HeresTheSkinny
Active Member
Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Dec 27, 2014
- Posts
- 37
- Joined
- Dec 27, 2014
- Messages
- 37
Hi everyone! I'm Stina, and my husband surprised me on Christmas with two Skinny Pigs! I'm a big fan of weird looking animals, and grew up with guinea pigs. I also had been researching getting one as a class pet (I'm a teacher), so I was very excited.
The first one, Hippo, is 3 months old, and albino. He's wary of me, but I've been hand feeding him hay while he snuggles on my lap with his brother, so he's quickly becoming a bigger fan of mine.
The second one, Dermis, is four weeks old. He's super vocal and curious.
My husband got them a smallish cage because he knew I would want to pick out something for them, so we've now ordered a C&C cage and fleece liners that will be arriving tomorrow. They've been eating a ton of hay, and I had some lettuce and parsley in the fridge, so they've been enjoying that. We're going to hit the farmer's market tomorrow and really spoil them!
I am looking for some advice, though. While we do live in California, so temperature won't normally be a problem, we've had a couple very cold nights. We have an old house with no central heat or air. So, we used a space heater last night, but it was still colder than I would like for them, considering they do not have hair. Does anyone have any advice as to how we could keep them cozy at night? I'm thinking burrow sacks- would that work?
Great to be a part of this community, and looking forward to learning!
The first one, Hippo, is 3 months old, and albino. He's wary of me, but I've been hand feeding him hay while he snuggles on my lap with his brother, so he's quickly becoming a bigger fan of mine.
The second one, Dermis, is four weeks old. He's super vocal and curious.
My husband got them a smallish cage because he knew I would want to pick out something for them, so we've now ordered a C&C cage and fleece liners that will be arriving tomorrow. They've been eating a ton of hay, and I had some lettuce and parsley in the fridge, so they've been enjoying that. We're going to hit the farmer's market tomorrow and really spoil them!
I am looking for some advice, though. While we do live in California, so temperature won't normally be a problem, we've had a couple very cold nights. We have an old house with no central heat or air. So, we used a space heater last night, but it was still colder than I would like for them, considering they do not have hair. Does anyone have any advice as to how we could keep them cozy at night? I'm thinking burrow sacks- would that work?
Great to be a part of this community, and looking forward to learning!