| Re: Are hutches so bad?
I would never keep my piggies outside.... based on my cousins experience.
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The guinea pigs were housed outside in a hutch. She is not sure how the guinea pig could have possibly escaped but it did....
My cousin had her dog outside as well. It chased the escaped guinea pig and killed it.. biting its head off. My cousin found its limp body in the garden the dog chewing on it. I am sorry for the graphic imagery but it happened and she has never forgiven herself.
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No matter how secure a hutch, no mater how safe a guinea pig is... they are not safe enough from predators. I would never risk my guinea pig's life, because it is more convinient to have them housed outside or I have no room in my house. Or my parents don't like them inside. Excuses are excuses. Dont have a guinea pig if you cannot find sufficent housing, you should have thought of these things before you got a pet. You should have discussed its housing issues with your care givers before hand. Just because it is the ''thing'' that everyone does, does that mean you have to follow suit? Does that mean its okay to do something just because everyone else does?
Be an individual and do what is best for your cavy not what is best for you.  |