My guinea pigs have been chewing their food bowel and their hutch lately. I was wondering if there was any toys, treats or anything else that I can use to entertain them and hopefully stop them from chewing things.
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cheapest way.. popsickle sticks, unwashed so they still taste good..
but there are plenty of ways..
nuts in the shell,
toothpicks soaked in juice,
used shishkabob skewers (or fresh).
they have to chew because their teeth never stop growing.
i currently have rats, and a recipe they like is dried corn nuggets..
one part water, one part corn syrup, three parts cornmeal.
fry it in a pan till it gets like play dough then flatten it and chop it up into appropriate sizes for your pet.. then bake it at 150 until they get really really hard..
they love to chew these cause they are sweet and taste like corn.
the food bowl, just try to get a new one, as for the hutch, if its made of wood, its made FOR chewing! Try to get a metal bowl, so they cant chew it, but anything plastic or wood is made for chewing, and they NEED to chew! Keep buying wooden things, I have this: http://www.petsmart.com/media/ps/images/... (Super Petåº Tropical Fiddle Sticks-- Petsmart) which is fruity, a ladder, toy, and sleeping place all at once!
i think there are blocks u can get that are food but in hard blocks made for wearing down teeth and chewing. or just put a bit of wood in there.
get a metal or ceramic bowl and if u have a wooden hutch (although it seems unfair) get rid of it or sell it and get a platic edged or metal one so they can't chew it. also wooden hutches tend to stink more so another reason to get a new one.
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