Hello all! I absolutely LOVE this site, it was just what I was looking for when I decided to research solutions to a larger cage without spending money I don't have for cages at the pet store that would still be much too small.
I adopted a family of four from Petco; they had been rescued by our local animal control from a home in which the elderly woman that owned them was deceased. The mother had recently given birth. Because of lack of facilities and space for such small animals, our animal shelter gave them to our local Petco to adopt out. They had a limited amount of time before they would be forced to put them down for lack of space, and I just couldn't say no.
When I got them home, I separated the two adults, one being male and the other female, as I did not want them breeding again, especially in light of the research I've done describing the dangers. Currently, the adult male (Romeo) is housed in a medium sized rectangular cage, the adult female (Juliet, of course ) is housed in a ten gallon aquarium, and the two babies (growing fast and still unnamed as I have not yet discovered their genders) are housed together in what the pet store calls a large cage.
It did not take long at all to see that these active new friends of mine were in habitats much too small for their energy levels, which led me to this site and my plans to construct larger homes for them.
So, that's my story so far, and hello to all fellow cavy lovers!
The first pic is Juliet and her two babies, before I separated them to give them at least a little extra space. The Big Fella in the second picture, with the black ring around his eye, is Romeo, father of the two younger ones (who are actually a bit bigger now). Romeo is by far the most affectionate as of yet, but the two younger ones have not been handled extensively, which I intend to begin doing.
I adopted a family of four from Petco; they had been rescued by our local animal control from a home in which the elderly woman that owned them was deceased. The mother had recently given birth. Because of lack of facilities and space for such small animals, our animal shelter gave them to our local Petco to adopt out. They had a limited amount of time before they would be forced to put them down for lack of space, and I just couldn't say no.
When I got them home, I separated the two adults, one being male and the other female, as I did not want them breeding again, especially in light of the research I've done describing the dangers. Currently, the adult male (Romeo) is housed in a medium sized rectangular cage, the adult female (Juliet, of course ) is housed in a ten gallon aquarium, and the two babies (growing fast and still unnamed as I have not yet discovered their genders) are housed together in what the pet store calls a large cage.
It did not take long at all to see that these active new friends of mine were in habitats much too small for their energy levels, which led me to this site and my plans to construct larger homes for them.
So, that's my story so far, and hello to all fellow cavy lovers!
The first pic is Juliet and her two babies, before I separated them to give them at least a little extra space. The Big Fella in the second picture, with the black ring around his eye, is Romeo, father of the two younger ones (who are actually a bit bigger now). Romeo is by far the most affectionate as of yet, but the two younger ones have not been handled extensively, which I intend to begin doing.