Ok we went into Petco looking for advice on our fishes tail growth. We came across a display with a guinea pig noted adoption fee $15. She was cute...just to placate the kid I asked if we could pet "it". We did and went along to find fungus medicine for poor "Angel" the longest living goldfish in town. (We aquired this fish by my lovely daughter managing to land a ball in a too small cup at the fair...2 years ago!) You spend a couple bucks to let your kid have fun but never expect them to win and even if they do carnival fish dont live long right? Ha! Wrong...
To make a long story short our trip to Petco was to figure out what was wrong with the fish not to adopt a cute furry guinea pig....but after asking to pet her we kind of liked her. Then my daughter began the "she looks like she is looking for a good home" etc Mr. Petco was quite informative about guinea pigs telling me how social and lap animals they are so pretty much I fell in love with the guinea pig. And I will be quite honest I went with Mr Petco's suggestion to buy the cage in kit deal. For a first time pet buyer I do think it helpful they provide everything basicaly needed but i know we need more to provide a healthy life for our furry friend
Anyhow we brought her home and she was of course stressed I held her for a bit and she purred but later she did not want to be held and appeared stressed.
I have never owned a guinea pig and would appreciate any suggestions given from bedding food, etc.
Many articles I read suggest having a companion in the cage. My guinea appears around 3 yrs old; should i leave her alone or add a companion? She was an "adoption animal" and was given alone and am not sure if i should add anyone to the mix
I have read a great deal on c aring for guinea pigs and a recurring point I see is feeding them 2nd cut timothy hay. Where and how often do people order this? I am in San Diego. If anyone can offer suggestions or ideas I would apreciate it.
Thank you,
Nicole
To make a long story short our trip to Petco was to figure out what was wrong with the fish not to adopt a cute furry guinea pig....but after asking to pet her we kind of liked her. Then my daughter began the "she looks like she is looking for a good home" etc Mr. Petco was quite informative about guinea pigs telling me how social and lap animals they are so pretty much I fell in love with the guinea pig. And I will be quite honest I went with Mr Petco's suggestion to buy the cage in kit deal. For a first time pet buyer I do think it helpful they provide everything basicaly needed but i know we need more to provide a healthy life for our furry friend
Anyhow we brought her home and she was of course stressed I held her for a bit and she purred but later she did not want to be held and appeared stressed.
I have never owned a guinea pig and would appreciate any suggestions given from bedding food, etc.
Many articles I read suggest having a companion in the cage. My guinea appears around 3 yrs old; should i leave her alone or add a companion? She was an "adoption animal" and was given alone and am not sure if i should add anyone to the mix
I have read a great deal on c aring for guinea pigs and a recurring point I see is feeding them 2nd cut timothy hay. Where and how often do people order this? I am in San Diego. If anyone can offer suggestions or ideas I would apreciate it.
Thank you,
Nicole