Best Ways to Celebrate Halloween with Your Guinea Pig
We are rapidly approaching the end of the year, and as we creep closer to October, Halloween feels just around the corner. Halloween is a great time for people to dress up, decorate their house with some spooky decorations and take the little ones trick-o-treating. However, who’s to say Halloween is just for humans? Guinea pigs certainly are an animal that can enjoy the holiday too! There are many great ways to include your furry friends in the spooky spirit.
Guinea Pig Pumpkin Carving
One of the main activities that comes to mind when thinking about Halloween is pumpkin carving, and it certainly is a great activity you and your guinea pig can do together. You may be wondering how it would work, because as hard as they might try, guinea pigs shouldn’t be handling knives. Well, you may be doing most of the carving work, but your guinea pigs will definitely be reaping the rewards. Pumpkins are actually a great treat for your piggies; they can eat both the rind and flesh! However, piggies should avoid the seeds as they can get stuck in their teeth!
Not only can they snack on the leftover pieces you have carved out, but a carved pumpkin can be a great enrichment activity for them. Pumpkins provide a perfect area to stuff with fresh hay and other tasty treats that your piggies can go searching for. Pumpkin carving is ideal for both you and your piggies – you can make some fun decorations for your house, and your piggies get some tasty treats and some unique enrichment.
Pumpkin Carving Set
As Halloween only comes around once a year, it is safe to assume most of us don’t have some specialised tools on hand to open up a pumpkin and carve our creative designs into it. Fortunately, the Chryztal carving toolkit contains everything you could possibly need. These tools are sharp and allow for great accuracy when carving your pumpkin, ensuring your vision can come to life.
Chryztal’s pumpkin carving toolkit
Redesigning the Guinea Pig Enclosure
The holidays are always a perfect excuse to redesign your home and add some themed decorations, and there’s no reason to exclude your guinea pig from the process. There are a variety of possibilities when it comes to giving your guinea pig enclosure a make-over, especially on theme for Halloween; you can spruce it up with some fun hides, or even paint some spooky designs on the hutches you already have!
Guinea Pig Hides
If you’re not one to get your hands dirty with a little bit of DIY, that is perfectly okay! There are some great hides you can get to add some excitement to your guinea pig enclosures this Halloween. While yes, they may not be particularly dark or scary, they are certainly fun and are super easy to fit into a nature style enclosure.
Guinea Pig Strawberry Hide
The super sweet strawberry hide by Mygeromon is the most suitable hide for your strawberry loving guinea pigs. This fun hide is made completely from soft fabrics and internally lined with fleece to help keep your piggies nice and warm, particularly as the temperature starts to drop during autumn. The hide is also designed for multiple piggies at once, so your furry friends can cuddle up together whenever they like.
Mygeromon’s strawberry hide
Guinea Pig Mushroom Hide
To keep up with the nature themed hides, this mushroom hide by Hollypet is another great addition to your guinea pig enclosure. This smaller sized hide is perfect for piggies who prefer to have a little privacy when going for their naps, and the closed feel of this hide will help them feel that little bit safer in their environment too!
Hollypet’s mushroom hide
Guinea Pig Stars Hide
If you’re looking for something a little more on theme for Halloween, then this star styled hide by Ranypet may be the choice for you. This spacious hide is great for your group of piggies who love to cuddle up together in a soft and comfy hide. This hide will be a great addition for anyone wanting a witchy vibe in their enclosure to match a witch themed costume for their piggy.
Ranypet’s stars hide
Decorating Guinea Pig Hutches
If fun hides aren’t enough to satisfy your Halloween cravings, then not to worry! Cracking out a paintbrush and painting your own spooky designs on your guinea pig hutches is another great option. If your guinea pig has some wooden hutches in their enclosure, then you can get straight to painting. However, it is important to note that most paints you will mostly see online or in-store may contain some quite harsh chemicals that you should keep your piggies far away from. Luckily, there are some great brands of paint that pride themselves on being non-toxic and safe for animals.
Garden Paint
Ronseal’s garden paint is one you will commonly see around, and it is found to be very low in VOCs and have a minimal odour, making it a great option for your guinea pig enclosure. As this paint is designed for outside use, it’s guaranteed to be super long lasting, which is great if you intend on wanting your seasonal designs to last much longer.
Chalk Paint
Hemway’s chalk paint is another great option for non-toxic and solvent free paint. This type can come in over a hundred different shades which is perfect for any crafty individuals with the mindset of ‘go big or go home!’
