Hello, everyone, I am a 31 year old disabled mother. I have a 9 year old little girl, A black lab named bubba, and a guinea pig named lilly. I have a brain disease called arnold chiari malformation type 1 and muscle disease called guillian' barre' syndrome. I've struggled my whole life and had brain surgery in June of 2016. I also have a part time job taking care of my wheelchair bound mother who me and my daughter live with. I also am currently enrolled to get a degree in associates of applied science in criminal investigations. I try to do everything and live a normal life as best as i can despite my disabilities. I have a question on my new baby lilly. We got lilly our very first guinea pig from a neighbor and were not sure what to do exactly. We have her in a see through big tote got her timothy hay to eat and some other guinea pig food, and wood chippings for bedding. We also have a make shift bed/cage type thing in there but I don't think its good enough and hopefully I can attach pictures. anyway she always appears cold I think Idk so we have added fury things like my slipper with fur inside to keep her warm. We are going to get a new cage and accessories when we can get the money because we want her to have a big cage incase we get her a companion. But my question is, am I doing something wrong were she is continuously making noises idk what each squeek means. I want to make her comfortable and we love her but everytime we try to pick her up but we get bitten quite a bit and were worried. Her nails are also quite long but we have a vet appointment on the 5th of may to get them clipped and that. So any advice would be great!!!! Thank you.