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Originally Posted by momof2pigs  CS, I didn't realize that the rest of the cavy loving/owning world was wrong about their idea of minimum cage size. |
Well, now you know.
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Originally Posted by momof2pigs So anything less than 7.5 sq ft and the pig will be miserable? unhealthy? |
Miserable? Based on the dramatic changes in behavior when allowed the freedom to act naturally? No doubt you could apply that word --of yours--to more than a few guinea pigs. Unhealthy? For many? Yes. For many others--they'd be healthiER in a larger cage.
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Originally Posted by momof2pigs So, for all other cavy sites and cavy people around the WORLD who have housed GP's in roomy pet store cages such as the Marchiro don't see happy healthy popcorning pigs??? So if I did a poll of what behavior and longevity other pig owners have experienced they all would say their pigs withered away in something smaller than 7.5 sq ft?? |
roomy pet store cages? While the not very available and extremely expensive Marchioro cage is better than most, no, it is still not adequate.
So if I did a poll of what behavior and longevity other pig owners have experienced... You continue to miss the point. Pet owners do not have any other points of reference nor the experience of hundreds of guinea pigs over many years in multiple cage sizes. And duh, no pet owner is going to say, I didn't do the best for my guinea pig.
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Originally Posted by momof2pigs You feel "slapped in the face"?? So do I, every time a lie is spewed about Petco. |
Umm, who's being overdramatic?
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Originally Posted by momof2pigs but to take such offense at suggesting that MILLIONS of others are not wrong with housing their pigs in a "smaller" cage is a bit over-dramatic, IMHO. |
The entire Raison D'être of this site is the factually-supported premise that keeping pigs in cages that are too small is not proper care and this is a grass roots effort to convert those 'millions' to the right way. So, if you want to call the site and forum my soapbox, well then, yes it is.