Your Cavy Slave Diary

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I've been a Slave since July 2003. Here are all the events concerning my piggies since I got my first one.

July 2003:
Buy Charlie from a pet store on 16th.
Buy his cagemate, Choccie, from the same pet store 3 days later.

September 2003:
Have Charlie and Choccie neutered.

November 2003:
Give Choccie back to pet store due to him bullying Charlie.

March 2004:
Charlie moves into a plastic 'ShakHouse' hutch after getting an infected lip from the splintering wooden hutch.

August 2004:
Take Charlie with me to stay with my grandparents in Yorkshire.
Buy Tuppence from pet store in Yorkshire.

November 2004:
Charlie and Tuppence recieve successful treatment for mites.

January 2005:
Charlie rips his nail off while jumping into pet-store cage.

February 2005:
Tuppence gets wedged in Burgess hay & food feeding system and has to be cut out by my Dad.

March 2005:
Joined Cavy Cages Forum.
Build the pigs their first C&C cage - a 2x4 with a 1x2 loft.
Starting volunteering once a week at Green Fields Rescue.

April 2005:
Extend the pigs C&C to a 2 level C&C.
Created my website, Cavies United.

May 2005:
Re-build C&C using stainless steel grids.
Extend C&C to 3 levels.

June 2005:
Extended the C&C to a 6-level cage (including mini-levels.
Adopted Lottie from Green Fields Rescue.

July 2005:
Adopted Jasmine from G.F. Rescue.
Fostered Bert & Ernie for G.F.Rescue.

October 2005:
Created my forum, The Piggy Boards.

November 2005:
All pigs have suspected mites, and get an unsuccessful treatment from the vet.

December 2005:
All pigs weigh in between 2lb 2oz - 2lb 6oz.
First Christmas with Lottie and Jasmine.