Litter Training

[Jcavy]

Can anybody give me tips on litter training???

 

[ppastorin]

I noticed that the more bedding I put the more they use it. So in one area of the cage there is a thick layer of bedding while in the other parts is much thinner.

I did not succeeded completely, but in this way they are more customed to use one part of the cage for littering.

Paolo

 

[Treen]

Using a litterbox in to which you start with some soiled bedding (so the scent attracts them, and tells them it's a good place to go/ make their mark) and then moving any wet bedding/ poops they subsequently do to there may help.

Mine are completely trained when they are out of the cage - they never go on the carpet/ floor. That was quite easy as they either go somewhere dark and covered (so I made little boxes with bedding in for them to visit at first), or they return to the cage (which is what they always do now). I used little veggie rewards whenever they went in the right place too.

But when I tried applying the technique to within the cage, they couldn't have been less receptive! They just go where they fancy - usually spreading it around as much as possible! Some pigs tend to favour one corner anyway though, and that makes it easier to convince them.

A lot of pigs seem to take to having a snooze in their litterbox, so if you have more than one pig, you may need to have one per pig as they're unlikely to turn another pig out so they can go to the loo in the right place!

 

[CavySpirit]

I second Treen's comments, as usual. During floor time, my little buffalettes are close to perfect. Cage time is another matter.

 

[Jcavy]

Ok, thanks alot I'll be trying to apply these techniques to my Gp. I've been wanting to train her so I could cut back on shavings/bedding and maybe switch to towels and litter pans.

 

[howangcturtle]

Litter training

you talked about litter training ,and i have some questiongs,first of all,how do you know when they pee or poop?do you really have that much time waching them and saw them doing it?i can't really keep an eye on them all the time,so what should i do?how do i know when they're doing and?and what kind of thing should i do to litter train them?for a busy owner like me?PLEASE HELP MEEE :'(

 

[kennethlhm]

I made a cupboard hidely house put on the floor at the corner, with thick newspaper underneath it. So when floor time, they will go inside to pee & poo.

 

[howangcturtle]

potty traine

thx sooo much^_^ ,i REALLY want to potty train my guinea pigs, can you tell me some tips,and some point that i have to be careful about?