Keeping Cool Summer Time Heat

[lottiecarter0]

So, our house gets really hot in the summer, and although we have fans running it's still pretty hot where the pigs are. Last year, our guinea pigs lived outside because it was cooler. Later, I read that wasn't the best idea. Instead of putting them outside, how can I avoid them getting overheated? How do I keep the cage cool? I refill the water to make sure it's cool, but is there anything else?

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[CupcakeCavy]

I would recommend feeding cold watery veggies such as cucumbers on very hot days. Many owners have had success with placing a small cold piece of granite in the cage that the pigs can lay on when they get to hot. I would remove any hot fleece cozies and replace them with plastic or wooden huts to reduce the heat in the cage. Good look and stay cool!

 

[bpatters]

Cold watery veggies will keep them hydrated, but won't do anything to control the temperature. You can have a fan that circulates air in the room, and wrap frozen containers of water in fleece and put them in the cage.

How hot does it get in their room? Anything above 85 degrees can be fatal.

 

[lottiecarter0]

Cold watery veggies will keep them hydrated, but won't do anything to control the temperature. You can have a fan that circulates air in the room, and wrap frozen containers of water in fleece and put them in the cage.

How hot does it get in their room? Anything above 85 degrees can be fatal.

I think it gets 70-75....

Also on an unrelated subject my oldest pig, 2, after I fed her veggies hacked a little. And she then continued eating and drinking and she's walking around but every now and then she hacks a little. At least it sounds like a hack. And after she does it she cleans herself off and then doesn't do it for awhile....is this normal?

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[bpatters]

Probably. Especially if she does it while or just after eating.