Ok so I've decided (or prehaps a better word is forced) to get this cage (broken link removed). My guinea pigs are outdoors at the moment and my parents have let me bring them in. They don't want any kind of home made cage, and that cage is about as big as they're willing to go. I'm working on them, but I just want my pigs inside, as it'll take a while for me to convince them that they need space. (Doesn't help that 'everyone' has small cages for their pigs and they do just 'fine').
So I need lots of floortime for them. The problem? My mum hates the idea of them being on the floor... Lovely. I will have an outdoor run that they will use a lot. And somebody said that maybe while I wasn't able to supervise them (like when I'm at school) that I could put them in the bath tub? My parents shouldn't mind, as they have an ensuite, as do my grandparents, so the main bathroom is basically mine (and shared when people visit).
Would a bath be an ok place to have them unsupervised? What should I have on the bottom, do I have to have sheets or any material? (my mother doesn't like the idea of using sheets, or even cuddle cups with guinea pigs. I swear that woman...). Would newspaper lining the bottom be a good enough surface?
So I need lots of floortime for them. The problem? My mum hates the idea of them being on the floor... Lovely. I will have an outdoor run that they will use a lot. And somebody said that maybe while I wasn't able to supervise them (like when I'm at school) that I could put them in the bath tub? My parents shouldn't mind, as they have an ensuite, as do my grandparents, so the main bathroom is basically mine (and shared when people visit).
Would a bath be an ok place to have them unsupervised? What should I have on the bottom, do I have to have sheets or any material? (my mother doesn't like the idea of using sheets, or even cuddle cups with guinea pigs. I swear that woman...). Would newspaper lining the bottom be a good enough surface?