Chewing What chew toys does your guinea pigs like?!

[4everlovepigs]

This is my first thread I hope I'm doing this right. Anyways I was wondering what your guinea pigs favorite chew toys are because mine seem to hate every chew toy I give them. I've tried those little logs and a Wooden lady bug and the thing where you slide chew toys on to a rod with the bell on the end. I have gave them edible houses. they don't seem to like any of them. So what are your guinea pigs favorite chew toys?

 

[Princess_Piggie]

By edible houses, do you mean a wooden house, or one of those houses that is literally designed to be eaten? Because the edible ones are very unhealthy and should be removed immediately if that's what you've given your piggies.

Honestly, some pigs just aren't chewers. They don't *need* to chew things, because hay keeps their teeth ground down.

 

[4everlovepigs]

It's the wooden kind. I know they might not be the kind that like to chew but what kind of chews or toys do you give your guinea pigs?

 

[Levenn]

toilet paper rolls are a big hit with my pigs! Lol

 

[piggielover200]

my pigs love anything that is a wooden cube but it hasto be the cube or they don't touch it so they really like these little alphabet chews
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Hope that helps

 

[4everlovepigs]

The alphabet block look cool I'll give them a try!

 

[Princess_Piggie]

Mine actually didn't get in to chewing until I'd had them for about 2 months, so depending on how long you've had yours, they may chew when they've settled in

Mine like to chew their wooden house, and their fiddlesticks bridge. I find that unless it's an 'interactive' object, mine won't chew it. I did get them a tug-of-war type rope, two wooden blocks connected by rope, but it wasn't interactive so they didn't bother. When I put their fiddlesticks bridge in, and they could go over and under and the like, they got even more curious and chewed it!

 

[pineapplepigs]

It's the wooden kind. I know they might not be the kind that like to chew but what kind of chews or toys do you give your guinea pigs?

they also have edible houses that arent made out of wood but i dont know if there safe

 

[mufasa]

they also have edible houses that arent made out of wood but i dont know if there safe

Not the Snak Shak type as they contain a lot of sugar which is very bad for pigs. I get the kind made from compressed hay, which my girls love. They also enjoy the willow kind, but you have to watch for sharp corners on those. I stuff hay into toilet paper rolls, but it's very rare them for them to chew the actual roll, although I know some pigs love that. Other than that, they adore chewing anything they're NOT supposed to, LOL.

 

[pineapplepigs]

Not the Snak Shak type as they contain a lot of sugar which is very bad for pigs. I get the kind made from compressed hay, which my girls love. They also enjoy the willow kind, but you have to watch for sharp corners on those. I stuff hay into toilet paper rolls, but it's very rare them for them to chew the actual roll, although I know some pigs love that. Other than that, they adore chewing anything they're NOT supposed to, LOL.

thank you for telling me that i almost bought one the other day along this the tunnel version my piggies also like to chew everything they are not supposed to along with your piggies lol

 

[Rywen]

Ferb likes his woven willow tunnel (he chewed a window out, lol), paper towel rolls cut in half (he does chew the cardboard and throws it around his cage), these wooden chews shaped like fruits and veggies I bought on amazon.com, and any kind of fruitwood stick.

 

[StarTaleMaddnes]

I have a little wooden chew toy that they pretty much ignore, but I've found the thing that keeps them most entertained is a crumpled up piece of brown packing paper, or newsprint. They love it! The girls run around and push it, or try to run under it, or just sit in around nibbling on it.

 

[micjmart]

My boys enjoy the little pieces of willow branches and I also have a compressed hay thing shaped like a stick that they'll sometimes chew on. Mostly though they prefer to chew on hay. They do not like the colored wood blocks that the store recommended, there's like one chew spot but it's almost totally untouched.

 

[GuineaPigParty]

Willow huts and willow tunnels. That is about all they will chew on..(I have picky pigs..)
lol

 

[CoffeeAddict]

I'm jealous of your playful piggies! I'm hoping when I get another, mine will become more playful.

 

[CavyPhoenix]

I have found that anything with an interesting texture helps, as well as cardboard. My pigs LOVE cardboard. Toilet paper rolls, and shoe boxes are awesome for them. And clean sanitized pinecones!

 

[CavyPhoenix]

A little note on pine cones, make sure they are fully seeded (open) and dried, or you end up with very sticky and hard to clean piggies.

Also, if you buy them, assure they aren't varnished! I wouldn't ever buy any that weren't marked for pets. A lot of them sold for crafts or decor are varnished, and that's bad for our babies!

I agree! If you are going to get a pine cone from the store, make sure its a pet store and that they have not put anything like peanut butter or anything that may harm them to garnish it and make it a "tasty" treat. I prefer to go out in the spring and find a couple of my own pine cones that are fully open and devoid of sap. Then follow the steps on this website to sanitize them: https://voices.yahoo.com/how-prepare-pinecones-guinea-pig-5714006.html
I hope this helps!

 

[CritterSlave]

Paper lunch sacks. Filled with hay or empty. I get a stack of em at the dollar store and toss one in when they look bored.