Return your guinea pig to their cage.
Guinea pig floor time carpet.
Put them back in their cage so that their shavings can catch any further droppings.
During floor time provide your guinea pig with plenty of toys huts tunnels and obstacles to explore and play with on the open floor.
Apr 21 2020 1 for floor time i have carpet in my room and don t have any other room with flooring that would really be suitable for floor time what can i put over my carpet to protect to from.
If you ve got to go you ve gotta go or so they say.
Floor time is highly recommended for guinea pigs at least 3 times per week for at least an hour at a time but daily floor time is ideal.
If the mess is a bad one cut floor time short.
A guinea pig floor time vlog with soooo much popcorning running around and ofc squeaking because the guinea pigs had lettuce little adventures shop.
Any cage size less than an unencumbered 10 5 square feet or 2 x 4 grids requires additional floor time.
Floor time for your guinea pig.
Start date apr 21 2020.
The smaller the cage the more important floor time is to the health and happiness of your guinea pig.
My girls are very good if the are being held and will lick excessively or nibble if they need the toilet but floor time is a completely different ball game and the don t seem to care.
If you have wooden floors you still need to put the mats down to prevent your cavy from slipping and hurting themselves.
If your guinea pig had an accident during floor time it is best to wait until they are back in their cage before cleaning it up.
Floor time is important for guinea pigs for several reasons.
Giving your guinea pig exercise and exploration time.
First of all guinea pigs are prone to obesity and they gain weight very easily.
The open space allows both of you to interact better and connect.
Regular exercise is important to decrease excessive weight gain.
Is to do so in a corner of your living room making sure you place some sort of waterproof matting down to protect the carpet first.
New and wannabe guinea pig owners corner floor time.
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Fun exercise and interaction.
So here are a few things every cavy keepers needs to consider when preparing your guinea pig s floor time area.
1 hidey per each guinea pig plus 1 extra e g 2 pigs 3 hideys while your floor time supply list may vary the focus remains the same.
Your guinea pig needs exercise and mental stimulation to stay happy and healthy.
