Never keep your guinea pig's cage
on the floor. While finding a place to set
a roomy guinea pig cage may seem
difficult, you never want to keep it directly
on the floor.
For one, it simply makes taking care of
the guinea pig more difficult. In order
to feed or pet the animal, the person
must either be sitting on the floor or
bending over. Children, on the other hand,
will have easier access to the guinea pigs
which may make them more likely to play
with their new pets but which may
also make it more likely for them to
release them, to fall on them, or to
hurt themselves by tripping over
the cage.
Furthermore, the guinea pig is very
sensitive to vibrations. Your footsteps
or vacuuming causes the floor to vibrate
and this will usually frighten the guinea
pigs and cause them more stress, thus
making them more difficult to make friends
with. Other pets in the home, as well as
drafts, are bigger threats to guinea pigs
placed on the floor as well.