Hi all, I'm from the Twin Cities. I am married with two kids (3 and 5). We had been researching getting a family pet for several months and decided that guinea pigs would fit in nicely with our lifestyle. After a lot of researching, I purchased a C&C cage (2x3) and fleece bedspreads. We found a bonded pair of boars through a local rescue. They have had two previous owners before being put into foster. The best guess is that they are roughly two years old. Their foster mom noticed one was off balance, and after digging in his vet records, discovered he had a massive ear infection at one point and was most likely deaf. This same pig is also a lot smaller than the other, and since the vet can't tell exactly how old he is, suggested supervised feedings and supplements and watching his weight.
We named them Skip and Wobbles. Wobbles is the underweight and deaf piggie.
They are wonderful pigs. They are curious about people, and come out of their hidey houses when humans approach their cage. They have adjusted great so far this week. They like cuddles and veggies.
Diet is Oxbow Orchard grass hay and Oxbow adult pellets. I am waiting on a KMC pellet order. They get one cup of veggies a day. Dark lettuce, a sprig of parsley, bell pepper, cherry tomatoes. I put Wobbles in a carrier in the morning to give him an extra bit of food. Skip is the dominant one and likes to steal parts of Wobbles' salad.
I did their first weight check and Skip is 1018g which is perfect for an adult boar. However, Wobbles is only 690g. That's about 200g under the average weight of an adult boar. So he's either younger than a year, or just underweight. There's really no way to get his exact age. I talked to the foster mom today and she said she had been giving him an Oxbow Critical Care supplement but she had not been weighing them. I already have an order for the Critical Care supplement. I'm weighing Wobbles every day and it doesn't fluctuate much from 690g. I'm hoping that once the stress of the move tapers off he can start to put on some weight.
Other than his size, Wobbles is a happy pig. Active, eating, wheeking, napping, drinking, pooing, peeing.
Sorry for the wall of text, I'm just excited to share about my new additions! Skip is the black, Wobbles is the sandy.
We named them Skip and Wobbles. Wobbles is the underweight and deaf piggie.
They are wonderful pigs. They are curious about people, and come out of their hidey houses when humans approach their cage. They have adjusted great so far this week. They like cuddles and veggies.
Diet is Oxbow Orchard grass hay and Oxbow adult pellets. I am waiting on a KMC pellet order. They get one cup of veggies a day. Dark lettuce, a sprig of parsley, bell pepper, cherry tomatoes. I put Wobbles in a carrier in the morning to give him an extra bit of food. Skip is the dominant one and likes to steal parts of Wobbles' salad.
I did their first weight check and Skip is 1018g which is perfect for an adult boar. However, Wobbles is only 690g. That's about 200g under the average weight of an adult boar. So he's either younger than a year, or just underweight. There's really no way to get his exact age. I talked to the foster mom today and she said she had been giving him an Oxbow Critical Care supplement but she had not been weighing them. I already have an order for the Critical Care supplement. I'm weighing Wobbles every day and it doesn't fluctuate much from 690g. I'm hoping that once the stress of the move tapers off he can start to put on some weight.
Other than his size, Wobbles is a happy pig. Active, eating, wheeking, napping, drinking, pooing, peeing.
Sorry for the wall of text, I'm just excited to share about my new additions! Skip is the black, Wobbles is the sandy.