| Re: An outside cage which is cat proof
Just because it's difficult to keep them inside, doesn't mean that it's right to keep them outside. Societal norms aren't an excuse for keeping them outdoors almost constantly.
25C = 77 degrees Farenheit. 20C = 68 degrees Farenheit. 25 might be lovely Spring weather to you, but to a guinea pig, that's getting pretty hot. Bringing them inside if it got to 25C would make a lot more sense. Suppose the temperature spikes. What happens if it starts to rain suddenly and the wind blows the water under the porch? Are there no insects where you live? Even if you don't see them, animal waste tends to attract little bugs that could bite and irritate your pigs. You mentioned that "generally someone home to scare cats away if they are spotted." Suppose someone is not there. Outdoor cats are predators. If they want your guinea pigs, no matter what kind of cage you have them in, they will find a way to get into that cage.
Even without all of the environmental variables, guinea pigs aren't livestock that have a job to be done outside. They do better in almost every instance being where people can interact with them on a constant basis.  |