A new cavy cage page!

[mncavylover]

I agree on that--that picture struck me hardest. Thanks for watching, guys!

[GuineaTV]

That's so great about your gold award! My best friend (almost 28) is still a self-proclaimed girl scout! I still remember how exciting her gold award was back in high school. Have you done any wider ops?

[mncavylover]

Thanks! I'm so excited, it's nearly here! I'm waiting on a reply from the Humane Society, I sent them a letter awhile ago now.

No, I haven't done any wider ops. I have set up encampments and run them (3 or 4) but got sick of them after that. I got my silver award, and now I'm getting this. I went to a Jamboree this summer.

By the way, there are new pigtures! (updated!)

[TinaFabulous]

great job.. loved the site

[mncavylover]

Thanks, Tina! I hope that you get something out of it. Not the greatest layout I know, but it's what I could do. =)

[TinaFabulous]

It was awesome, that must have been so much work "raw html" wow that must have taken forever. I thought it was great... I guess I always thought you had more than two pigs for some reason. Its an awesome cage by the way. I figured out the cost for me to make that cage using your costs to start with. It would cost me about $40 to make... If my coroplast were your price it would be even cheaper. Does fast signs have a website (is that where you said you got it?)?

[loves2travel]

[font=Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman]Just a quick note – on the donate section of the site (donating items for the caddies) it says that people should buy the toys and chew things from pet stores. On this site, you tell everyone not to support these stores in any way, so I just wanted to point that out.[/font]



[font=Times New Roman]So a suggestion of mine is to provide a list of feed stores or online sites where they can purchase these toys instead[/font]


[font=Times New Roman]By the way, great project idea! How many caddies have you made so far, and where do you get all the supplies that must go in them?[/font][/font]

[mncavylover]

FastSigns' websute is www.fastsigns.com. I've heard there are some outrageous costs in some areas ($100?!?!) but mine was just $15 a sheet.

Yes, I typed every line of code... it has taken me roughly 700 (yes, seven hundred) hours to make so far, and it's mostly done. I just have to make sure everything is in proper working order.

I wish I had more than two cavies, as I have the room for seven or eight, but I'm leaving in a few years. My parents and little brother don't think they would be able to take care of that many, so that is why we don't have any more. Otherwise, I'd love to!

I know, l2t, I should probably clear that all up. I'm going to add a link to why pet stores are bad as well, and link to cavy spirit's page on the subject. I feel a bit odd posting the stores, but I also put down Chuck and Don's store (which sells no animals, just feed). Thanks for helping me out though, I'll work on it!

Thanks for the compliment also! Actually, I'm getting ready for the project. You can see my master schedule of things I have to do before it starts (Jan. 2005) here: www.angelfire.com/ultra/projectpetwakk/mastersched.html. That should help a bit. If that's a bit much, the regular schedule that everyone else will see is at www.angelfire.com/ultra/projectpetwakk/schedule.html.

I am getting the supplies by giving out flyers attached to plastic bags (for supplies) and putting them on door handles in the community. I am getting help from volunteers. For more info, you can read www.angelfire.com/ultra/projectpetwakk/aboutus.html.

The volunteers are also helping to collect the supplies.

Once collected, the supplies are coming to my house.

Then, I'll have some more volunteers that can sew the bags (caddies). I will have the materials from the donations for these along with the pet stuff. Once these are done, they'll also come to my house.

I'm then assembling the kits by putting information into each one (under four different pet categories), adding supplies, and ironing on patches that say "made by Project:Pet WAKK 2005" and another with the label of the pet type that it's for.

I hope that helps! Thanks for all your help guys, I really do appreciate it!

[TinaFabulous]

wow your such a busy bee!! I don't think I would want such a insane schedule, but it's increadable that you can do it all!!

Any idea what hat fastsigns' shipping would be like for southeatern minnesota? Is it pricy to ship coroplast? I have no idea ...

[mncavylover]

:P and that's not all! I play sports, I'm in IB (challenge) classes, top of my 700-student class, taking care of the pigs and a dog, in youth group, in choir for church, and trying to keep some sanity. =)

Anyhow, thanks for the support.

FastSigns' shipping is probably the same as the rest, but they have locations all over. There's probably one close to you!

[TinaFabulous]

there isn't...

[Allysse]

Tina- Is there anyone in your area that had political signs up? The signs got pretty big this year, maybe you could find one?

I'll keep my thinking cap on. I know how frustrated you are with this coroplast thing. I wish there were an easy way.

[TinaFabulous]

I can check, but I live in the country so I really wouldn't know where to start looking for people who had them, the few neighbors that I have don't do that kind of thing because it's not like many people pass by here and would see them. I have seen a ton around town but they were all small... I havent seen anything bigger around here than less than half the size of a piece of tagboard though, and most arn't coroplast around here either, I have a ton of bush lawn signs from a compain (sp?) that I went too but they are flimsy small and not coroplast.

I checked out some craft stores and they had the same small pieces I'm seeing in peoples yards. I've called around, I even went to home depot, they led me to plexi glass I'm ganna keep thinking though because there has got to be some.

I am going to start building the cubes for my cage soon, my mom didn't want me to start before thanksgiving because we were having alot of family over and needed to get the house super clean.

Also, I've been watching local classifides for a second pig, I have yet to finish convincing my parents but I figure I might as well keep looking and work on them once I locate one.

Tina

[mncavylover]

I'm sorry it's so hard for you, Tina! Hope you can find some soon!

My pet store page is up, for anyone who's interested:

www.angelfire.com/ultra/projectpetwakk/petstores.html