Article: Once your floor is cleared of any risky objects, you can lay down padding for your guinea pig to play on. Bath mats, old blankets, and towels, or the newspaper can protect your floor and provide a comfortable play area for your guinea pig. With tile or linoleum, put down anti-slip mats first to prevent your blankets or towels from shifting around. If your guinea pig is exploring a bedroom or office, close the door to this room. This will prevent your guinea pig from getting stepped on, running into other house pets, or chewing on objects that are off-limits in the rest of your home. A short, foldable wire fence often sold in pet stores can be used to set up a safe play space for your guinea pig. It can be used indoors in any guinea pig-proofed room, or outdoors to give your guinea pig fresh air and grass to explore.  Make sure all other pets are locked out of the room before you allow your guinea pig out. This will help keep your piggy safe. Giving your guinea pig supervised “floor time” out of its cage will help keep it happy and healthy. By giving your guinea pig its toys and playing with it often, your guinea pig is less likely to be drawn to household items that should not be chewed. Examples of toys include small chew toys made from hay or sticks, tunnels, or miniature tents. Hay or stick toys will let them chew on safe objects. Tunnels and miniature tents let them hide, which they love to do.

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Prepare a clean, padded floor for your guinea pig’s play area. Close doors to other rooms to let your guinea pig explore safely. Set up a pen in a common area if it doesn’t have a designated room. Keep your guinea pig mentally stimulated and happy with toys.