Guinea Pigs can be housed indoors or outdoors but I would urge people to keep their guinea pigs out of direct draughts and high weather conditions. That said and done if you choose to house your guinea pig outside please consider housing them in a shed.

If you choose to house your guinea pig indoors there are a fabulous range of plastic hutches with wire or plastic tops – In my experience wire sides are the best as it gives you informal opportunities to gel with your guinea pig.

My personal preference is to house my guinea pigs indoors during the winter months (oct – april) and out in our well ventilated shed over the summer months (may – sept).

Bedding – We use newspaper, wood pellets, and bedding hay (which we top up each day).

Some people find that their guinea's are allergic to wood shavings, in my mind its actually the dust which affects the guinea's – dust in their eyes or when foraging may eat unnecessary particulars.

Always provide somewhere for your guinea pig to seek shelter – again I have found it better, when your guinea is young refrain from putting a house in, rather a tube or tunnel as it brings your guinea pig out of their shell quicker.