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Guinea pigs can stay out in the sun for long periods of time as long as they have a hidey house to go into.
FALSE!!!
Guinea pigs can catch heat stroke a lot easier than most other animals. This can cause a series of problems, such as brain damage, heart failure, dehydration, and unavoidably - death.
It only takes ONE HOUR in direct sunlight to permanately damage and/or KILL a guinea pig.
I had to learn this the hard way with one of my guinea pigs, Skruf (shown left as my avatar picture). He died of dehydration, brain damage, and eventually heart failure after only being left outside in the sun for an hour. =(
Don't let this happen to you too!
Always provide plenty of shade and very little to no direct sunlight. And if at all possible, keep an eye on them while they're outside so that you can attend to anything that should bother them. |