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A Guinea Pig‘s Home
Guinea pigs deserve a great home. They have a strong nesting instinct and they enjoy having a comfortable and clean place to live. There are lots of hutches that you can find in local pet stores near you. But then making a hutch for your little pet is a great and fun way to express your personal style and personality of your guinea pig. There are ideas that include a traditional chicken wire or galvanized wire and wood form. There are also a thematic or decorative style and recycled materials hutch.
A traditional hutch for your guinea pig is great. It is basically made from wood and chicken wire. Whilst the most common shape for hutches is rectangular box, there are some hutches that are built in a chalet or pyramid style. Hutches are divided into two sections. One side is exposed to the light with a chicken wire as a barrier and the other side is covered with slats of woods so as to give the guinea pig their privacy and provide protection from other elements.
A decorative hutch makes the traditional hutch to a more step. There are lots of opportunities you can gain in choosing a theme. A medieval guinea pig hutch may include a drawbridge style door, turrets, and faux stone paint job. You can also recreate with a fancy pig palace wherein it includes mirrors, jewels and feathers. You must also bear in mind that these decorative elements should be safe for your little pet and safely out of gnawing distance.
You can also recycle a hutch. Visiting a thrift store or yard sale can give you lots of ideas for your guinea pigs hutch. You can transform an old washtub, an apple crate, or vintage suitcase into a wonderfully personalized guinea pig hutch. You can your guinea pig the most stylish, eco-friendly, pet there is in your neighborhood. Adding chicken wire or other same recycled barrier is truly important. A good recycled hutch still contains the hutch necessities and safety features. Read the rest of this entry
