| The Murphy family, saying hello!
Hi there fellow cavy fans,
My name's Kristy, and this will be a joint account with my husband Mike.
About 12 months ago Mike was asked to take care of a beautiful boar Abyssinian of undetermined age. Angus, as we were later to name him, had been a "fun toy" for a college girl, basically living in a sorority house with a tiny cage. Most of the time he was left to run on the floor, with or without supervision. Mike not being a pet person, and myself not living in the house at the time and not having exerienced the boundless energy and wonderful personality of cavies, we were nonplussed about the idea. Angus soon warmed our hearts however, accepting us as his pack and creating two ardent pig lovers. Unfortunately he developed malocclusion (sp?) and malnutrition, and despite our best efforts and the support of a wonderful exotic vet in a neighbouring town we lost him earlier this year. We did manage to make his last days comfortable however and after squeaking at us conversationally laid his head down in his favourite hidey hole and went to sleep.
We immediately acquired two young pups, both female, one Abyssinian and one Crested, who now live in their luxurious 2x5 ft c&c run. I intend to upload some photos of our cage and its features when I get some more time. Half of the cage is bedded with aspen and pine chips. This portion also contains their food bowl, a tunnel made of woven hay and a water bottle. They have a "tent" in that section made of two cube sections set up like an a frame with a blanket over the top. They enjoy camping in their tent, and also climbing over the top of it during what we like to call "piggy 500" sessions. The other half of the cage is bedded with a blanket and contains some other playthings including a snack shack tunnel, upturned mitre box as a hidey hole/hay bench, and their absolute favourite - a toilet roll stuffed with Timothy Hay!
The girls, Bailey and Regan, give us hours of pleasure and enjoy cuddles/grooming sessions. They have their father wrapped around their little toes, sqeaking for grass whenever they see him.
I must say that Guinea Lynx and Cavy Cages have been an invaluable resource to us. When we were caring for dear Angus it was a wonderful source of information and support, assisting us to be sure we were getting the best care for our friend. When we made the decision to get another pig - quickly becomging two - there was no question for us, a new cage had to be built. Once again the resources assisted us even so far as to finding a supplier of coroplast located just around the corner (who incidentally was bemused to find out he was mentioned on a guinea pig website).
So, I would like to thank you all for your silent support, although we have never joined before the site has been invaluable. I have also spent a bit of time reading over the forum rules and guidelines, by which I am most impressed. I look forward to contributing and sharing with you all!  | 
Introductions
09-03-07, 09:55 pm
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