Soft toys

[*stella*star*]

I know that guinea pigs can have a soft toy to use as a pillow and that when it starts to chew on it you have to give it a sock that is stuffed with bedding, but here is something that i thought of. When the guinea pig starts to chew on the soft toy you put a sock on it. But then if it chews a hole in the sock and then starts to chew on the soft toy through the sock just replace the sock with a new sock. And just do this every time that it chews a hole in the sock. And that mean that the guinea pig still gets the comfort of having a soft toy but it is safe from eating the poisonous stuffing. Do the other guinea pig owners think that this is a good idea, or do you think that it is a waste of time and it won't work any way. Please tell me your opinion.

Bye.

[loves2travel]

well, i wouldsnt even use a sock. once they have ripped their favorite toy, just remove all the store stuffing and put in something safe - like fleece or super soft bedding. no sock at all!

[My Baby Mu]

This is what you are supposed to do. Give them the toy if they chew a hole in it refill it with bedding then sew up the hole. You can also have a toy that is a sock stuffed with bedding.

[loves2travel]

yes, you can, and i think just changing the stuffing would be a lot easier than buying more and more socks to wrap it in

[My Baby Mu]

Yes it would be cheeper if you didn't buy a bunch of socks to go on the outside and you don't have to cheak constantly to see if there is a hole.

[loves2travel]

yes, much cheaper

[*stella*star*]

Ok i will do that when i get my guinea pigs, and only if they actually chew on it?

[loves2travel]

well, even if they dont rip it up, its always better to just replace the stuffing anyways, just to take extra precautions

[tinkerbell]

What kind of stuffing or bedding should you use in the tow? just cotton or old socks would they do?