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while you can keep them out for a loooong time as long as they have food and water. but beware lol if you are holding them then they will pee on you usually if held for more then a half hour tops (at least my guinea pig lol). i almost always hold her with a towel because of this reason. without food or water i would say that you shouldn't keep them out for more then a couple hours (and yes if they are grazing grass counts as food and you can keep them out for at least up to 3 hours in this case).

I'm not an expert so i would be careful. and remember if it is hot you should not leave your guinea pig outside unless it has a cool shaded place to go if it wants to and you should still not leave it out for more then half hour i would say if it is hot.

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Should you get a small cage for your guinea pig or a big cage?

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I guess you could. However guinea pigs need lots of space to run, so you would need a TON of legos. Also make sure the guinea pig can't jump over the walls, that they can't be knocked down, and if they chew on them to much, you will need to get a new cage as this is bad. Try looking on guinealynx.info or guineapigcages.com for more info about guinea pigs.


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Can chicken wire be a guinea pig cage?

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What size should a guinea pig cage be?

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