Some pet parents begin with one of these kits and then customize their hamster or
guinea pig cages with their own accessories and toys.
Not exact matches
This December marks 13 years and nearly 1,700 hours of time Morse has spent fulfilling a wide range of needs — from cleaning
guinea pig and rabbit
cages with her teenage children (now in their late 20s), walking dogs, mentoring in the Kitten Nursery, and to her favorite job of all: providing specialty care to animals in quarantine at SDHS's Sherman Street facility.
Because a
guinea pig will spend a good deal of their life in his
cage, it is imperative that the
cage is big enough and outfitted
with the proper accessories and supplies.
Staff members can talk to customers buying rabbit and
guinea pig products and ask if they have a problem
with urine scale on their
cages.
Give your
guinea pigs toys to play
with while out of the
cage.
With nothing else to chew on, your
guinea pig may go for the bars of their
cage, shelter, dishes, or anything they can reach from the
cage (though they're likely to avoid your fingers — too soft).
Your
guinea pig should exercise outside of its
cage with supervision on a daily basis.
The kit comes
with a spacious, easy - to - assemble
cage, Fresh World bedding, timothy hay, attachable chew toys, Vita - Plus
guinea pig food, food bowl and water bottle.
Even though their stay
with you will be temporary,
guinea pigs housed in larger
cages are more likely to be active, and thus more likely to attract prospective adopters.
If you will need to relocate your
guinea pig's
cage periodically, it will be simplier to move a
cage that is pre-fabricated
with a rigid plastic pan and a wire top than it will be to move a home made
cage or a
cage with a flexible bottom in most situations.
Larger
cages can be easily created
with household materials to create a wonderful habitat since
guinea pigs are not escape artists like the other rodents mentioned here.
Sometimes eyes get scratched or irritated by something in your
guinea pig's
cage like hay or bedding or even after a struggle
with another
guinea pig.
The
cage doors should be suitably large for an adult to reach in and take out your pet
guinea pigs without having to squeeze them through a small opening, and should be preferably large enough that you can reach in
with both arms to pick up your
guinea pig with two hands..
Baby
guinea pigs under two months of age may be small enough to squeeze between this space, so a
cage with a deeper pan that is too high for the babies to walk out of will help keep your
guinea pigs securely inside until they are large enough to reach the bars and not be able to squeeze out at the same time.
Line the bottom of the
cage with carefresh ® complete all natural paper bedding or carefresh ® custom Rabbit &
Guinea Pig bedding for added absorbency and odor control.
Orange County Cavy Haven also needs foster homes and volunteers to help
with educational and fundraising events, transporting
guinea pigs, transporting supplies, adoption counseling and follow - up, building
cages, and sewing cuddle cups, cozies, tunnels, fleece
cage blankets for
guinea pigs, and many other tasks.
You'll find everything from wire and plastic
cages like MidWest
Guinea Habitat
Guinea Pig Home and Habitrail OVO Dwarf Hamster Habitat, to playpens and feeding accessories like Marshall Small Animal Playpen and Kaytee Hay - N - Food Bin
with Quick Locks Small Animal Feeder.
-- Solid - bottom
cage with wire cover or plastic - bottom «tub»
cage (minimum four square feet of
cage space per
pig)--
Guinea pig pellets — Aspen or hardwood shavings — Grass hay — Bricks, rocks, cardboard boxes, plastic pipes and other appropriate toys — Medium flower pot or covered sleeping box — Brush and comb for grooming — Attachable water bottle
with drinking tube — Unpainted, untreated piece of wood or safe chew toy
At the least, one
guinea pig should be housed in a two foot by three foot
cage (
with a solid bottom, please!).
If you think cleaning your
guinea pig's
cage is a chore, watching them act so happy
with the clean
cage will make the chore fun for you.
(Your
guinea pig, hamster, rat, rabbit, mouse, or iguana will probably not even notice anything different — their main environment is likely a
cage or pen that will move
with them.)
Animals such as birds,
guinea pigs, rats, rabbits, and mice require well - maintained
cages as well as toys that they can play
with.
Guinea pig cages are often found
with multi-level designs and can be created for indoor or outdoor use.
Buy a
cage with a solid bottom, and put down plenty of carefresh ® complete all natural paper bedding or carefresh ® custom Rabbit &
Guinea Pig bedding.
Always provide your
guinea pigs with fresh water in a bottle attached to the side of the
cage.
It is important to provide your
guinea pig with a «house,» such as a small cardboard or wood box, inside its
cage.
Once your
guinea pig accepts being held and seems to enjoy socializing
with you, try letting him out of his
cage and playing
with him.
Line the bottom of your chinchilla's
cage with carefresh ® complete all natural paper bedding or carefresh ® custom Rabbit &
Guinea Pig bedding for added absorbency and odor control.
Guinea pigs should be given the largest
cage available, preferably
with a solid bottom as wire bottomed
cages can cause foot and leg injuries as well as prevent the ingestion of night feces.
The Living Room Series Homes are available in five styles: the rabbit home, a two - level
cage with an optional floor grate to keep pets clean and dry; the
guinea pig home,
with a comfortable solid surface floor and a fully opening top door for easy access; the ferret / chinchilla home, a three - level
cage with an easy - to - clean pull - out tray and floor grate; and two ferret styles large enough for a family of ferrets, featuring fully opening side doors and movable shelves and ramps.
Millions of dollars have been spent by families in neighborhood pet stores buying fish, turtles,
guinea pigs, hamsters, lizards and birds, along
with the aquariums, habitats,
cages and all the ancillary products needed to care for these new members of the household.
Another common danger is the hay rack that comes
with many
cages for rabbits and
guinea pigs.
For rabbits,
guinea pigs, and gerbils, the location of the
cage is very important for both the health of the pet and for your interaction
with it.
Not to suggest that over the years more than a couple of poor, unsuspecting
guinea pigs haven't been confronted
with a new brand of mystery meat soup in their
cage on occasion, but to really gauge the chances of a new product's success, numerous companies employ the services of so - called focus groups.