2007-06-06 05:00:52 · 7 answers · asked by jade1981 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
change her to a rabbit hutch cause it is off the ground and put a small fence around the bottom of it and add moth balls to the ground inside the fence . it keeps snakes away also there is a product called snake away and it is sold at home depot . good luck .
2007-06-06 05:05:26 · answer #1 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing I can think of is to make sure the "Grids" of the cage are very fine, like mesh. And, of course, that the cage has four walls and a ceiling/top. Maybe elevate it so it's not at ground level?
Honestly, the safest thing you can do is to move her inside. Not only would that eliminate the worry over predators, but also heat stroke and hypothermia.
Check out guinea pig cages.com for cage ideas. Granted, most of these cages are for indoor pigs, but maybe you can get some ideas nontheless! Good luck!
2007-06-06 12:08:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People keep saying to put her in a rabbit hutch- which is fine, IF you make sure she has something solid (like a piece of wood) to climb onto, to keep her tender feet safe from the wire. Rabbits can tolerate wire flooring, g. pigs cannot. If you put her in a hutch, put wood around the bottom to keep other predators, like dogs, from snapping at her from underneath. may not be an issue for you now, but you never know when a dog will wander into you yard and go after your pigger!
2007-06-06 12:59:00 · answer #3 · answered by magy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although keeping piggies outside is a common practice in the UK, in the United States it is considered unacceptable.
Cavies are very sensitive to severe changes in temperature. They can have heat stroke in as little as 85 degrees fahrenheit!
They are also ill equipped to deal with predators, as they have almost no defense. Their normal course of defense in the wild is to run and hide. This is impossible for them if they are kept outdoors in a hutch. There, they are exposed to snakes, ants, lice, and mites as well as stray dogs, raccoons, foxes, etc.
Please consider bringing your beloved piggies indoors. You can build them a great & inexpensive cage yourself! Check out www.guineapigcages.com for info & instructions. They'll be so happy!
Good luck!
2007-06-06 13:00:40 · answer #4 · answered by Justified 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put her in a rabbit hut...and then you can use lime, moth balls or at where i used to work there is a product that works excellently that is called snake away i believe all around the base but beware all this stuff stinks something horrendous besides the moth balls
2007-06-06 12:25:19 · answer #5 · answered by lexie g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep the cage off the ground
2007-06-06 12:03:34 · answer #6 · answered by imasftballqt13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy them a gun.
2007-06-06 12:06:45 · answer #7 · answered by pipzig 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋