Wooden house with bark roof, made of quality wood. A darkened sleeping spot for daytime, for one guinea pig or a few rats. Read more.
Guinea pigs and rats both need a place where they can withdraw completely for a while. This Duvo+ wooden house Lodge offers that place. It is made of quality wood and has a roof of bark, which gives the house a warm, natural look. Inside it is darkened. That makes it a pleasant sleeping spot for daytime, when your pet wants a break from everything going on around it.
Guinea pigs are easily startled prey animals. A noise or a shadow is enough to send them dashing to a hiding place. Without one, they get stressed more easily. Rats are curious and active, but they too look for a dark, sheltered spot for their naps. This house helps both animals to settle down.
Put the house in a quiet part of the enclosure, not right next to the door or the place where you reach in. Put a good layer of bedding underneath and some hay in front of or next to it. Guinea pigs like to nibble hay from their hiding place. Rats often carry nesting material inside themselves. The wood and bark encourage the natural urge to gnaw: your pet may chew it. If the house has been chewed away too far, replace it.
At 28 × 18 × 16 cm, this house is meant for one guinea pig. An average guinea pig lies in it comfortably; a large guinea pig will find it a bit snug and is better off with a bigger house. Rats fit in it well in twos or threes. Degus can also use it as a hiding place, but they chew wood away quickly, so check the house more often. If you keep several guinea pigs, as you should, provide at least one hiding place per animal.
Complete the setup with Zooply bedding for guinea pigs in the enclosure. For rats, Zooply nesting material for rats is a nice addition, so they can line the house themselves.
This house is meant for one guinea pig. Guinea pigs should be kept in at least pairs, but they do not always want to lie in one house together. Give each animal its own hiding place, and preferably one extra. That way nobody has to wait or push.
Yes, that is fine. The house encourages the natural urge to gnaw. Rats are curious and often tackle the bark first. That is normal. Replace the house once it has been chewed away too far or no longer stands firmly.
The house is darkened and feels safe. Guinea pigs regularly take short naps during the day and prefer to do so in shelter. If you see your guinea pig lying in it a lot, that is a sign it has accepted the house as a safe place.
Sweep or brush the house out when you clean the enclosure. Remove wet or dirty material and keep the wood dry. Do not put the house on the toilet spot; guinea pigs sometimes pee near their sleeping place, so add extra bedding there.
If you want more space, look at the Lodge with sloping roof of 31 × 23 × 18 cm, or at the wooden houses Mansion and Hacienda. They give a large guinea pig or a group of rats more room.
Knaagplaza is the web shop of 't Knaagplein from Bodegraven, a store that specialises in rodents and rabbits. You will not find random accessories with us: we choose houses we consider suitable for the animals ourselves. Put Zooply bedding underneath, our own brand, for a good base.
