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cathy66 October 5th, 2016 02:19 PM

guinea pigs okay outside during winter?
 
I was planning on taking our guinea pigs inside for summer, but now it would be better for me if they stayed outside - but what is best for the pigs??

They are in a wooden hutch with a cover around it and Id have plenty of straw in the bedding area, is this okay??

Barkingdog October 5th, 2016 06:31 PM

I am not sure what you're going to do now with guinea pigs your title said " GP oaky outside during winter " and your post said "bring the pigs inside for the summer " .

hazelrunpack October 5th, 2016 07:38 PM

How cold does it get in winter where you are, cathy? I'm not sure what kind of cold guinea pigs can take... Do they have a vet that you could ask?

cathy66 October 6th, 2016 02:13 PM

[QUOTE=Barkingdog;1075108]I am not sure what you're going to do now with guinea pigs your title said " GP oaky outside during winter " and your post said "bring the pigs inside for the summer " .[/QUOTE]

Im sorry, I typed that wrong.

I meant in for WINTER.

:o(

cathy66 October 6th, 2016 02:14 PM

[QUOTE=hazelrunpack;1075109]How cold does it get in winter where you are, cathy? I'm not sure what kind of cold guinea pigs can take... Do they have a vet that you could ask?[/QUOTE]

It can go down to minus 5 celcius

I can look at insulating the hutch a bit more, and making sure they have plenty of bedding to bury in to...

hazelrunpack October 6th, 2016 03:53 PM

I found this on a care site: [QUOTE]Whatever room you use, maintain the temperature at 65-75 degrees to minimize the risk of respiratory disease.[/QUOTE]

I don't think guinea pigs do well in cold weather. Probably best to keep them inside in the winter.


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