A guinea pig breeder has died leaving hundreds of guinea pigs in need of homes, and our local guinea pig rescue is involved and will be looking for local homes when they’ve all been vetted etc.
My dc are very, very keen. I’ve been making promises for years about ‘one day’ getting a shed and run built at the bottom of the garden and adopting some rescue rabbits/guinea pigs, so maybe now is the time.
As they would need to be inside for the winter anyway, I’ve got plenty of time to sort out the shed/run construction, and I’m thinking our pantry could be a good winter home for them. At the moment it’s just filled with crap and unused kid craft stuff, so a good clear out is needed. It has Lino on the floor and a secure door, so I don’t think we’d even need to buy a cage - just provide them with some snuggly boxes of hay and fleeces and tubes and things. Easy then to sweep and mop.
Does this sound like a good idea? It’s approx 1.5m square, so a reasonable size.
What I would need to sort out though, is some kind of baby gate to put across the doorway during the day so they could see and hear us in the kitchen. I’d close it at night in case the cat got any ideas - unlikely, she is elderly and not much of a hunter but you never know.
Does a small animal type baby gate thing exist? Lower than a normal baby gate, and with closer bars? Any suggestions?