Made a cubes cages and now shes eating the cardboard...

[Cedesm16]

I made a cage out of the cubes, but used a blanket where her toys are and where her food, water, house, and litter box there is cardboard on top of a towel with some bedding in it. But she is eating the cardboard on the sides, How do i get her to stop?

Also, when i first put her in there she was running in like a figure 8 back and forth thru the cage, was this good? bad? I thought maybe she was scared and excited..

Also, She poops in her food dish? Why?? Should i buy one that hooks to the cage?

And one more, if i bought another female, would it be more messy for me and cost more money to care for in general with food, etc? THANKS!

[PigPandemonium]

Buying another female isn't good, that promotes breeding, however adopting another female is a great choice, and will give your pig a much better life, though it may raise the cost and such by a bit, nothing beats the fact that you are giving your pig a great life.

All guinea pigs get poop in their food dishes, nothing to worry about, you don't need a new bowl.

When guinea pigs do laps around the cage it just means they are happy, and love the run of a big cage! Doesn't mean they are scared, it's nothing to worry about, in fact you should be happy that she loves her new cage! They also do a thing called "Pop corning" When they are happy, where they will pop up in the air a little bit.

I'd take the cardboard out, I don't exactly get what you are using it for, however the glues and such in it are toxic for guinea pigs.

[Cedesm16]

Im using the cardboard as a place for her to use the bathroom, because i can easily take the cardboard with the bedding out and then replace it. its easy for me. but she stopped chewing it now, i put a stuffed animal there and now shes sleeping next to it

[Zuidy]

Im using the cardboard as a place for her to use the bathroom, because i can easily take the cardboard with the bedding out and then replace it. its easy for me. but she stopped chewing it now, i put a stuffed animal there and now shes sleeping next to it

Make sure it isn't a beanie baby that she could get into easily.

Also, you are going to see that cardboard isn't best to use for a litter box. Which is true-- I would either purchase a new litter box or remove it totally.

[Cedesm16]

Make sure it isn't a beanie baby that she could get into easily.

Also, you are going to see that cardboard isn't best to use for a litter box. Which is true-- I would either purchase a new litter box or remove it totally.

Its not a beanie baby, and well theres nothing wrong with the cardboard except she chews it. but im just going to use towels instead and i have a litter box on the cardboard too.