I just got a my first guinea pig and need suggestions for toys. Give me as many ideas has u can.
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Welcome to the world of piggies! They are very sweet, delightful creatures.
Toys I have used:
1. A shoebox turned upside with holes cut in all four sides to run in %26 out of.
2. Quaker Oats oatmeal cylinder with the ends cut out.
3. A paper bag laid on its side with some hay stuffed in it. (This is a favorite--I think they like the way the bag sounds when they run in it)
4. Toilet paper tubes stuffed with hay.
5. A wadded up ball of notebook paper. Some pigs like to just toss it around the cage with their noses.
A Note of Caution: Do NOT go get one of those plastic balls that allows them to roll around. Although they are sold for hamsters, rabbits, ferrets, and guinea pigs, they can cause damage to your pig's back. Their spines do not bend the same way as other animals.
Because piggies are herd animals, please consider adopting him/her a same-sex friend. They do best when with another of their own kind. May I suggest finding a local shelter or rescue (see www.petfinder.com) for a buddy?
A very inexpensive cage can be built to house your piggie. Please see www.guineapigcages.com or www.cavycages.com for information %26 instructions. Your piggie will be so much happier!
Great sources of information on how to care for your piggie can be found at www.guinealynx.info or www.cavyspirit.com
Good luck!
GPs love to chew. Mine enjoys a "ball" made of wooden cylinders with a nut at the center. She ignores most other toys, but that one she works on that for days at a time. It's available at pet shops. She also likes carboard tubes that she can run through. She dashes in and out and chews on the ends. You can get them in pet shops, too, but Quaker Oats boxes are the same thing for a lot less.
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