Hello all. I have 2 DDs. DD1 (5 years old) in particular loves animals, and has autism and I think would really benefit from having a pet to look after. I've been trying to think what would work best with our family set up. We both work full-time so a dog wouldn't be practical, and DH doesn't like cats (mad), so was looking at some smaller animals instead. Has anyone ever had guinea pigs living inside? My brother had a guinea pig when we were kids which lived outside in a hutch, but I've read that guinea pigs aren't massively keen on the cold / rain, and may be better as indoor pets. I would also find it easier I think to clean them out etc regularly if they were indoor pets, and the DDs would probably get more chance to interact with them too if they lived indoors. Obviously we would still get an outdoor run so they could go out on the grass in reasonable weather. Has anyone ever had indoor guinea pigs?
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