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Hello, I am new around here. I got my first pig (named Yeti) a little over a month ago. I purchased Yeti from Petco somewhat on a whim because she was so goofy and unique from the other pigs they had and I had been interested in finding a good pet for myself for a while. Being new to guinea pigs, I purchased what I thought was the best cage and accessories from the pet store just to find out later that those aren't even close to the best.
After I got Yeti, I quickly came across GPC and am so happy that I did! I read about the importance of having a companion and a larger cage and quickly got to work to make sure Yeti would live a fun and happy life. I built a 4x2 C&C cage for her to give her more room to play, and she has been so much happier than she was in her first few days in the "extra large" pet cage from the pet store. Thank you to everyone here for steering me in the right direction! Yeti was running laps like crazy through her new cage and wheeking with excitement and exploring all of her extra space. She kept running over to the edge of the cage and looking up to me like she was saying "thank you so much for the new home, what an improvement!" Well worth the small amount of effort that went into putting it all together. But, she still needed a friend.
Thanks to GPC, I learned that there are lots of rescues out there with many pets needing homes. I went to Wee Companions and was thrilled with the experience. Fenella was great and let Yeti and I come visit and meet some other pigs. Luckily, Yeti is still young and I have handled her a lot so she is pretty outgoing and gets along well with others. When we put her with two other adoptable pigs, she was immediately wheeking with them and running around exploring. Yeti kept sniffing and following around the abby and they were wheeking together a lot so I chose her as a friend.
After a quarantine period, they are now together and getting along great. I am still considering names for the new pig, but in the meantime she is getting used to her new surroundings and she and Yeti are having a lot of fun together. Yeti is young but the new pig is even younger, born in April. They eat together and follow eachother around and are both much more vocal and happy. I am so happy I got Yeti a friend and that I got her from a rescue. All of my future pigs will come from Wee Companions for sure! Now, for the most important part... pictures!
Here is the cage when I first built it. I couldn't figure out why Yeti wouldn't use her ramp.
Then, I put coroplast sides going up the ramp along with a towel over the top of it and towels lining the wood of the ramp, and she immediately started using it and the loft area.
Yeti munching on hay:
After I got Yeti, I quickly came across GPC and am so happy that I did! I read about the importance of having a companion and a larger cage and quickly got to work to make sure Yeti would live a fun and happy life. I built a 4x2 C&C cage for her to give her more room to play, and she has been so much happier than she was in her first few days in the "extra large" pet cage from the pet store. Thank you to everyone here for steering me in the right direction! Yeti was running laps like crazy through her new cage and wheeking with excitement and exploring all of her extra space. She kept running over to the edge of the cage and looking up to me like she was saying "thank you so much for the new home, what an improvement!" Well worth the small amount of effort that went into putting it all together. But, she still needed a friend.
Thanks to GPC, I learned that there are lots of rescues out there with many pets needing homes. I went to Wee Companions and was thrilled with the experience. Fenella was great and let Yeti and I come visit and meet some other pigs. Luckily, Yeti is still young and I have handled her a lot so she is pretty outgoing and gets along well with others. When we put her with two other adoptable pigs, she was immediately wheeking with them and running around exploring. Yeti kept sniffing and following around the abby and they were wheeking together a lot so I chose her as a friend.
After a quarantine period, they are now together and getting along great. I am still considering names for the new pig, but in the meantime she is getting used to her new surroundings and she and Yeti are having a lot of fun together. Yeti is young but the new pig is even younger, born in April. They eat together and follow eachother around and are both much more vocal and happy. I am so happy I got Yeti a friend and that I got her from a rescue. All of my future pigs will come from Wee Companions for sure! Now, for the most important part... pictures!
Here is the cage when I first built it. I couldn't figure out why Yeti wouldn't use her ramp.
Then, I put coroplast sides going up the ramp along with a towel over the top of it and towels lining the wood of the ramp, and she immediately started using it and the loft area.
Yeti munching on hay:
Welcome!
