Nov 2 2015 potty training is one of the first things a pig parent will work on with their piglet.
Guinea pig litter box ideas.
First decide if you want to train your baby to use a litter box or go outside.
See if your guinea pig approaches the litter box on its own.
When starting try to see if the guinea pig approaches the litter box on its own.
Your guinea pig will use his litter box for most of his business eliminating in the corner of the box while using a special area for snoozing.
Unlike litter boxes for a cat though you don t use special litter but add the same bedding that is used across the cage floor.
Yes it is certainly possible to litter box train a guinea pig.
Plain old paper litter is by far the safest and easiest choice for your cavy s litter box area.
Many guinea pigs will realize they re supposed to eliminate in the box.
The smaller ones also tend to tip over easily and are too small to put hay in.
Guinea pig sized corner litter boxes are built small to fit in a smaller cage but guinea pigs likely won t use the box if it isn t big enough.
The all living things guinea pig scatterless litter pan is a litter free box designed to fit most cages.
Some people use cat litter box bottoms too but those are huge.
Since very young pigs don t have full bladder control many parents choose to start with a litter box until they are old enough to.
See more ideas about hay racks litter box bunny cages.
Easy guinea pig litter box ideas.
An ideal sized litter box for a guinea pig should be big enough for them to get in and turn around comfortably.
Our first guinea pig litter box was perfect for.
Litter box idea 1.
Instead i did a lot of upcycling experimentation to see what worked well.
I eyeballed some of the litter boxes for sale but didn t like how small they looked.
If you though the bedding list was short wait until you see this one.
Best litter box litter for guinea pigs.
Some guinea pigs will take to the litter box and others will not.
Its design helps to keep the habitat clean while preventing your guinea pig from scattering litter.
To learn more and purchase the complete piggy litter box system click the litter box link below.
It is best that the straw bedding is already a little soiled to encourage the guinea pig to use it.
The best litter box litter for guinea pigs isn t litter at all.
This will be a lot easier if you set them up for sucess from the beginning.