Verified Reviews for Guinea Pig Run Accessories

Perfect size for my two pigs and great quality. The rim around the bottom makes it a bit tricky to clean, but other than that I can't fault it.

Such a clever design to fit in existing screw holes. I feel so much better that there is this additional security on the back of the Go. Well Done Omlet 🔒

Absolutely amazing quality plastic that has lasted through all the seasons. My Guinea love to relax and shelter underneath, just bought a second!

The shelter has been going strong for 2 years now and is a favourite hide for our pigs. There is enough room for 2 furry potatoes but they do squabble a bit about who gets to stay despite me buying plenty of other hides and tunnels for them. Like other Omlet products, it's quite thick and durable. The piggies don't really seem interested in eating it. I noticed other people have complained about the lip under the shelter, but it's tiny and flat - poop can't get stuck in anywhere and it's easily cleaned with a brush. The problem comes from picking it up and not simply being able to shake the poops out as they seem to jump around the lip and there always seems to be a couple of poops that you struggle to shake out. This always baffles me as there is nothing for the poops to get stuck on. So it is easy to clean, just a little mild frustration about how those last 2 poops never seem to just shake out! The hide is also sturdy enough for piggies to jump on top if you have any little acrobats. It hasn't lost it's colour in the last couple of years either despite always being out in the elements.

Fed up with the cheaper plastic shelters for our guinea pigs, I decided to buy a better quality one. We have had our Zippi shelter in use for a little while now and have to say that we are very happy with it, and the piggies are too! It is high quality, strong and easy to clean. I also like the fact that extra attachments can be purchased if required.

They work as they should for the high price they charge for them.

I was looking for a two-way corner hidey and this one appeared to be perfect. However, the design is not the best if you intend to use it as a standalone hidey. The reason for this is that it is designed to connect other combinations such as tunnels and platforms. As a result, you get four rather large elevated holes on the bottom of each corner on a ledge that is pointing to the inside. Guinea pig's feet/toes could easily get stuck in there. Having such ledge there is also not convenient if you are already intending in using absorbent fleece underneath, which then does not use its entire surface. Also, the entrances are way too sharp. The solutions I found to make it work as a standalone hidey are the following: Use a sharp ‘thin’ knife to cut away the inside facing ledge so that the holes are gone. Then go around the entrances to make it less sharp/thicker with the same knife. You could veil it as well to make it smooth. But my experience thus far is that my guinea pigs start to bite the entrances from time to time and you have to keep cutting the newly occurred sharp edges again and again. This is a small effort though. Due to it being entirely made out of plastic, it is also a more suitable hidey for outdoor use than it is for indoor, where I am actually using it. I recommend to not use it as a standalone hidey unless you are willing to do some DIY on it as outlined above and as can be seen in the image.

The two way exit makes it difficult to use the run in order to catch the guinea pigs, but overall I like these. My one suggestion for an upgrade would be to remove the lip at the bottom, if possible. Poop tends to get stuck there- it can be easily shaken out, but it makes cleaning a bit harder. I customized these using vinyl. I like that they can be washed down and my guinea pigs haven't chewed on them yet (they DID chew on the tubes).

Our family has 4 Guinea pigs and they have strong disagreements over whom gets the home. They like the tunnels as well and have fun running through them. The house are easy to clean with a garden hose, winter could be harder to clean.

Perfect item. Very sturdy and lots of room for my two pigs. The only downside is the lip at the bottom. The pigs like to back up onto it and do their business, so it's sometimes hard to clean. Great quality item though! Hence 5 stars!