theblueofnoon
Well-known Member
Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Jan 28, 2015
- Posts
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- Joined
- Jan 28, 2015
- Messages
- 69
Hi,
I recently bought a male piggie off of Craigslist for my 4 year old twin daughters (don't worry - they only touch the piggie with supervision). I had been thinking about buying either a guinea pig or hamster and had been doing research; however, my local pet store's small animals were all quarantined for ringworm, so I bought the one from Craigslist a bit impulsively. In retrospect, I wish I had just picked up a bonded pair from a guinea pig rescue. But we love our little Iggy and I do expect to pick him up a buddy from a rescue soon. Iggy is 2-3 months old and a brown, tan, and white American. The rescue we might be getting is 6 months old and a Texel. I know his grooming will require some care, but I'm ready for it. Currently, Iggy is in an Oxbow cage from Petsmart, about 36x22, but I'm picking up the materials this weekend to build a C&C cage - hoping to make a 2x3.5 with loft work in our space. If not, a 2x3 with loft will definitely fit. I'm busily trying to figure out how best to do this. I'm looking forward to using these forums. I kept aquariums for awhile (mainly South American cichlids) and always found online forums to be really helpful.
I recently bought a male piggie off of Craigslist for my 4 year old twin daughters (don't worry - they only touch the piggie with supervision). I had been thinking about buying either a guinea pig or hamster and had been doing research; however, my local pet store's small animals were all quarantined for ringworm, so I bought the one from Craigslist a bit impulsively. In retrospect, I wish I had just picked up a bonded pair from a guinea pig rescue. But we love our little Iggy and I do expect to pick him up a buddy from a rescue soon. Iggy is 2-3 months old and a brown, tan, and white American. The rescue we might be getting is 6 months old and a Texel. I know his grooming will require some care, but I'm ready for it. Currently, Iggy is in an Oxbow cage from Petsmart, about 36x22, but I'm picking up the materials this weekend to build a C&C cage - hoping to make a 2x3.5 with loft work in our space. If not, a 2x3 with loft will definitely fit. I'm busily trying to figure out how best to do this. I'm looking forward to using these forums. I kept aquariums for awhile (mainly South American cichlids) and always found online forums to be really helpful.