sdpiggylvr
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Cavy Slave
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So I'm really considering doing free-range for my pigs. It's just such a hassle (for me) to have to do the fleece and towels each week and I only have one set. Plus, I don't really have money right now to buy a whole new set of fleece and towels, too.
Free-range seems like it would be a great environment for my pigs, and I have a good amount of space in my bedroom, where I spend most of my time. Problem is, the whole room is CARPET. How could I house them in free-range with carpet? I don't mind the poos on the carpet, that can be cleaned up easily, but the pee worries me. It would soak in and get all gross. How could I work around this?
I really know next to nothing about free-range...how does it work? For those of you who do free-range, what is it like, how well do you like it, etc.?
I have a 3x5 and I want to expand or make it a more interesting cage (for my two girls), and it seems rather plain right now. Free-range would mean a lot of space and not much work to make it nice. Another concern is, how loud are the pigs going to be at night when I'm sleeping?
I have a bathroom attached to my bedroom, perhaps I could have them go in the bathroom (it has marble floors) while I'm out of the house, and when I'm in the room they can go in the whole room. Would that work?
Free-range also sounds like it might be a lot of cleaning up with all the poos and pee and HAY. How could I contain the hay so it isn't all over? I mean, I know free-range probably isn't going to be the neatest but I don't want my room to look TOO messy.
Right now, the pigs do have free-range for about an hour each afternoon, which they love, but they poo and pee all over. I have newspaper down in the corners and the areas they like to "go" in, but I can't just have newspaper all over the whole floor for every day. What are your recommendations?
As you can see, I really need a lot of help and any advice you can give, all which is greatly appreciated!
Free-range seems like it would be a great environment for my pigs, and I have a good amount of space in my bedroom, where I spend most of my time. Problem is, the whole room is CARPET. How could I house them in free-range with carpet? I don't mind the poos on the carpet, that can be cleaned up easily, but the pee worries me. It would soak in and get all gross. How could I work around this?
I really know next to nothing about free-range...how does it work? For those of you who do free-range, what is it like, how well do you like it, etc.?
I have a 3x5 and I want to expand or make it a more interesting cage (for my two girls), and it seems rather plain right now. Free-range would mean a lot of space and not much work to make it nice. Another concern is, how loud are the pigs going to be at night when I'm sleeping?
I have a bathroom attached to my bedroom, perhaps I could have them go in the bathroom (it has marble floors) while I'm out of the house, and when I'm in the room they can go in the whole room. Would that work?
Free-range also sounds like it might be a lot of cleaning up with all the poos and pee and HAY. How could I contain the hay so it isn't all over? I mean, I know free-range probably isn't going to be the neatest but I don't want my room to look TOO messy.
Right now, the pigs do have free-range for about an hour each afternoon, which they love, but they poo and pee all over. I have newspaper down in the corners and the areas they like to "go" in, but I can't just have newspaper all over the whole floor for every day. What are your recommendations?
As you can see, I really need a lot of help and any advice you can give, all which is greatly appreciated!