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- Get large enough cages. You should allow 7.5 square feet of cage space as a minimum for one guinea pig (even that is rather small), or 10.5 for two. However, the bigger the cage the better. A hutch outside is NOT recommended as guinea pigs have a very limited temperature tolerance. Other animals could break into the cage and harm them, as well. Your guinea pig(s) will be better off if they are housed inside, where they will be safe and warm,and where they can smell you, and also so that you can interact with them more.
- 2. Find a good location for the cage. A place where the family frequents several times a day for decent periods of time is the best location. A living room, bedroom, or hallway is the best choice because there is frequent traffic. Your guinea pig will feel more included in your life and you'll be able to easily interact with your guinea pig whenever you pass by the cage. Just don't put the cage outside they are lots of predators out there or in the garage car fumes can harm or even kill them and it can get very hot in the summer.
3.Guinea pigs will also need some floor time each day — let them loose in anenclosed space. You can do so by setting up a pen in a room (an area with easily-cleaned floors) or outside if it isn't too hot or cold . Make sure to have plenty of space in their exercise area so that they can run and play. This exercise time is crucial to a guinea pig's happiness. Make sure to put a few toys and tunnels in the play area.4.Adopt two or more guinea pigs of the same gender or spayed/neutered so they are not lonely. Guinea pigs need company because they are herd animals. Spend some time with your pets every day. There is no excuse for keeping a sociable animal alone. It will definitely be lonely, even if you spend as much time with it as you can. Individual enclosure equals animal abuse.5.Make sure that fresh water is available to guinea pigs at all times.
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