critter cozies
for your guinea pig or other small pet
Just For Fun
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recipes
Homemade Guinea Pig/Rabbit Treats
Store-bought treats are expensive and don't always contain the best ingredients for your pet. Make your own and adjust the ingredients to your pets' taste.
1 cup oat flour
1 cup cavy or rabbit pellets
2/3 cup vegetable broth or water
6 tablespoons olive or other vegetable oil
2 tablespoons honey
options to add: grated carrot or other veggies, sunflower seeds, parsley
Mix all ingedients until moist. Roll out and cut into shapes. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, until firm. Turn off oven and let treats cool slowly in the oven. Can be frozen.
Printable Instructions for Guinea Pig/Rabbit Treats
crafts
Easy Cozy
You can make your own cozy for your guinea pig. Take a hand towel, or equivalent sized piece of polar fleece. Fold it in half. Sew it on 2 sides, leaving one of the short sides open. That's it - turn a cuff over on the open side to help it stay open and to adjust the size.
Crafter's Apron
Click this link for instructions: How to Make a Crafter's (or Gardener's) Waist Apron
Not really a pet item, but I made this for myself and really like it! It's very useful whenever you need to protect your clothes and/or hold things and keep them close at hand. I use mine for craft shows to hold money, cell phone, business cards - whatever I need.
