my guinea pig is bored, how do I entertain it?
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play with it, feed it tasty treats, give it love, buy it something nice....
bring it out to the park.
get another guinea pig they need some one to have fun with its like u liveing without any human contac
Bring it on a trip to New Guinea, its homeland. It may be happy to see where it was born.
I suggest you get another one that is the same sex. Guinea pigs are very social and love the company of other Guinea pigs. You can entertain it all day, but they would still rather be with another piggie!
John has the right idea. Wouldent you like to see your homeland? Also you could bring it to the pet store and get it laid.
A. How can you tell he's bored?
B. Why don't you take him out of his cage, hold him on your lap and brush him. George (our guinea pig) loves that. Oh, and turn on the t.v. while you're at it. I swear he stares at it while he's sitting on my daughter's lap.
The are 6 basic things to keep your guinea pig entertained;
1. Provide your guinea pig with things to hide in
2. Provide your guinea pig with more things to hide in
3. Provide your guinea pig with things to nibble on
4. Let your guinea pig out for regular exercise
5. Give your guinea pig a friend
6. Have alot of contact with your guinea pig
For more information on each of these points go to:
http://www.diddly-di.fsnet.co.uk/enterta...
More things to entertain your guinea pig with:
1. Get another guinea pig. Is yours a boar or a sow? If it is a sow get another sow or a boar if you want babies. It will be a bit trickier if yours is a boar because it is harder for adult boars to become friends.
2. Go to your local petstore - they have heaps of chewy wooden treats and fun things for them. Never get a guinea pig ball, they may cause back problems.
3. Go to your local hardware store - get some 4 inch diameter PVC piping and cut it up into 45cm pieces. This is great for tunnels.
4. Try some of the following things that you can do from home:
a) Get a non-scented toilet roll and stuff with hay and your guinea pigs favourite food
b) Get an old sock and stuff a tennis ball at the end of it, fill the rest with hay.
c) Use cardboard boxes to make little igloos.
d) Get some big paper bags, guinea pigs will often use these as hidy tunnels
e) Towel tents - drape a towel over the corner of your hutch to form a tent
f) Crumpled-Up Pieces of Paper - Very simple, but the piggies love them. Plain paper is better. They will probably chew on it and eat it. Occasional paper eating is okay.
g) Sheet of Newspaper - Also very simple, but a big hit. Good to chew on, crawl under, play tug-of-war with. Make sure there are no staples. Most newspaper is made with soy-based dyes which are safe for the pigs. Check with your newspaper company if you are not sure.
h) Toilet Paper and Paper Towel Cardboard Spools - Stuff some Timothy Hay in them and they make great treats. Be sure to cut a slit down the length of any tube so that a playful, curious piggie won't get stuck, like the piggie in the photo to the right.
i) Oatmeal Containers - Toss when dirty or chewed down. Slice lengthwise to make sure they can't get stuck as shown
j)Small balls - ping pong balls, tennis balls, cat balls
k) Pine cones - make sure you sterilize them first
l) Mirrors - place on the outside of the hutch looking in
m) Untreated wood, twigs and logs
n) small stuffed animals
o) Some bird toys
p)Some guinea pig toys
q) Some ferret toys like hammocks
r)Some rabbit toys
s) kritter kababs
For more treats and entertainment techniques try this site;
http://www.epetpals.com/guinea_pig_toys.
Good Luck:)
get another guinea pig they wil entertain each other they should nottt be left alone they are very soccial animals i would recommand gettting another one
you can entertain them by buying them things to jump on like little bridges stones pipes to go through
put them in a pig playpen and let them run together
play with them constantly
give them golf balls bloacks baby toys
i know ! you could get an other guinea pig (same gender) or about any other rodent. (rabbits are great)
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