Well my little corner of the UK is being hit by a heatwave (the weather people promise it will be cooler for the weekend)
Here are ways to keep cool until then;
My humans are very extravagant and have air conditioners this means at the flick of a switch I have all the cool air I need.
Other ways you can stay cool include filling bottles with water and freezing them, then standing them in front of a normal desk fan, when the fan blows you get extra coolness from the frozen bottles, or wrap the bottle in a towel and have it in your home where you can lean against it and keep cool. (wrapping it in a towel is important otherwise you could end up frozen against it, not nice!!) Outside piggies can have a damp towel placed over the front of hutch, this will need to be kept damp throughout the day.
You could convince your humans to invest in a cooler tile, these work by giving you something cool to sit on (without getting stuck to it) as they are made of marble they stay cool.
Get your humans to leave the curtains half shut as this helps stop the sun getting in and making your room too hot.
If you are outside in the garden make sure you stick to the shady areas, to keep cool and to prevent getting sunburn on your delicate ears and noses.
Guinea pigs can get very ill with heat exhaustion, the link belows tells your humans what to look out for and how to treat it.
http://www.oginet.com/pgurney/heatstroke.htm
Any other hints and information we can share?
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