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antipodi
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| Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:42 pm Toys for Piggie |
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Toys for Piggie
Is Piggie just Hanging around bored..Looking sad ..chewing at the cage ..well what Piggie needs is a Toy and here is some suggetions...
Now a very common question is "What kind of toys do guinea pigs like to play with?" All piggies like different types of toys, but some successful ideas have been:
1) A balled up piece of blank computer paper. (Anything colored may contain harmful dyes).
2) Empty toilet paper rolls or paper towel tubes. Many pigs love to gnaw on these, carry them around the cage, etc.
3) Same as number 2, but with a slit up the side and stuffed with hay.
4) Bird toys. Some like them to hang from their cages in various spots. Other guinea pigs prefer them laying on the floor of the cage so that they can pick them up and shake them all about.
5) Ping Pong balls, tennis balls, ferret balls (or cat balls that don't have small parts that can be chewed through and swallowed). Some piggies enjoy nudging these around their cages.
6) Ferret hammocks and ferret sleeping bags. You can buy these any pet store that sells ferret supplies, or you can make your own.
7) Stuffed animals.
8) Empty old sock. Some cavies like to drag one around the cage with them.
9) Old sock stuffed with hay.
10) Large Chubes are fun for them to run through and chew.
11) Hidey Houses are great to run through and climb upon.
12) Pieces of PVC pipe for them to climb through, hide in, climb on, etc.
13) Large piles of hay to hide in, sleep in, and of course EAT!
14) Cinder blocks make great hiding places AND keep them cooler in the summer.
15) The largest size plastic Igloo ("Pigloos," if you will) sold by pet stores.
16) Large "Fiddle Sticks" sold by pet stores make great hiding places.
17) Empty brown paper bags make great hiding places as well as something fun to chew on.
18) Empty cardboard boxes. Larger ones make great "houses," and smaller ones filled with a few food pellets make great "rattles" for your piggie to toss about.
19) Cuddle Cups can be found at most pet stores and make great "beds" for your guinea pigs.
20) Mirrors. Some guinea pigs like to look at their own reflections.
21) Towels/blankets draped strategically around the cage can create fun "caverns" for them to hide/play in.
22) Wooden toys such as alphabet blocks, wooden spoons, etc.
NEVER buy a wheel or exercise ball for your guinea pig. They can result in spinal problems for your cavy. |
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Juliemarie
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| Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:42 am play |
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| I use a few of those. But there are some good ides I hadn't considered. I just think I have sluggish piggies. Nothing that I put in their cage seems to excite them! |
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antipodi
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| Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:50 am |
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I think a lot of piggies play using their teeth ..we use the toilet roll cardboards and our piggies chew them to pieces. I also bought some little rubber kitten balls and they chewed them into significance . I think I might try the mirrors ..that could be interesting as I wonder if they might think (Boars) another piggie has invaded their space and make their little grunting noises.
I think the best and most stimulating time piggies have is when we put them in a makeshift pen on the lawn and the happil munch on the grass ...Sadly we can put all the Boars out at once cause they fight , especially Freezie ..The ladies (mostly) like their community day out though...
Antipodi |
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curiousorange
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| Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:21 am |
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I've given my guinea pigs card board toilet roll tubes to play with before,a nd they seem to like them! Just be careful that your guinea pigs aren't too little for them though! My friend's guinea pig got it's head stuck in one the other day! Luckily my friend was there to pull her free, but the guinea pig ( Ruby) was not impressed!
Love Gem.xXx 8) |
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jsqueek
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| Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:39 am |
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poor Ruby. lucky your friend was there at the time.
i used to give my gerbils cardboard toilet rolls.
they ran through them then chewed them all up. |
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antipodi
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| Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:22 am |
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| One thing I have had succes with is plastic plumbing pipe(especially elbows) I purchased some from the Hardware store for very few dollars and the piggies sleep inside them....( you must wash them regularly though) |
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Juliemarie
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| Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:38 pm cavy |
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| Yes I have tried plastic plumbing too. I also join boxes of savoury shapes together. |
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antipodi
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| Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:03 pm |
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| Wonderful input guyz ..a lot of people dont realize a Piggie can get very bored in their cage and need stimulation ..I have one Piggie Broz and he loves to flip his feed tray upside down with his nodse, even when it is attached to the wire ..he thinks hes so clever and almost smiles at cha when yah frown at him over his mischief |
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jsqueek
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| Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:50 am |
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| :lol: Broz sounds like a real character. |
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antipodi
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| Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:48 am |
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| He gets it from his Dad... Freezie who thinks he's Kick Boxing Champion of the world... |
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cutiecavies
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| Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:45 am |
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I have a lot of toys for my piggies they particularly enjoy playing with parrots toys and small ping ping type balls.
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antipodi
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| Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:13 pm |
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| I think there are a lot of pet toys piggies can play with only restricted by imagination but we must be careful of substances that could be toxic to piggies... |
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