Baby guinea pig outdoors?

[Bimbop5]

I have an approx 7 week old guinea pig and I have an outbuilding with electricity. Is it ok to house him in a hutch inside it? It is insulated and I have a plug in heater that is made for small animaks to sit on and keep warm. As far as I know he's only lived inside so I'm not sure if he'd be too cold?

I live on Vancouver Island and our weather is very similar to England. It was about 10 degrees celcius today

[MrsTerryPratchett]

The very little I know about them is that they are social. Does he have a little friend?

[123rd]

Defo needs a mate. For company and to snuggle up to. I would say it's a bit young to put him outside. As PP said, maybe if it was the summer months, I'd wait if I were you.
Can you keep him indoors ( at night at least) for a while?

[BiarritzCrackers]

Your guinea might not have the happiest existence living outside on his own, and at seven weeks he is so little. They really aren't trouble to have indoors; basic hutch maintenance really only takes a few minutes each day changing the damp hay and lining, and it won't smell at all. And they are so entertaining and sweet to have around.

[vvtired]

They shouldn't be kept alone. They get depressed. Please don't just have the one.

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

It is too cold to put a tiny piglet outside (or even an adult if it's kept indoors would struggle to aclimatise)

He will be lonely , bored out of his tiny skull, losing out on the social interactions of his cagemates and mother .

Without wanting to sound like a prick ......actually no I don't mind sounding like a prick here .
Did you actually research guinea-pigs?

Unless you were suddenly gifted him and someone in your house is majorly allergic and you are just holding him till you can pass him I cannot fathom why you think you can do this to a tiny , vunerable , very temperature and damp sensitive sociable little rodent !

[PurpleDaisies]

I agree with everyone else. That’s a recipe for a very unhappy guinea pig.

[FamilyOfAliens]

Please keep him inside until the spring. And get him a friend.

Everything about the set-up you’re proposing is wrong for a tiny guinea pig.