texasreb
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Aug 30, 2012
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- Joined
- Aug 30, 2012
- Messages
- 67
I found this site after a tragedy: one of my two GP's died after chewing a hole in his water bottle and flooding his cage. I'm not sure if he drowned, caught pneumonia, stressed, chilled or something different. It happened over night. He was fine and normal the day previous.
My original intent was to ask about introducing new friends to my very lonely remaining pig, but I discovered C and C cages as well.
I'm sorry to admit that my original pair was woefully, shamefully under-caged. I found a new pair of lovely males (Lord, I hope they are males!) and have brought them home--ironically in an identical cage to one that housed my pair.
Over the weekend, I built a C and C cage. I do have a lovely play area for the boys--it's a 10' x 20' piece of Astro turf. I hope to introduce them to each other in that play area and then move them into the C&C cage--if all goes well. I have no idea how old any of them are as they are all "used" GP's. I think my original male (Midnight) is at least 2 years old--maybe older. The other two were only owned by their most recent former owner for two months--she said that they were young adults. The new ones (Sparkle and Ginger) are heftier than mine--who is rather streamlined and sleek. They are also wider and bigger overall.
Wish me well in my attempts to introduce them all to one another. Midnight is so lonely--I think it will go well on his part, but he was the dominant pig over his previous cagemate (RIP, Rainbow).
If I haven't said it before--I'm very happy to have found this forum!
....and a tiny bit about me: I'm a teacher and I live near Austin, Texas.
My original intent was to ask about introducing new friends to my very lonely remaining pig, but I discovered C and C cages as well.
I'm sorry to admit that my original pair was woefully, shamefully under-caged. I found a new pair of lovely males (Lord, I hope they are males!) and have brought them home--ironically in an identical cage to one that housed my pair.
Over the weekend, I built a C and C cage. I do have a lovely play area for the boys--it's a 10' x 20' piece of Astro turf. I hope to introduce them to each other in that play area and then move them into the C&C cage--if all goes well. I have no idea how old any of them are as they are all "used" GP's. I think my original male (Midnight) is at least 2 years old--maybe older. The other two were only owned by their most recent former owner for two months--she said that they were young adults. The new ones (Sparkle and Ginger) are heftier than mine--who is rather streamlined and sleek. They are also wider and bigger overall.
Wish me well in my attempts to introduce them all to one another. Midnight is so lonely--I think it will go well on his part, but he was the dominant pig over his previous cagemate (RIP, Rainbow).
If I haven't said it before--I'm very happy to have found this forum!
....and a tiny bit about me: I'm a teacher and I live near Austin, Texas.
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