So I have a dilemma. Currently I live in a house with an extra bedroom where my guinea pigs stay. They have a 2x4 cage and they just love it. In six weeks I'm moving to a house where we will no longer have any spare bedrooms, which means I must have them in my room. Space generally isn't the problem in my room, as I have a loft bed, a chair and a bookshelf as the only furniture. I was planning on having the cage underneath my bed. Anywhere else in the house isn't an option because my mom would never let me have the guinea pigs anywhere but a place where a door can be shut so guests don't have to see/smell them. I personally think this is ridiculous but it's not my house, and I have to comply with her if I want to have piggies at all.
Getting to the hard part. I'm a teenager, and although I really really love them, I don't want a huge clunky cage taking up half the space in my room, and I'm worried about smell. I'd like to be able to have friends over without being embarrassed at that musky pig smell that seems to linger. I have two pigs, and even though they don't fight terribly, they aren't very close. They aren't good buddies, lets say the least, and they've only been together for the summer, because I got my second one as a buddy for the first one towards the end of the school year. They get along okay, but there's no bondage there that I can see. One thought that ran through my head was possibly finding a new home for one and downsizing on cage space a little. I already told my mom that's what I would do, but I'm definitely rethinking that. When she said it was confirmed we were moving she told me it was time to 'get rid of them' and I panicked a little, telling her I'd keep Meechka, which is the one that the family loves, because he's such a sweetheart.
So I'm not sure what to do. I wish I had three pigs, actually. Then I would have a proper herd. But in reality, I'm worried about smell and cage eyesores and just plain..everything I guess. I don't want to get rid of Sammy, but he isn't a real social pig and has never warmed up to people. Needless to say he isn't my favorite. I know what y'all are gonna say. But I guess I need to hear it from you.
I was actually thinking of a two story L-shaped cage to go under my bed. I would need more coroplast and fleece, though, and simple things like that practically have to be begged for around my house. My mom is a little unwilling, haha.
Getting to the hard part. I'm a teenager, and although I really really love them, I don't want a huge clunky cage taking up half the space in my room, and I'm worried about smell. I'd like to be able to have friends over without being embarrassed at that musky pig smell that seems to linger. I have two pigs, and even though they don't fight terribly, they aren't very close. They aren't good buddies, lets say the least, and they've only been together for the summer, because I got my second one as a buddy for the first one towards the end of the school year. They get along okay, but there's no bondage there that I can see. One thought that ran through my head was possibly finding a new home for one and downsizing on cage space a little. I already told my mom that's what I would do, but I'm definitely rethinking that. When she said it was confirmed we were moving she told me it was time to 'get rid of them' and I panicked a little, telling her I'd keep Meechka, which is the one that the family loves, because he's such a sweetheart.
So I'm not sure what to do. I wish I had three pigs, actually. Then I would have a proper herd. But in reality, I'm worried about smell and cage eyesores and just plain..everything I guess. I don't want to get rid of Sammy, but he isn't a real social pig and has never warmed up to people. Needless to say he isn't my favorite. I know what y'all are gonna say. But I guess I need to hear it from you.
I was actually thinking of a two story L-shaped cage to go under my bed. I would need more coroplast and fleece, though, and simple things like that practically have to be begged for around my house. My mom is a little unwilling, haha.