Is Carpet Safe For Guinea Pigs

I m getting my guinea pigs on saturday.

Is carpet safe for guinea pigs.

Give them some cardboard or better still some veggies and they will soon stop. Guinea pigs are very good at digesting thing. I have a question about letting them have floor time and i suppose want to hear what y all have as an option. My guinea pigs are staying in my room which has white carpeted floors.

I don t think it is healthy for a guinea pig to eat carpet. If you ve got to go you ve gotta go or so they say. Well not really as it does neither you or your guinea pigs much good. I can t really think of anything that will stop him weeing on the carpet.

I will take mine outside to a grass place and it will eat the grass. Can guinea pigs eat carpet. 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. Watch your guinea pig more closely so when it starts chewing carpet move it to show eating carpet is not a good thing.

The thing to bear in mind is that guinea pigs seem to love corners so it s a good idea to set up a run for them in a corner of a room and to use bath mats or some waterproof material as flooring. Your guinea pigs need a balanced diet that includes plenty of timothy hay fresh water and guinea pig pellets with added vitamin c in order to keep them healthy and content. 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. My guinea pig does the same thing they love to eat.

Bath mats are easy to pick up once your pet is back in their cage which makes them easy to thoroughly wash ready for use again the next day. You can t stop guinea pigs from chewing but you can give them better things to chew on. The bottom line is. Floor time is important for guinea pigs for several reasons.

The trick is to divert their attention to something else to chew on. My bunny always hate my carpet so now i watch it more closely so i can get her to stop. Many guinea pig safe foods contain oxalate acid and calcium which can cause bladder stones to form if fed to excess. Hope i helped 2 0.

It thinks the carpet is food it wont hurt him her. No one likes the smell of urine so make sure the bedding you choose is good at eliminating nasty odors. Good at controlling odors.