Conditions Suitable temperatures

The optimum temperature for piggies is 15-18 degrees celcius which works out to 59 to 64.5 farenheit . They are prone to heat stroke at 28 degrees Celcius which is 82.4 farenheit but you shoud be fine.

Normal room temperature is around 75F and whilst piggies tolerate the cold better than the heat, you could maybe open a window when your room reaches say 70F but im sure they will be fine.

Actually the ideal temperature range for cavies is 65-75F. Anything under 60 is on the cold side for them and anything over 80 is too hot.

Fenrisulfr said:

As guinea pigs are native to the Andes, I do not think that my crisp climatic choices would cause trouble, but I could be wrong.

Any clarification on this issue would be appreciated.

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Although the ancestors of modern-day guinea pigs lived in the Andes, those pigs are far removed from the pigs of today and shouldn't be used as a barometer of what pigs can tolerate in temp and climate.

Ly&Pigs said:

Actually the ideal temperature range for cavies is 65-75F. Anything under 60 is on the cold side for them and anything over 80 is too hot.

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Hi, sorry, yes you are right....anything under 60 is too cold...my mistake

The optimum range as set out by the UK home office codes of practice is 16 - 23C which is 60.8 to 73.4F

These are the approximate temperatures but obviously there will be some variation, I dont have a thermometer in my room but I know that my piggies are perfectly happy & healthy just by thorough daily observation. If they were too hot, too cold id know.