If you're boarding them elsewhere, keep grouped guinea pigs together and take familiar items such as toys. Get someone to look after them - you'll ideally need to find a responsible person to care for your guinea pigs in their familiar home when you're away.If you go away, here's what you'll need to do to avoid stressing your guinea pigs:
Guinea pigs are intelligent and enjoy gnawing, chewing and exploring by moving to different areas through tunnels. Avoid plastic toys as they may harm them if chewed/swallowed. Give them tunnels and untreated wooden toys to chew - such as fruit trees or willow sticks.They're active animals and need opportunities to run, stand fully upright on their back legs and stretch out when lying down.
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Regular exercise - ideally, give your guinea pigs free access to an exercise area with pipes and shelters to encourage exercising.They pose a serious risk to their health and welfare, as they can become tangled in them and they aren¿t safe to eat. Don't use softwood products such as pine, as these can cause illness, and don't give them nesting materials that separate into thin strands, such as cotton wool or similar 'fluffy' bedding products. Give them enough warm bedding - this should be safe to eat, such as dust-free hay.Keep them in quiet, calm and safe areas away from dogs, cats, ferrets and other pets they may see as threats.Temperatures above 26☌ can cause heatstroke below 15☌ can cause them to become chilled. Protect them from draughts and temperature extremes - guinea pigs are sensitive to temperature changes.Clean often - you should clean their accommodation regularly.Here's what you should do to make sure your guinea pigs' housing stays comfortable and interesting for them: They'll also need sufficient bedding throughout the whole enclosure to keep them warm.
In temperatures below 15☌, you should move them indoors.