The new kid on the block

[pennick]

Just a quick mention since I see alot of big carrots in cages. Don't feed alot of carrots to your piggies, not good for them, too much vitamin A.

[Guinea_Gal]

welcome ryan

[RyanR]

Yeah, I'm cutting off carrots. CC is a big fan of green bell peppers but I don't want him to get a Vitamin C over dose. Now there would be a mess. The plastic siding is a great idea, and I know my local Lowes has that stuff, look into it tomorrow. My brother's birthday is today, so I have to get a few things ready. CC is doing well today, I threw out the peanut butter treats from his cage. Gave him a cardboard tube with a honey treat in it. He loved that. He was alseep in his hay bed today, and had eaten half of it. He likes that stuff. A friend of mine had a guinea pig they wanted to find a home for, but it was a female, but they found Brownie a home this morning. I'm hitting up an adoption on Saturday, see if there are any cavies looking for a home. CC in the mean time is enjoying his cage and I'm doing the clean up tomorrow.

[Himino]

Originally Posted by RyanR

CC is a big fan of green bell peppers but I don't want him to get a Vitamin C over dose. Now there would be a mess.

No, Vitamin C is the best vitamin for them they need lots of vitamin C. It's the other vitamins you have to look out for.

[Piglet]

Had to laugh... Threw out the peanut butter treat and gave him the honey one... NO! They don't any treats at all - just plain pellets, vegetables, hay and the odd fruit

[Ketus15]

Perspex? Plexiglass? Acrylic? Not sure if any of those options are the right one.

[pennick]

Originally Posted by RyanR

Yeah, I'm cutting off carrots. CC is a big fan of green bell peppers but I don't want him to get a Vitamin C over dose. Now there would be a mess.

Just so you know, you cannot overdose a piggy on vitamin C, so dont worry on that account.

[Ly&Pigs]

1) "peanut butter treats" are bad, please throw them out.
2) You will more than likely find the hay wheel more of a pain than a help because the bars are too close together and everyone I have talked to that have those, say their pigs have trouble getting the hay out of them.
3) Carrots are fine in very small portions a couple times a week. Also, please add more of a variety to his diet. If you search for "veggies" here on the forum, you will find lots of great threads with advise on what types to feed for a more balanced diet.

BTW, welcome to the forum.

[*Piglets-Angel*]

I dont think you can give to much Vitamin C. with the veggies with low calcium and high vitamin c. the best veggies are red peppers, you can give it to them daily, and also romaine lettuce is great, yeah throw out the peanut treats right away.

[RyanR]

Oh, I gave CC his first red pepper today and he snatched that slice out of my hand before I could put it down and he devoured it. Yeah, the peanut butter treats are out, the other treat, CC loves. He's been nibbling at it all day. He's been reconstructing his bed all day. He has more fun playing with the new bedding then anything else and he loves his rattle. I had to pick CC up to clean out the cage and he was very quiet and squeeking today. He was very calm in my hands for the brief time. I'll be handling him more this coming weekend. Cookie is pretty much asserted in his home now.

[*Piglets-Angel*]

Does he have a C&C cage?

[RyanR]

I'm working on that.

[Ketus15]

:-) Ryan, I can't count the number of times you've been asked about a C&C cage. You're so patient to keep answering the questions about adopting a buddy and getting a C&C cage. Good luck this weekend at the pet adoption.

Perhaps you can move CC into a C&C cage on Friday, and if you adopt on Saturday, then you can use the old pet store cage as a quarantine for the new pig. Might make a smooth transition.

Have you seen the how-to website about introducing a friend? http://cavyspirit.com/sociallife.htm

[*Piglets-Angel*]

SwEEt, youll see how happy he'll be once hes in a huge cage, they'll run laps and popcorn, and all the lil critters happy signs!

[Ketus15]

And the cage stays SO much cleaner. The money you spend on the materials, you'll save in bedding. She is going to be a happy little piggy.

[RyanR]

WEll, CC is a boy. It's getting things together for a c&c cage. I'm checking the stores tomorrow. I also need to make sure that not only will CC be ok, but his cage won't be in way of anything.

[*Piglets-Angel*]

You can get grids at target, the coroplast is the tricky part.