CaMahjonggMom
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Cavy Slave
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Hello. My teen daughter was given a black and chocolate tan, short haired American boar, who had been purchased from an AZ breeder that her High School Agriculture Dept uses, in March of this year. He was approx 10 weeks old at time of purchase. He is the AG/science project for her school years, for credit & East County Junior Fair showmanship competitions. She named him Pickles. We have never owned anything other than fish and aquatic frogs before, so this has been a real learning experience.
He is an adorable piggie, and he lives in her room. We surprisingly also found out he calms down to Country music. When we knew we were going to be recieving a guinea pig somewhere between Sept & Spring break, I went to Petsmart and purchased an all-in-one piggie cage and set up stuff. Now I know some will say I shouldn't have done that, but I had no knowlege of "things called guineas". I have since learned some of those things. We are now in the process of building a C&C type grid cage with a white Coroplast base & edges. We bought 2 packages of Bed Bath & Beyond's 14" 9x9 square grids (I read about them in this forum). We are attempting to make Pickles a bigger cage, it'll be a 2 x3 size. We bought a 4' x 8' sheet of 0.09mm Coroplast and cut it to fit the measurements. We also bought FTP L joint holders for the edges.
I really would like help 1, in knowing if this is even a correct thing to do since we've invested about $75 thus far. 2, I keep reading about the use of Fleece over the base & edges, why fleece? doesnt the bedding stick to it? or is it instead of bedding. and then, how do you cover the base so the guinea does chew on the material? he loves to chew on everything, including me on occasion. 3, do guineas need things to do to not go stir crazy? i see animals in zoos that just wander aimlessly, our piggie just sleeps. i want him to get up and move around and not just get pudgy. any suggestion?
And I'd just like to be able to type chat with other new Guinea people, if any are willing. I am a stay at home Mother, by the way.
He is an adorable piggie, and he lives in her room. We surprisingly also found out he calms down to Country music. When we knew we were going to be recieving a guinea pig somewhere between Sept & Spring break, I went to Petsmart and purchased an all-in-one piggie cage and set up stuff. Now I know some will say I shouldn't have done that, but I had no knowlege of "things called guineas". I have since learned some of those things. We are now in the process of building a C&C type grid cage with a white Coroplast base & edges. We bought 2 packages of Bed Bath & Beyond's 14" 9x9 square grids (I read about them in this forum). We are attempting to make Pickles a bigger cage, it'll be a 2 x3 size. We bought a 4' x 8' sheet of 0.09mm Coroplast and cut it to fit the measurements. We also bought FTP L joint holders for the edges.
I really would like help 1, in knowing if this is even a correct thing to do since we've invested about $75 thus far. 2, I keep reading about the use of Fleece over the base & edges, why fleece? doesnt the bedding stick to it? or is it instead of bedding. and then, how do you cover the base so the guinea does chew on the material? he loves to chew on everything, including me on occasion. 3, do guineas need things to do to not go stir crazy? i see animals in zoos that just wander aimlessly, our piggie just sleeps. i want him to get up and move around and not just get pudgy. any suggestion?
And I'd just like to be able to type chat with other new Guinea people, if any are willing. I am a stay at home Mother, by the way.
