Hooray4Ashley
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Apr 23, 2007
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- Joined
- Apr 23, 2007
- Messages
- 109
Hello Everyone!
I have recently gotten two guinea pigs (males) and these are my first ever. I am in vet tech school, so we have a house full of pets, and apparently I thought two guinea pigs would make it complete! We got them from a lady who had gotten them from the SPCA for her and her kid. They didn't spend much time with them, so they were rehoming them, and now they are my babies.
We are 23 and 24 years old, so we very much have the young lifestyle still, but my pets come first. We currently have two long haired chihuahuas, a pit bull mix I adopted to escape euthanasia (now he's my baby!), and three cats + the new pigs! My husband is very good with all the animals, and very understanding that this is my passion.
My problem...they came with a C&C cage. He HATES it. He thinks it's an eyesore. We have only had them for about a week and a half now. We have them in a spare bedroom to calm down, then want to move them to the living room to meet the other animals (we didn't want to overwhelm them as they were nervous enough being handled because they rarely were). They are starting to calm down loads. He understands they need a lot of space, but wants a different cage since it will be out in our living room or family room. Does anyone know where to buy the proper sized cage for what they need? We have searched everywhere and the biggest one we have found was 2x4 and my husband could easily put a second level on the inside. Or, does anyone know how to make any other cages that may look better? He hates the chloroplast...maybe we could replace it with something? And he hates the look of the zip ties. He nearly had a heart attack putting it together because the connectors kept popping away from the wire. Any help or opinions would be appreciated!
I have recently gotten two guinea pigs (males) and these are my first ever. I am in vet tech school, so we have a house full of pets, and apparently I thought two guinea pigs would make it complete! We got them from a lady who had gotten them from the SPCA for her and her kid. They didn't spend much time with them, so they were rehoming them, and now they are my babies.
We are 23 and 24 years old, so we very much have the young lifestyle still, but my pets come first. We currently have two long haired chihuahuas, a pit bull mix I adopted to escape euthanasia (now he's my baby!), and three cats + the new pigs! My husband is very good with all the animals, and very understanding that this is my passion.
My problem...they came with a C&C cage. He HATES it. He thinks it's an eyesore. We have only had them for about a week and a half now. We have them in a spare bedroom to calm down, then want to move them to the living room to meet the other animals (we didn't want to overwhelm them as they were nervous enough being handled because they rarely were). They are starting to calm down loads. He understands they need a lot of space, but wants a different cage since it will be out in our living room or family room. Does anyone know where to buy the proper sized cage for what they need? We have searched everywhere and the biggest one we have found was 2x4 and my husband could easily put a second level on the inside. Or, does anyone know how to make any other cages that may look better? He hates the chloroplast...maybe we could replace it with something? And he hates the look of the zip ties. He nearly had a heart attack putting it together because the connectors kept popping away from the wire. Any help or opinions would be appreciated!
