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Chewing?

wilson

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My guinea pig or both of them im not sure have been chewing on the ramp that is made out of the wire grids. Is this bad for them?

Thanks
 
Well I don't think it is good. But I can't tell you for sure if it is bad. Do they have unlimited hay? Do they have wood chew or somthing?
 
They have unlimited hay. The only time they dont is when im at school but they get some right when i get home. I dont have anything for them to chew on because for some reason i wasnt sure if they could. What could I use, I actually have fiddlesticks, but they dont use their downstairs often and its the bottom of their ramp.
 
Oh remember they can't have any branches from fruit trees with pitts. Example no Plum branches.
 
they should be okay, but just watch out for the plastic coating on the wire grids. i dont think piggies should ingest too much of that.
 
My pigs love to chew on metal. Its ok as long as its not plastic coated. I even have keg chains hanging in their cages with the metal ring part down and the love it. Maybe they like the noise it makes?
 
Yes, the plastic coating isn't too good for them. Perhaps you could cover it up with a small piece of coroplast? Just an idea. Or else you can try weaving hay through those bars to give them that to chew on instead.
 
The hay thing is a great idea.
 
you know, I have noticed that they like to chew on my rings and bracelets if I have them on...how wierd is that?? I wonder if it's like an attraction to the metal for some reason.
 
They're like birds that like shiny things! lol.
 
I put the pice of carpet from the ramp over. I am trying to eventually adjust there cage maybe and make it a 2*4 with a 1*4 loft part, it wont be in an L shape though because it makes the bottom harder to clean. If i do this the problem will hopefully be solved because i want to figure out some other way to make a ramp. I was thinking of pencil boxes. Also they havent seemed to be chewing anymore, or on anythign else. THanks for the suggestions.
 
I give my piggies tollet paper and paper towel tubes They just love to chew on it and toss it up in the air. They also smack other piggies in the head with it. lol its funny when you see them do that.
 
Lol, make sure you slit the tubes so they can't get stuck.

Thanks for the update Wilson!
 
Ha ha! Mine just jump over the toilet rolls.
 
Yup no problem. I havent been anywhere to get chloroplast or cubes and im broek so no progress has been made on the acge. I noticed they started chewing on the other side of there ramp. I am thinking of moving their fiddlesticks upstairs as they dont use the downstairs. I hope when i make i bigger they will use both levels. If not i will just give them the downstairs.
 
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