Hello!
Obviously I am new here. I have 4 children under the age of 5. One is a high functioning autistic that really enjoys small critters and fish. I am also owned by a corgi/pom mix, 4 cats, some sea monkeys, and now 2 guinea pig.
I use to have guinea pigs before my eldest was born. Sadly they both passed away at about 6ish years old. So the older kids semi remember the guinea pigs.
We had been turned down by 2 local rescues because I do have younger children. Which I do understand their reasoning. And I do admit that part of the reason I went with guinea pigs (instead of a rabbit or something) was because my eldest is familiar with them and small creatures help him relax. It is one of those things that if you have an autistic person in your life you will understand, if not, then you kinda can but not quite. I also missed the piggies greeting me in the morning when I get up. I am their care giver not the kids. Anyway, my friend saw a woman was getting rid of her piggies on craigslist and told her about us and she gave us the piggies and all their stuff for free.
It all happened kinda fast, so tomorrow I need to go out and get some supplies to make them a larger cage. We are keeping them in our living room so they can be with the family.
I would love any tips about taking them outside. We do not use anything on our lawn. I am more than happy to build them their own outdoor enclosure outside. We spend most of our time outside during the summer. I do have a spot in mind that is mostly shaded (so they can get out of the sun). Last time I had piggies I was renting. We bought this house last year.
Obviously I am new here. I have 4 children under the age of 5. One is a high functioning autistic that really enjoys small critters and fish. I am also owned by a corgi/pom mix, 4 cats, some sea monkeys, and now 2 guinea pig.
I use to have guinea pigs before my eldest was born. Sadly they both passed away at about 6ish years old. So the older kids semi remember the guinea pigs.
We had been turned down by 2 local rescues because I do have younger children. Which I do understand their reasoning. And I do admit that part of the reason I went with guinea pigs (instead of a rabbit or something) was because my eldest is familiar with them and small creatures help him relax. It is one of those things that if you have an autistic person in your life you will understand, if not, then you kinda can but not quite. I also missed the piggies greeting me in the morning when I get up. I am their care giver not the kids. Anyway, my friend saw a woman was getting rid of her piggies on craigslist and told her about us and she gave us the piggies and all their stuff for free.
It all happened kinda fast, so tomorrow I need to go out and get some supplies to make them a larger cage. We are keeping them in our living room so they can be with the family.
I would love any tips about taking them outside. We do not use anything on our lawn. I am more than happy to build them their own outdoor enclosure outside. We spend most of our time outside during the summer. I do have a spot in mind that is mostly shaded (so they can get out of the sun). Last time I had piggies I was renting. We bought this house last year.