Hello Guinea Pig Lovers
My name is Patricia and I'm from the Netherlands.
I live on my own with my 2 polish rescue dogs, 2 hamsters (1 Syrian and 1 WW) 2 old rats and my 2 Guinea piggies
I registered here to see how people from other countries care for there piggies and maybe get some new ideas to.
I recently (July 5th) got a guinea pig that was thrown out on the street because ....well it's vacation season in my country :sad:
Which means it's also the "lets throw out the pets we got in the past year so we can go on vacation" season
She was found in a field by a woman who was walking her dog and after 2 weeks of searching for the owner she looked for a better home for the piggy and that's how she came to me
My heart just melted when nobody responded
She was brought to me with her cage and food and when she got here I checked her, clipped her nails (so much nails and she was licking my arm when I was finished *melts*) found out she was a girl and let her get used to her new surroundings
I named her Molly and she weighs 1031 GR
Molly & her back Mohawk lol
I was not planning on getting a guinea pig but here she is, luckily I got the cage she was in @ the house of the woman that found her so at least I had something to put her in for the time being.
But I also knew is was WAY to small so I made a step by step plan.
I have had guinea pigs before (they where 5 year+10 months old and 5,5 years old when they died) so I know how to care for them.
The step by step plan I made to give Molly a better piggy life:
1- Molly came here, gave her some proper guinea pig food, right type of bedding and delicious veggies to eat and get used to.
2- Let Molly get used to her new surroundings, and had to wait a bit to see if she was not sick or pregnant.
3- Gave Molly a bigger temporary cage. Tiny boost for physical health
4- Molly gets a little "sister". To boost her mental health and social life.
5- Molly & her little "sister" get a proper sized cage. (boosts everything even more)
So after a week of getting used to her surroundings I moved her from the guinea pig cage to a hamster cage lol (I have a lot of spare cages and I picked the biggest one I had)
Don't worry, the hamster cage is much bigger than her guinea pig cage lol It's still not the proper size for a piggy but it is much better than the cage she was in.
Top is the guinea pig cage she was in when I got her.
Bottom is the hamster cage she is in now.
She was running laps and popcorning when I put her in the bigger hamster cage
And then I waited another week to see if she might be pregnant or sick, but she stayed the same and her health was perfect.
So it was time to search for a little sister for her, and I found 1 @ a good breeder nearby (there are no shelters nearby)
Her name is Poppy and she is still a "baby", I got her a view days ago
This is Molly with Poppy:
The introduction went really well. Molly was popcorning when she finally realized there was another piggy in the cage lol It was so cute and made me cry a little
And the next morning I caught them popcorning together lol
So now all that is left is saving up money so I can buy a custom made guinea pig flat/cage (last step on my list)
I measured the spot where the "cage" will be and I made a little drawing of it to, the cage will be 150cm x 70cm so it will be big enough for the girls I just need some time to save up money (and to sell the furniture that is there now) because I'm not very rich and getting Molly was not planned at all and because my house can be pretty drafty a C&C cage won't be good enough to protect them from the draft when it gets colder plus it's in my living room so I want the cage to look nice
I hope I can get the cage before the end of the year maybe even before winter starts.
My name is Patricia and I'm from the Netherlands.
I live on my own with my 2 polish rescue dogs, 2 hamsters (1 Syrian and 1 WW) 2 old rats and my 2 Guinea piggies
I registered here to see how people from other countries care for there piggies and maybe get some new ideas to.
I recently (July 5th) got a guinea pig that was thrown out on the street because ....well it's vacation season in my country :sad:
Which means it's also the "lets throw out the pets we got in the past year so we can go on vacation" season
She was found in a field by a woman who was walking her dog and after 2 weeks of searching for the owner she looked for a better home for the piggy and that's how she came to me
My heart just melted when nobody responded
She was brought to me with her cage and food and when she got here I checked her, clipped her nails (so much nails and she was licking my arm when I was finished *melts*) found out she was a girl and let her get used to her new surroundings
I named her Molly and she weighs 1031 GR
Molly & her back Mohawk lol
I was not planning on getting a guinea pig but here she is, luckily I got the cage she was in @ the house of the woman that found her so at least I had something to put her in for the time being.
But I also knew is was WAY to small so I made a step by step plan.
I have had guinea pigs before (they where 5 year+10 months old and 5,5 years old when they died) so I know how to care for them.
The step by step plan I made to give Molly a better piggy life:
1- Molly came here, gave her some proper guinea pig food, right type of bedding and delicious veggies to eat and get used to.
2- Let Molly get used to her new surroundings, and had to wait a bit to see if she was not sick or pregnant.
3- Gave Molly a bigger temporary cage. Tiny boost for physical health
4- Molly gets a little "sister". To boost her mental health and social life.
5- Molly & her little "sister" get a proper sized cage. (boosts everything even more)
So after a week of getting used to her surroundings I moved her from the guinea pig cage to a hamster cage lol (I have a lot of spare cages and I picked the biggest one I had)
Don't worry, the hamster cage is much bigger than her guinea pig cage lol It's still not the proper size for a piggy but it is much better than the cage she was in.
Top is the guinea pig cage she was in when I got her.
Bottom is the hamster cage she is in now.
She was running laps and popcorning when I put her in the bigger hamster cage
And then I waited another week to see if she might be pregnant or sick, but she stayed the same and her health was perfect.
So it was time to search for a little sister for her, and I found 1 @ a good breeder nearby (there are no shelters nearby)
Her name is Poppy and she is still a "baby", I got her a view days ago
This is Molly with Poppy:
The introduction went really well. Molly was popcorning when she finally realized there was another piggy in the cage lol It was so cute and made me cry a little
And the next morning I caught them popcorning together lol
So now all that is left is saving up money so I can buy a custom made guinea pig flat/cage (last step on my list)
I measured the spot where the "cage" will be and I made a little drawing of it to, the cage will be 150cm x 70cm so it will be big enough for the girls I just need some time to save up money (and to sell the furniture that is there now) because I'm not very rich and getting Molly was not planned at all and because my house can be pretty drafty a C&C cage won't be good enough to protect them from the draft when it gets colder plus it's in my living room so I want the cage to look nice
I hope I can get the cage before the end of the year maybe even before winter starts.