[Gpdd] CARE: Play time

[Penny Charlesworth]

Hello Emily and Milo,

As Milo is in a pen when he has his floor time, you could use a similar set 
up to mine.

The Piggyfriends live permanently in pens. First of all I use a double 
thickness of heavy gauge horticultural plastic, which I can buy off the roll 
in a garden centre ( I'm in England but I am sure that gardeners everywhere 
use this product ). On top of this goes a thick spread of newspapers. The 
pens go on top of this, making sure that the newspapers extend beyond the 
edge of the pens so no piggy can chew the plastic ( very dangerous!).

I then put more layers of newspaper over this, inside the pen, which can be 
changed every day, leaving the original papers in good condition and the 
plastic untouched ( and the carpets dry ).

You could use your towels as the top layer instead of the newspaper.

Hope this helps,

Regards from Penny and the Piggyfriends.
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Subject: [Gpdd] CARE: Play time


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> Hello there.  I let my guinea pig Milo out to play on the floor in a  pen
> every day.  We usually put down a plastic tablecloth with towels over  it, 
> so
> that if he wets, he won't ruin the carpet.  He was fine with  this for 
> awhile,
> but lately if we don't watch him he'll start to chew on the  plastic. 
> Well,
> then we made sure we covered up all plastic with  towels.  Now, he will 
> lift up
> the towels...physically move them to get to  the plastic and 
> chew...Obviously
> this is BAD!!!  Any suggestions on a  plastic-thing I could use under the
> towels that he couldn't chew on???
> Thanks!
> Emily and Milo
>


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