Seonta
Well-known Member
Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2009
- Posts
- 348
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2009
- Messages
- 348
I've been on and off this site for a number of months preparing for my time to get guinea pigs once more. Now that I have succeeded, it is time for a proper introduction.
I went to college, got a degree in social work. Even after a 100,000 dollar education I did not get a job coming out of college ( in May 2009). I was stressed for a number of months searching for a job. Now initially (in 2008) I wanted to get a dog, but my parents refused, since I live with them I need to follow their rules. They said what ever you get has to live in a cage. So I thought I should get guinea pigs again. Back in December of 2008 I began to purchase my supplies for a c&c cage.
The cage is now large....
https://www.guineapigcages.com/photos/data/2/Side_a.JPG
https://www.guineapigcages.com/photos...f_the_cage.JPG
https://www.guineapigcages.com/photos/data/2/Side_b.JPG
it is a 2X8 with a 2X6 coming off of it. L shape, no barriers, one floor, full run.
So after graduating with my degree, much too expensive if you ask me, it was impossible to get an SW (social work) job as they were laying off instead of hiring. Eventually I was taken on by a law firm to help talk people into paying their bills rather than being sued. They call us Case managers- though in all reality I'm just a glorified bill collector.
The agreement was to wait three months... to be sure I could pay the bills that I had, I waited less than one because my sister said she wanted to get guinea pigs too. In this way we will both be paying for them (by that I mean food, supplies, etc).
I had two males growing up and adored them. They of course died long ago. I sort of wanted to try females, and my grandmother sealed the deal when she said "lets go look at these guinea pigs) and we found 4 little babies. One turned out to be a male which we left behind and took the three females.
Their names are:
Black and White: pepper
Black and brown: Ginger
Brown (with black tick marks): Cinnamon
Cinny (cinnamon) actually has orange spots, one behind each ear and one on her left side at her butt area and back of her leg.
We are considering getting a 4th female guinea pig but first these three need a clean bill of health. Which they do not have. Upper respiratory infections all the way around. Tomorrow they are also going in because they are a little rounded at the sides, I do not know if it is bloat or babies.
But now the group of us are officially introduced.
oh, and so far they have willingly eaten:
Romain lettuce
cilantro
bell peppers
parsley (because they need calcium and this is how i decided to give it to them)
cherry tomato
carrots
I was told they are 4 or 5 weeks old, I do not know how truthful that is.
They are eating oxbow because that's what i could get short notice (wasn't planning to get them last weekend).
And of course I have today off so the bedding is getting cleaned today... and we are going to start trying to litter box train today.
So many plans.
p.s. Introductions usually include names, and I was too excited sharing their names and forgot mine. My name is Lora though I answer to many names including Seonta.
I went to college, got a degree in social work. Even after a 100,000 dollar education I did not get a job coming out of college ( in May 2009). I was stressed for a number of months searching for a job. Now initially (in 2008) I wanted to get a dog, but my parents refused, since I live with them I need to follow their rules. They said what ever you get has to live in a cage. So I thought I should get guinea pigs again. Back in December of 2008 I began to purchase my supplies for a c&c cage.
The cage is now large....
https://www.guineapigcages.com/photos/data/2/Side_a.JPG
https://www.guineapigcages.com/photos...f_the_cage.JPG
https://www.guineapigcages.com/photos/data/2/Side_b.JPG
it is a 2X8 with a 2X6 coming off of it. L shape, no barriers, one floor, full run.
So after graduating with my degree, much too expensive if you ask me, it was impossible to get an SW (social work) job as they were laying off instead of hiring. Eventually I was taken on by a law firm to help talk people into paying their bills rather than being sued. They call us Case managers- though in all reality I'm just a glorified bill collector.
The agreement was to wait three months... to be sure I could pay the bills that I had, I waited less than one because my sister said she wanted to get guinea pigs too. In this way we will both be paying for them (by that I mean food, supplies, etc).
I had two males growing up and adored them. They of course died long ago. I sort of wanted to try females, and my grandmother sealed the deal when she said "lets go look at these guinea pigs) and we found 4 little babies. One turned out to be a male which we left behind and took the three females.
Their names are:
Black and White: pepper
Black and brown: Ginger
Brown (with black tick marks): Cinnamon
Cinny (cinnamon) actually has orange spots, one behind each ear and one on her left side at her butt area and back of her leg.
We are considering getting a 4th female guinea pig but first these three need a clean bill of health. Which they do not have. Upper respiratory infections all the way around. Tomorrow they are also going in because they are a little rounded at the sides, I do not know if it is bloat or babies.
But now the group of us are officially introduced.
oh, and so far they have willingly eaten:
Romain lettuce
cilantro
bell peppers
parsley (because they need calcium and this is how i decided to give it to them)
cherry tomato
carrots
I was told they are 4 or 5 weeks old, I do not know how truthful that is.
They are eating oxbow because that's what i could get short notice (wasn't planning to get them last weekend).
And of course I have today off so the bedding is getting cleaned today... and we are going to start trying to litter box train today.
So many plans.
p.s. Introductions usually include names, and I was too excited sharing their names and forgot mine. My name is Lora though I answer to many names including Seonta.
