My piggy eats the rug during floor time!

[GuineaTV]

I had this brilliant plan for our new apartment where i bought machine-washable carpet runners for floor time (since my Fozzie eats (like, chews and swallows) everything and a sheet or shower curtain wouldn't last five minutes) - but she's eating those, too!! The pigs can't run around on bare floor; I wish I could talk to her and explain that she's preventing her own floor time! Anyone have any other ideas?

[Ly&Pigs]

Does she eat towels or fleece?

[GuineaTV]

Yes! Everything! But luckily she's just noticed that there are better things to eat around there; I started to keep the area stocked with paper and cardboard goodies - that may take care of the problem. Meanwhile, I have to line the outside of the cage with wood as well as the inside because she's eating the coroplast!

[pennick]

what about a piece of linoleum

[GuineaTV]

Wouldn't that be too slippery to run on?

[o0Ms Jenny0o]

How does she eat the fleece? Have you actually tried it? Like if the corners are out of reach and everything? I bet if you had hay all over she could care less.

[GuineaTV]

She eats right through the middle of any fabric - including your t-shirt if you're holding her. She actually prefers eating tasteless things that are bad for her (not kidding - coroplast, plastic, rubber) to hay! (No, I didn't feed her these things on purpose - I've tried to use these as floor time barriers) Luckily, I discovered that available cardboard distracts her from the carpet. (Sigh) Lots of roughage for my piggie.

[o0Ms Jenny0o]

Haha! Guineas are crazy.