How do I potty train my Guinea Pig?

Answer 1

Some guinea pigs can be trained to use a litter box. If you would like to try litter-box training your guinea pig, please understand that your guinea pig may never learn to use the litter box properly and will more likely have accidents. Have patience.
Guinea pigs, just like other house pets as cats and dogs, prefer not to wet the area where they eat and especially where they sleep. They will instead go out of their sleeping corners to do their little business.

Always remember when you try to litter-box train your guinea pig, that the guinea pig is praise and it's shy by nature. Never push your guinea pig to use the litter box because this will only frighten it.

Most guinea pig owners use wooden/or paper pellets for their guinea pig's litter box. You may use usual bedding as you use in whole cage.

Start the litter-box training process in a very small area in the guinea pig's cage. Place a small litter box (I use a medium size plastic dog dish) in a corner of your guinea pig's cage. Try to place the box in corner of the cage that your guinea pig preferred to use as a bathroom. Put some fecal pellets inside the box to help your guinea pigs get the idea. You may also put a pinch of hay to a corner of the box to encourage your guinea pig to use it.

When you see your guinea pig do its business in the litter box, give its favorite treat as a reward. Don't be frustrated if you see that your guinea pig sits in the box, eats the hay you've placed in it, and do nothing that you expected from it, because guinea pigs often eats and defecates in the same time. Eating the hay will stimulate your guinea pig's digestive system and finally may cause it to use the litter-box as a bathroom. If your guinea pig prefers to sleep in its litter box rather that use it as a toilet, you may want to provide it with a more attractive bed than one it has (see “Our Craft Pages” for more ideas). Also try using a different bedding material.

Once your guinea pig seems to be using the litter box in his cage and has done so for more time, you can try giving your cavy a little more space. Try to put its litter box on the floor when it is time for floor exercise. If your guinea pig starts making mistakes on the floor, then it may have been too soon to place it in a bigger area. Place the litter box back into your guinea pig's cage and start all over.

You may also try to buy a second litter box. Keep one of them inside your guinea pig's cage, and the second anywhere on the floor. With 2 litter boxes your guinea pig is more likely to get the right idea :-)

Clean your guinea pig's litter box once or twice a week, using water and vinegar solution and dry thoroughly before filling it with bedding."

Answer 2

I have guinea pigs and you can most certainly potty train them. Do not listen to these ppl that say you can't. How I do it....I have one of those small corner litter pans(used for ferrets and the like) and I notice where she likes to potty and place it there (in the cage). Then I remove all bedding and place it in the litter pan. I put no other bedding in the cage bc if I did, she would just use it. Within a week, she was pottying in the litter pan. Makes cleaning alot easier. She has accidents here and there in the cage but the majority of waste is in the litter pan. Keep at it! It can be done!

Answer 3

Most choose a certain corner or area of there cadge to relieve themselves, take some soiled bedding from that area and mix it in with apx 1 cup (per 5 cups)of the litter you would like him/her to start using in your litter box. then place the litter box in the corner or area s/he usually uses. slowly add more litter over a months time span (do not clean it during this time). If you don't clean it s/he will pick up on the sent and be more likely to use it. You can move his/her litter box after 2-3 months but make sure to keep some soiled litter in it so s/he knows where it is. For the next few months (3-5) keep about a cup of soiled litter in the litter box. Then you can start just putting in clean litter. Good Luck!!! and remember NEVER to wash the litter box in chemicals that could harm him/her. Also NEVER use clay litter as it could clog the nasal passage way.

Answer 4

Your guinea pig will choose a particular corner to "go" in. Once this corner is picked, put a litter pan in that corner. The guinea will get used to going there, then you can move the litter pan to wherever you want it, and it will go there.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

put the litter tray in the area he/he naturally goes. they will continue to use tht place

Answer 7

i would think the same way you train anpother animal.
ask someone who would know, like at petsmart.
good luck.

Answer 8

ok i can tell you but you need to post how old he is first please