| Re: An outside cage which is cat proof
Hrm. Just saw this post, so sorry if I dig up an old issue... but... I usually *keep* it 78-80 in here. I'm in Florida, so the outdoor temp is usually way higher than that, so it's comfortable inside in comparrison.
My SO has had guinea pigs for over a decade. From what I can see, they've done everything 'right' except the cage sizes... they had three girls and three boys at any given time, and had 2 cages about the size of a 2x2 with a second floor. Now they only have one of the group left - the original mother of all but the father (they got a pair from a petshop, and sure enough they eneded up with a girl and boy - and no, they didn't breed them again after discovering this). She's around 12 and still healthy as can be, though she can't make it to the second floor any more. The rest of them have all died just within the last two-three years - so between age 8-10.
Now I'll point out that my SO's parents' house also never had A/C. It's usually only a few degrees cooler inside than out, and sometimes it's actually way more comfortable outside than in. I'm talking days where it's 90F *inside*
Just some food for thought. I'm sort of neutral on the whole 'day cage outside' thing, though I'd think someone trying it in Florida is cruel...  |