How often floor time?

**RustBottum** · #1 02-24-05, 12:29 pm

How often should floor time be given and for how long?

**Piglet** · #2 02-24-05, 01:36 pm

It should be given everyday, but everyother day is also ok. It should be given for at least 30mins, but if you have the pen out, then you might as well give it for an hour or more

**RustBottum** · #3 02-24-05, 02:19 pm

Whatdo you use for floortime? I used a shower curtain but he started eating it so i put newspapers over it but i don't think he liked the sound it made when he ran so he mostly just slept. Any ideas?

**Piglet** · #4 02-24-05, 05:15 pm

I use a plastic sheet, sort of simlilar to a shower curtain. I dont like it though because the pee just stays on top and their bellies get wet. Maybe you can throw down some blankets/old sheets?

**RustBottum** · #5 02-24-05, 06:37 pm

I got some towels from the dollar store and i was thinking of putting those on top of the shower curtain but then i would be doing laundry every day. I could do it if it wasn't every day.

**Piglet** · #6 02-25-05, 05:05 am

I know how you feel. I hate giving floor time because it so much work! Can't wait till the summer, so I can put them outside in my garden

**RustBottum** · #7 02-26-05, 10:28 am

Any other way of haveing floor time and it not being so much trouble? Is it ok to give floor time every other day?

**Rachy1412** · #8 02-26-05, 11:09 am

I give my pigs floor time nearly everday. They get anywhere between 14hours a day to 24hours, this is so long because I just let them run loose around my bedroom all night and day. But with my boys they only have 7hours a day because they live in the shed.

Every other day is fine. It just means they will have to have a little longer out.

**RustBottum** · #9 02-26-05, 04:04 pm

Is your room hardwood floors? My room is carpeted but i wish i had hardwoods so i could let him run around.

**Rachy1412** · #10 02-26-05, 04:06 pm

Actually my room is carpeted. I am most likey going to have it taken out and have hardwood though. I leave the guinea pig's cage door open and they tend to go back in there to go to the toliet. If they do pee on the carpet I just use some carpet cleaner.

**RustBottum** · #11 02-26-05, 04:09 pm

Does the pee stain? My gp might just stay in his cage if i left it open for floor time. He doesn't really liike to leave his cage. He might just go to the bathroom in there, i don't know.

**Rachy1412** · #12 02-26-05, 04:15 pm

It depends on the colour of your carpet. Mine is cream so it does leave a stain.. hense why I clean it off with carpet cleaner. My pigs LOVE running around my bedroom once they got used to it. You have just the one piggie? If so he maybe scared of such an open space on his own. In time I would reckon he would get used to it. And don't forget if you do let him loose around the room you will have to guinea pig proof everything. That means no chewable electric cords, nothing left on the floor that can be chewed or swallowed.

**RustBottum** · #13 02-26-05, 04:18 pm

O my carpet is green so it would probably stain. Maybe I will let him rum around in the bathroom instead. Would that stain the tiles? I only have one piggie becasue he is not good with other pigs. I would piggie proof my room befor letting him run around.

**Piglet** · #14 02-26-05, 04:40 pm

No, it probably won't stain the tiles. Wooden floors arnt always good because guinea pigs cant walk on them properly. They keep on slipping

Poohbear · #15 02-26-05, 05:09 pm

For wood I just put some clothes down so they have more traction.

**RustBottum** · #16 02-26-05, 07:08 pm

I will probably try using the shower curtain and towels then when those get dirty i will use the bathroom until i can clean them again. I can only do the laundry for my gp once a week so it would be really hard for me to use towels all the time.

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