Hello,
I got 2 piggies a few months ago. One of them came from a pet shop (I know, bad choice) and was pregnant. She gave birth this week-end, everything went ok and I now have five piggies (one I believe is a male).
The reason why I'm here is because I'm worried for my babies. I live in a small studio (I don't remember exactly but no more than 30m?) and so I don't have much of a choice to where my piggies have to live.
The studio is located in a building with very weak isolation. It means we hear everything the upstairs neighbours are doing, and they're very loud when passing through the corridor. But they also smell...
They're heavy smokers and everytime they come upstairs or downstairs, there is that strong tobacco smell everywhere in the building, and that includes my studio (and the one downstairs). The best way to fix the smell quickly is to light some scented candles but I know they're not good for piggies (and for me). The neighbours are avoiding me since I complained about the noises so I can't ask them to be careful about that (and they won't make any effort anyway) and the landlord absolutely don't care about that (he just told me to "tell them that" and don't want to help more than that).
So I was wondering if that tobacco smell is dangerous for my piggies and even worse for the babies ? I've read about thirdhand smoking and I'm afraid this might get them sick. What can I do to avoid that ?
I've read about installing an air purifier but are those costy/worth it ? Do they take a lot of space ?
Thanks in advance for your help.
I got 2 piggies a few months ago. One of them came from a pet shop (I know, bad choice) and was pregnant. She gave birth this week-end, everything went ok and I now have five piggies (one I believe is a male).
The reason why I'm here is because I'm worried for my babies. I live in a small studio (I don't remember exactly but no more than 30m?) and so I don't have much of a choice to where my piggies have to live.
The studio is located in a building with very weak isolation. It means we hear everything the upstairs neighbours are doing, and they're very loud when passing through the corridor. But they also smell...
They're heavy smokers and everytime they come upstairs or downstairs, there is that strong tobacco smell everywhere in the building, and that includes my studio (and the one downstairs). The best way to fix the smell quickly is to light some scented candles but I know they're not good for piggies (and for me). The neighbours are avoiding me since I complained about the noises so I can't ask them to be careful about that (and they won't make any effort anyway) and the landlord absolutely don't care about that (he just told me to "tell them that" and don't want to help more than that).
So I was wondering if that tobacco smell is dangerous for my piggies and even worse for the babies ? I've read about thirdhand smoking and I'm afraid this might get them sick. What can I do to avoid that ?
I've read about installing an air purifier but are those costy/worth it ? Do they take a lot of space ?
Thanks in advance for your help.