Hello everybody!
My Name is Nadine, and I am a first time owner of Guinea Pigs - and I am very happy about it! We live on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
We adopted 2 females - Emma and Bella - the end of June 2009. Soon I realized Bella was pregnant and she delivered 4 healthy pups on August 8, 2009. I plan to keep 2 of the 4 (Of course I really dread having to part with any of the babies!) I have decided not to keep any boars - but so far I have not been able to determine if ANY are indeed boys. I will be bringing the weaned pups to our local Animal Rescue League, who take adoption very seriously and demand pictures of a large enough cage be shown before adoption, and they are very choosy about who actually get to adopt, so I feel confidant they will do the very best.
I built my 70x28 plus ramp and 2nd level C&C cage for less money than a "Large Guinea Pig" cage they sell at pet stores, it did not take me long to figure out my kids needed more space to play and live.
Since then I have been tweaking and changing things a bit in my cage, in the hopes that it is the most comfortable and clean cage it can be. I really appreciate reading threads and posts here, and I am still learning a lot!
I have already met some very nice people here, and I am looking forward to being a part of this community!
Nadine -Emma, Bella & Honey, Molly, Jackson and Beatrix
My Name is Nadine, and I am a first time owner of Guinea Pigs - and I am very happy about it! We live on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
We adopted 2 females - Emma and Bella - the end of June 2009. Soon I realized Bella was pregnant and she delivered 4 healthy pups on August 8, 2009. I plan to keep 2 of the 4 (Of course I really dread having to part with any of the babies!) I have decided not to keep any boars - but so far I have not been able to determine if ANY are indeed boys. I will be bringing the weaned pups to our local Animal Rescue League, who take adoption very seriously and demand pictures of a large enough cage be shown before adoption, and they are very choosy about who actually get to adopt, so I feel confidant they will do the very best.
I built my 70x28 plus ramp and 2nd level C&C cage for less money than a "Large Guinea Pig" cage they sell at pet stores, it did not take me long to figure out my kids needed more space to play and live.
Since then I have been tweaking and changing things a bit in my cage, in the hopes that it is the most comfortable and clean cage it can be. I really appreciate reading threads and posts here, and I am still learning a lot!
I have already met some very nice people here, and I am looking forward to being a part of this community!
Nadine -Emma, Bella & Honey, Molly, Jackson and Beatrix