guniea pig question

[amanda622]

ok my brat of a pig emptys her water bottle with her tounge and i have to clean her cage everyday cause it get soaked so i tryed to give her less water and when she finishes the water she screams and bangs the bottle on the cage she been doing it since we got her and im tired of cleaning it everyday any ideas anyone :rolleyes:

[krazy4birds]

I'm sorry that I do not have any answers for you but I did want to say that my daughter had guinea pigs one time and they did the exact same thing. She never did get a better way but good luck to you because I know what a mess that makes...YUCKY....LOL

[Windwatcher]

She might be bored. Do you let her out for exercise? I made an exercise pen for my Inca and would cover the floor with newspaper and put assorted boxes, greens and interesting things for her. The newspaper was to catch any urine (she stopped using the litter box after age 3) and to keep her from chewing the carpet. This helped alleviate her boredom cuz she had something to look forward to every day. Hope this helps.

[Pard]

I've never heard of a guinea pig doing that. Maybe you could get a bowl for her instead; like a dog bowl with a rubber rim so she can't tip it over. The exercies thing sounds good too.

[amanda622]

she could prob drown in a bowl

[dish]

i have had guinea pigs for years and years and none of them did that mabe its boeard i wouldnt sugest a boul becouse they get very messy and you would have to clean it every hour

[jonesy zoo]

the idea with a bowl was a good one if you are worried about drowning place a heavy rock or pebbles in it this way she cant tip the bowl over nor drown...for boredom there are endless toys aout there that you could buy or cut a hole in a tennis ball and fill with treats secure them in there and she will have fun for hours trying to get them out ...it will take her a little while to figured it out but over time it will be something she enjoys...over here in australia I freeze there fruit in water in summer not sure how hot it gets where you are...this I thinks give them something to do...another thing my kids found that they love is tunnels made out of old drain pipe the pvc kind...or you could just have a naughty girl and no matter what you do she will do what she likes...i guess that is what makes us love them...

[Wolat]

i agree, she sounds bored. some guinea pigs like to bang things around, and they certainly do like their greens. exercise times are definitely going to alleviate boredom... she sounds like quite the brat *g*
good luck

[amanda622]

thanks what kind of toys i cant seem to find anywhere she is just a brat her new thing is she bites us when we try and touch her water !we yell cinnamini and she stops and when we put a hand full of food in there she pushes our hand she pretty strong ill figure something out i wanna get her toys but i cant find any she has her wood sticksthat she throws in the air lol she rather the dog be in there then us she gets all excited to see him the little brat lol

[animals_girl]

i would just scoop out the wet part and put new bedding in that spot thats what i did.

[amanda622]

thats the problem the whole cage is a wet part


i went to petsmart and petco and they had no guniea pig toys they had the thing called critter cone i bought that its ice cream flavor ill see if she like that its a mineral treat who know she prob wont like it shes a brat lol

[CheeriO]

maybe she needs a bigger cage and or a GIRL friend <== the best medicine.

what kind of water bottle does she have? you should have those ones with a metal spout with a metal ball to prevent your situation...

these link might help:

www.cavycages.com

www.guinealynx.com

[amanda622]

she has one with a metal spout and ball im working on getting her anothercage

[Marci]

Hi my max uses a water bottle and is very content but kept dumping his food dish so I attached it to the cage so no more dumping the same can be done with a water dish but if you have concerns of drowning make the dish where it has to step up to it with front feet while back ones still on bottom of cage and when it comes to toys thats a hit and miss but my max liked a basket that strawberries came in and tunnels or tubes that we constructed for him and he loves to go outside he has a little fence that we place right on the grass so he can bink and roll and chow down on grass ok I hope I was able to help. :o

[Cutepeach]

Does sound like your piggie is bored. make sure when you fill the water bottle that you use warm water that is warmer than room temperature that way the bottle doesn't drip cause it could be doing this too and fill it all the way up. Also, the warmer water will eventually be room temp so don't worry about it being to warm. The warmer water makes it so the water doesn't drip out of the bottle like it may also be doing.

As for piggie toys there are many options as many stores doen't sell toys for piggies. Here are some suggestions: toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls. Piggies often like to play with these, you can also cut a slit down the middle of these and place veggies in them so they have a treat and a play toy. Boxes, as piggies love to hide and play in boxes. Cat toys that aren't to small and don't have any pieces the piggie could chew off and choke on, as some love to push these around their cages. Bird toys, you can buy some bird toys and hang them from the cage. my piggie loves to play with these often. Also make sure the piggie has plenty of hay, mine often loves to play in the hay and make hay huts to hide in besides laying in it and eating it :) Well, those are my suggestions good luck!

[GPsnbirdies]

I had the exact same problem with my first guinea pig! to fix the soaked bedding problem we mounted the bottle about a half an inch higher and put a dish under. It has to be a dish with a bracket that hooks firmly on the side of the cage or else most guinea pigs will simply tip it over. My guinea pig just put their little feet on the edge of the dish to geta better access to the sipper. Even though my water-bottle-emptying guinea pig has since passed away, I still keep a little dish hooked under all thewater bottles in my new guinea pigs' cage, beacuse they do a very good job at catching the water for me. I just empy & rinse the dish everyday!

[storm]

my cavy does the same thing, will lay there with her mouth pressing on the water bottle,,, so what I did is freeze a water jug and put it in her pen,,
and it sovled my problem,, she will lay next to the ice bottle,oh and those kong toys they make for small dogs,work wonders for your piggies boredom,, I cut up differnt fruits and buy some fruit juice and mix it up with oatmeal to make a paste,and put the mixture in the middle of the kong, freeze it and give it to the cavy. they love them,keeps them busy for hours trying to get to the treats .
And if you have a peruvian or a texal,and you don't want hay in there hair.get a tolit paper tube stuff it with hay and the piggy will eat the hay without all of it getting in to their hair... and somethimes hay will help keep them from chewing their hair,,,,:D I hope this helps