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New Guinea Pig Mom

NuGuineaPigMom

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18319207_176574416199569_8585742443111078039_o.jpg18238506_177231079467236_8779298242618169835_o.jpg18222395_176186406238370_6137348754803194895_n.jpg18221918_176206879569656_584842463245933684_n.jpg18301929_179971805859830_6824024500953095073_n.jpgHello, everyone, I am a 31 year old disabled mother. I have a 9 year old little girl, A black lab named bubba, and a guinea pig named lilly. I have a brain disease called arnold chiari malformation type 1 and muscle disease called guillian' barre' syndrome. I've struggled my whole life and had brain surgery in June of 2016. I also have a part time job taking care of my wheelchair bound mother who me and my daughter live with. I also am currently enrolled to get a degree in associates of applied science in criminal investigations. I try to do everything and live a normal life as best as i can despite my disabilities. I have a question on my new baby lilly. We got lilly our very first guinea pig from a neighbor and were not sure what to do exactly. We have her in a see through big tote got her timothy hay to eat and some other guinea pig food, and wood chippings for bedding. We also have a make shift bed/cage type thing in there but I don't think its good enough and hopefully I can attach pictures. anyway she always appears cold I think Idk so we have added fury things like my slipper with fur inside to keep her warm. We are going to get a new cage and accessories when we can get the money because we want her to have a big cage incase we get her a companion. But my question is, am I doing something wrong were she is continuously making noises idk what each squeek means. I want to make her comfortable and we love her but everytime we try to pick her up but we get bitten quite a bit and were worried. Her nails are also quite long but we have a vet appointment on the 5th of may to get them clipped and that. So any advice would be great!!!! Thank you.
 

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Welcome!

But do get her out of that plastic box ASAP! It's not a suitable guinea pig cage at all, and she may wind up with a respiratory infection. But don't spend money on a pet store cage, because it won't be big enough for one pig, much less two. See www.cavyspirit.com for how to make a C&C cage -- you can get the material for them for very little money or even free if you're willing to scavenge around. There's a thread on how to make them, and if [MENTION=11509]lissie[/MENTION] see this, I hope she'll post the URL for it.

Here's some reading material for new guinea pig owners:

https://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/threads/113176-Information-for-new-guinea-pig-owners
https://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/threads/107827-What-NOT-to-do-for-your-guinea-pigs!
 

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Okay, Thank you very much! I just didn't have much money to get her one and they gave her to us without much notice so I had to deal with what I had. So as soon as I get the money I will get her a temporary real guinea pig cage until I get her a permanent one. Thank you so much for those links.
 

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Thank You very much, Lissie. Could you also supply me with a list of appropriate foods like veggies and that they can eat and cannot eat?
 

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@NuGuineaPigMom, I gave you a list of foods in those links above. I suggest you read them.
 
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