea pig hatches you see in the pet shops are so small that it’s impossible to give you a guinea pig proper accommodation, and you certainly can’t provide him with places to play and to hide.

That’s the general rule for guinea pig cage size. Bigger is always better. Don’t be fooled into buying one of those tiny cages found in the pet shops simply because they are cheaper. You can buy much better value on the net which allows you to buy a bigger cage for the same amount of money.

In our view eBay is by far the best place to buy a cage for your guinea pig. As the hutches there are so much cheaper you can afford to buy your piggies a much bigger cage.

Here is a wonderful video showing you exactly what a great cage is like.

So remember when it comes to guinea pig cage size always go bigger.

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