bibliocavy
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Feb 7, 2013
- Posts
- 356
- Joined
- Feb 7, 2013
- Messages
- 356
I just adopted a 6-month old American Short Hair off Kijiji. It was a rather sad case; the first time I feel like I have actually rescued someone. He came from owners who had no idea how to properly care for Cavia Porcellus. They had him in a cage that would make a gerbil feel claustraphobic. He had no veggies, no dome/pigloo. I got him home, and almost right away put him into a bigger cage. That old, Alcatrazian cell was thrown out immediately. It looked like it went back a few decades; the wires were all rusty, and the bottom was all cracked. They had his food in a small yogurt container. I don't think I have seen such a case before with my own eyes. It was very sad, and it made me so angry. There is no exuse for this kind of ignorance. Not with the amount of information that is out there these days.
Anyway, that's it for my rant. He's been here a little over 12 hours now, and seems to be settling in well, considering. He was chutting around in his cage off and on all day. I went out and bought him a proper food dish, and a dome. He's been hiding in the dome ever since. I can't say I blame the poor guy. Here's the stuff we bought.
I've decided to call him Colian, and in going with the three-name-theme, which I started with Oliver, his full name is Colian Phoenix Cavington. Phoenix as in the bird that rises from the ashes, and Colian is a name my friend created. I think he has a very interesting colour, as it is totally different on each side. His right side is black and white, and his left is light brown and black. It's like two different piggies in one!