Yes I'm selfish, of course that's why I joined a guinea pig forum for no particular reason but to see how I could improve my own piggies lives. That's exactly why I contemplated to become a vet... I get very irritated by being called selfish because clearly I am not if I'm actually seeking advice fourbabbys. I don't appreciate that comment especially when we were all rationally discusing an issue.
Perhaps I need to explain the situation more clearly. I do not keep my guinea pigs outside at night due to temperature and the increase of pests. I keep them inside at night and while the weather is bad. My inside cages are 50cm x 95cm so I beleive it's to small for them to enjoy, and I see this in my guinea pigs reactions to being confined in the hutches to long. My guinea pigs enjoy running around outside, the joy they have with the extra space makes me fullfilled and content I have added something extra to their lives. I live in the city so their are less species of insects, the majority of flying bugs are mosquitos but they only emerge at night. However, I beleive it is somewhat inevitable that guineas (or even ourselves) are bitten by mosquitos. Their is no doubt that even accompanying my guinea pigs outside for 1 hour a day would reduce the bugs they would encounter while chewing on grass. Eitherway, I do not want to reduce my guinea pigs enjoyment of life so I will continue to house them outside during the day when weather permits.
I will however find/make a stand to suspend the cage and put barrier spray around the legs to pevent bugs crawling into the cage. Thank you for the imput again.
Oh and Racoons...? No not in Australia love
