We are brand new piggy owners. My daughter is a HUGE animal lover so we got two girls for her birthday, Sarah and Gypsey. OMG, they have such different personalities - they are so fun. So I built them a nice 2x4 cage (thank God for this site) I am washing to fleece as we speak for the 3rd time. Here are my questions:
1) I accidently bought the fleece a little too short to go over the sides (have to have a little higher sides for our little ones) it definately covers the bottom and then can go halfway up the sides, but that is it. What is the best way to secure the towels/fleece to the bottom of the coroplast to keep the piggies from getting under them. The fiesty one likes to pull on the bedding.
2) I am allergic to the hay. I dont clean the cage or give them hay, my daughter does that, but it definately gets me somewhat miserable. I wouldn't ever get rid of the piggies, so if I have to suffer, I will. I don't know much about them except that they need this hay, but is there anything I can do about the allergies? I saw something on here about a different kind of hay, but don't they HAVE to have TIMOTHY hay?
3) Also, we built a 2x4 cage that has storage under it (needing that storage) and so I am out of the grids, so can't build a loft any time real soon. Should I make a "kitchen" area in a 2x4 area? will that still leave enough room to run?
Thanks for the help!
1) I accidently bought the fleece a little too short to go over the sides (have to have a little higher sides for our little ones) it definately covers the bottom and then can go halfway up the sides, but that is it. What is the best way to secure the towels/fleece to the bottom of the coroplast to keep the piggies from getting under them. The fiesty one likes to pull on the bedding.
2) I am allergic to the hay. I dont clean the cage or give them hay, my daughter does that, but it definately gets me somewhat miserable. I wouldn't ever get rid of the piggies, so if I have to suffer, I will. I don't know much about them except that they need this hay, but is there anything I can do about the allergies? I saw something on here about a different kind of hay, but don't they HAVE to have TIMOTHY hay?
3) Also, we built a 2x4 cage that has storage under it (needing that storage) and so I am out of the grids, so can't build a loft any time real soon. Should I make a "kitchen" area in a 2x4 area? will that still leave enough room to run?
Thanks for the help!