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Post by kimv on Oct 24, 2012 9:57:55 GMT
Hello I am new here. My daughter and I are doing our research and building a proper cage in preparation of getting a guinea pig or maybe two next month. While the guinea pig(s) will be technically my daughter's (she turns 11 next month) I will be fully assisting with the care. We have found a vet already, and just finished the cage yesterday. Now all there is left to do is wait! I will post pigtures once we get them ;D Here is our cage, I can't figure out how to make thie picture bigger Attachments:
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Post by newpig on Oct 24, 2012 10:39:52 GMT
Hi Kim and welcome to the forum. You sound really organised and very excited. Can't wait to see who your lucky new piggies will be.
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Post by yodelpig on Oct 24, 2012 13:03:05 GMT
HI Kim and welcome to the forum! Please make it two!!! Guinea pigs are social animals that need company of their own kind to be happy. You would also miss out on the lively interaction otherwise! www.guinealynx.info/companionship.htmlIf you have access to a decent rescue, please consider adopting. A reputable rescue is generally a much safer place to get piggies from than a shop. Make sure that any piggies have had quarantine/medical treatment, don't itch or have bald patches or crusty eyes/noses and are sexed properly and well bonded. If you go for sows, make sure that they haven't been with a boar over three weeks old at any stage - baby girls can become pregnant from 4 weeks onwards. US: www.guinealynx.info/rescue_organizations.html (also look on petfinder for more local rescues and shelters) UK: maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=209994852075231951564.0004b8fd9391b4257d8eb&msa=0
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Post by kimv on Oct 24, 2012 13:57:24 GMT
Thank you Yodel for your reply. I read that a pair is best so that it what we are hoping to get. We have been looking into a rescue near us and we will see if that works out
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Post by 3piggles on Oct 24, 2012 14:55:01 GMT
Hello and welcome. Love the cage! It should be a great place for your newbies to get comfy in their new home.
It can take them a long time to adjust, depending on the level of difference between their old place and your place. Give them time. Don't get discouraged if they don't let you touch or pet them quickly. They are prey animals, so instinctively cautious and skittish.
It helps to use a conveyance, a box or basket, you can gently herd them into, and lift them out of the cage that way. It makes the process of adjusting to you easier for them.
Good luck!
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Post by jolovespiggies on Oct 24, 2012 15:57:46 GMT
A very warm welcome to our happy family love, you are going to make a great piggy mummy.
Hugs
JO xx
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Post by kimv on Oct 24, 2012 17:30:25 GMT
3 piggles, what an interesting tip about providing a basket or something to lift them out of the cage. I had not heard that one yet and I will for sure use the advice
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Post by weesilvie on Nov 10, 2012 14:39:25 GMT
Hi Kim - a belated welcome Any news on your new pigs yet?
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Post by Jeannine on Nov 27, 2012 15:52:08 GMT
hello!
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