lego?

[Myspoiltpiggies]

Just wondering - is lego safe for guinea pigs? My hedgehog has a hidey house I contructed with lego which he loves to sleep and hide in. Would guinea pigs chew and swalow it though?

 

[Daisy Duke]

I think they would be ok if they are connected. YOu just have to make sure it does not fall apart.

 

[Daisy Duke]

I would suggest using the big legos which if they come apart the guine apig can't swallow it.

 

[VoodooJoint]

I'm not sure. Legos are made from a fairly brittle plastic that splinter if broken. There is a chance that if the pigs chew on them they could splinter. They then could swallow the splinter and possibly perforate their stomach or intestine.

 

[dagwellismypigy]

On the cavy cages toys page, they show a piggy that has legos in their cage. https://guineapigcages.com/toys.htm

 

[Daisy Duke]

They could also poke an eye out by one of the points of the legos.

 

[Daisy Duke]

I am not positive, but I dont think those are legos.

 

[Slap Maxwell]

I wouldn't suggest legos. They seem to hard, what if they break a tooth?

 

[VoodooJoint]

On the cavy cages toys page, they show a piggy that has legos in their cage. https://guineapigcages.com/toys.htm

I took a look at that in the link. Those aren't legos...I don't know what they are called but I think they are made out of the more flexible plastic that those waffle houses are made out of.

 

[Myspoiltpiggies]

Well I think I'll scrap the idea - better to be safe than sorry!

 

[Daisy Duke]

Yes, maybe you can use a boc and cute holes in it to make a hidey house.

 

[zakfoxmom]

Yeah, those are definately not legos. My son has about a million lego all over the house. I wouldn't put them in the cage mainly because of the sharp edges.

 

[Daisy Duke]

and they could fall apart and get swallowed.

 

[citronsoul]

What about the big ones for toddlers that are rounded off?

 

[Daisy Duke]

I think they would be ok as they are because they are big and they don't have edges.

 

[VoodooJoint]

The toddler ones may be okay. I would sacrifice one and break it to see how it breaks and if it splinters. No sharp splinters = safe for the pigs.

 

[Myspoiltpiggies]

Sounds good - don't have any myself, but I can look out for some.

 

[VoodooJoint]

Look in Goodwill, thrift stores, garage sales. They are expensive new but super cheap second hand.

 

[Daisy Duke]

I have a lot from when I played with them.

 

[Slap Maxwell]

I would give them a good soak in some vinegar and water if you get them second hand (which I see as the best option). Kids tend to drool and slobber on legos.