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Guinea Pig Cage Size. Bigger Is Always Better


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.
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What Size Should I Make My Guinea Pig Hutch?


Most pet shop Guinea Pig hutches are too small

There is a huge range of Guinea Pig hutches available in your local pet store. There’s all shapes and sizes, some of them being very good hutches.

A Teddy guinea pig
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However the majority of Guinea Pig hutches that are purchased in pet shops are too small. There are several reasons for this but the prime reason is because small Guinea Pig cages are cheaper.

We have seen tiny triangular cages housing 2 or 3 Guinea Pigs, which gives them virtually no room to run around.

As a general rule bigger is always better when it comes to housing your guinea pig.

However it is not particularly important that the hutch be high, as guinea pigs do not require height in their cage.

It is also important to avoid hutches that have wire on the floor unless you cover the wire with a soft material such as hay has guinea pigs can get foot problems, and in particular a condition called bumble foot, from constantly walking on wire.

It is also important that the hutch be put in a position where it is not in contact with damp ground. If your Guinea Pig hutch is placed on the ground in the darkness and cause your Guinea Pig to become sick. It is better to raise the hutch off the ground. Read the rest of this entry

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