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The online guinea pig care guide |
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Toys for Playful Piggies Before I start listing safe guinea pig toys, I want to mention a few toys on the market which are actually very dangerous for piggies:- Toys to Avoid
Why are these toys sold if they are dangerous? Because they keep selling. The more people buy guinea pigs balls and wheels, and harnesses and leashes, more will continue to be made. The majority of manufacturers won't stop making a popular, well-sold product unless a very clear health warning is issued to them by many people or an influential body. Chew Toys are also very unnecessary. Even if a guinea pig were interested in chewing one up, it only does half a job. Guinea pigs have 20 teeth - four incisors, the ones you can see at the front of the mouth, plus 16 molars - four on each side, top and bottom, at the back of the mouth. Gnawing on any chew toy only succeeds at slowly wearing down the incisors, leaving the molars with no aid at all. Chewing on stained, flaky wood can sometimes cause splinters, which are very undesirable especially when it could have been avoided. Good Toys The toys listed are hereon are cavy-friendly and enjoyed by many guineas worldwide. Toys to Hide In Brown paper bags Cardboard boxes Box shelving (found in DIY stores) Upside-down buckets Plastic Stools Shoeboxes Bent-grid tunnels Towel tents Igloos Fiddlestix (bendy logs) Wigwams/tents Cat travelling carrier Pop-up cube
Toys for Snuggling Blankets Towels Pillows and cushions Soft teddies Keyring toys Dog beds or VetBed Soft furry (plush) dog/cat toys Cat and dog cosies (i.e. hooded beds) Winter hats (human hats) Cuddle-cups Comfy armchairs Soft cubes Sleeping bags Oversized doll furniture
Other Fun Toys Newspaper balls Newspaper tents Kitchen/toilet roll tubes Socks Tennis balls Jingly cat balls PVC pipe - minimum 4" diameter Cat tunnels Hanging bird toys Mirrors Plastic baby toys Wooden Logs & Apple Tree Branches
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