Thank you haha!Welcome!
Welcome
Don't be worried. There's a ridiculous amount to know about guinea pigs and as a new owner you can't be expected to know everything! And this forum is here to provide the info you need, have a read over some threads or make your own if you have questions
my boys are in a 2x4 with a 1x2 loft and they're over the moon - when I first got a guinea pig he was in a pet store cage and now I wouldnt ever put him in one again tbh, there's no going back lol
It's fine, don't worry, everyone has questions lol
With a profile pic you can go on your profile/settings and it gives you the option of putting a profile picture up (which goes on your page), and then an avatar (shows up on the forums). You can use default avatar's or upload your own but you need to crop it to the right size if you do.
Generally, pet store cages are far too small. C&C cages are better, bigger, and cheaper. You can make a lid for it out of grids by attaching them to the top all down one side with cable ties, this way you can lift it up and down easily. A lot of members do this if they have cats - see the gallery for some examples. But I would recommend building yourself a c&c
You can buy little nail cutters at the pet store or use normal nail trimmers, the ones you squeeze. Take off the tips and the tips only - else you'll cut the quick and your piggy will bleed. This can be stopped with a special powder you can buy, or corn flour. If your piggy has light coloured nails you should be able to see the quick, holding a torch underneath can help. If they're dark just do the tips. There are some helpful vids on youtube.
I tend to get my boyfriend to hold them while I cut their nails because they aren't really keen and it's hard to do when I hold them.
There's no set amount for bathing them, but you don't wanna do it too often. Noah's quite messy and managed to get dirty quickly so I generally bath him once a month, Elmo a lot lot less frequent. It depends on your pig/how long their coat is/etc. It's easier to spot clean them sometimes, I have to spot clean Noah's legs quite a lot. He gets smelly lol
As I'm in the UK I tend to get them from different places and I'm not familiar with American shops. You can order them online from Amazon, eBay, and other websites but if you'd rather purchase them in store, there's a list of places that sell them on the 'cages' section of the forum. I can recommend the online retailers I use but it will probably cost a fair bit for international shipping so you're better off looking for Americann providers
2x4 with a 1x2 loft will be fine for 2 pigs, yes I have 2 in mine. I will have a look at the top for you now, I haven't seen it before, two seconds!
Ah okay
edit: Either the internet hates me or I'm looking in the wrong place but it won't load for me, could you link me to the page? The top just needs to be the same amount of grids across/wide as the cage. So it will also need to be 2x4 grids. But if you want a loft...it'll make things more difficult...you might have to get a 2x3 lid and then a lid for the loft, and something to go round the ramp? Otherwise you wouldn't be able to lift it. Otherwise for simplicity you could just have them in the 2x4, or get a 2x5 (or 3x3 or something, anything you fancy really) and make them a little kitchen area
