Hey everyone, I'm a first time guinea pig owner with two (female) guinea pigs whom I adopted from the city pound almost 2 months ago. Lately, one of them (Sprinkles) is almost always laying inside the towel shed, and I wonder if it is because she is bored. (The other one, Butterball, is more energetic and runs laps every day).
Here are some more details:
- They both were originally stray guinea pigs and I was told they might take a long time to truly warm up.
- They live in a 2x3 C&C cage which they were extremely happy about when I first got it for them. I know that they should probably live in a larger cage and would consider getting them one if people here believe that this is the main problem.
- Sprinkles (the one I'm worried about) is definitely fatter than Butterball and I was told by the vet to watch her weight, so this might be the problem too.
- I am a medical student currently on clinical rotations so I am gone most of the day, but I still give them about an hour of floor time a day (though they actually prefer the cage and get bored on the floor, I think because it has more toys in it or maybe because it's less scary). I don't consider myself really touchy feely with them though so maybe I should spend more "bonding" time with them on my lap.
- Their cage has a food bowl, a water bottle, two tunnels, a hay nest, some hanging toys (which they ignore), and what used to be a wooden tunnel that they have chewed down. I've recently bought them two cozy saks to help them keep warm during the San Francisco cold; still waiting for those to arrive.
Comments are highly appreciated!
Here are some more details:
- They both were originally stray guinea pigs and I was told they might take a long time to truly warm up.
- They live in a 2x3 C&C cage which they were extremely happy about when I first got it for them. I know that they should probably live in a larger cage and would consider getting them one if people here believe that this is the main problem.
- Sprinkles (the one I'm worried about) is definitely fatter than Butterball and I was told by the vet to watch her weight, so this might be the problem too.
- I am a medical student currently on clinical rotations so I am gone most of the day, but I still give them about an hour of floor time a day (though they actually prefer the cage and get bored on the floor, I think because it has more toys in it or maybe because it's less scary). I don't consider myself really touchy feely with them though so maybe I should spend more "bonding" time with them on my lap.
- Their cage has a food bowl, a water bottle, two tunnels, a hay nest, some hanging toys (which they ignore), and what used to be a wooden tunnel that they have chewed down. I've recently bought them two cozy saks to help them keep warm during the San Francisco cold; still waiting for those to arrive.
Comments are highly appreciated!
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