Hi there! Around 3 months ago, I took home my beautiful little sow. So far, things have been going well. However, I have a few questions. I'm sorry if any of these have been listed on other threads; I have looked to see if these questions had be posted/answered before, and I found they had not been. So, to help you understand me a little more, here is some background information.
My piggie is currently 6 months old, and lives in an 8 square foot cage. This cage however, is NOT a C&C. I saw it at a pet store, and since it is the right size, I decided to buy it. My girl currently uses Oxbow Young Guinea Pig Food (switching to adult soon) and Oxbow Timothy Hay. She gets plenty of cuddle time every day, and I've been trying to introduce floor time.
Now that you have some background information, here are my questions.
1. Am I introducing floor time correctly? I have been placing my pig on this spot of open floor (it connects 4 rooms) and placing a gate by the entrance to the open hallway. From there I place an igloo, and a pile of hay on the floor. However, my pig just runs into the igloo and doesn't come out. Am I doing this right?
2. I am thinking about getting another sow to keep my piggie company and I know you have to quarantine the new pig. I am aware you must put them in a seperate cage in a seperate room for 2-3 weeks so you can see if any illnesses present themselves. Do you literally just buy a small pet store cage and place it in another room, taking care of the new piggie as normal? Wouldn't the cage be too small?
3. Once two piggies are properly introduced, do you need to check on them during the night?
4. My current guinea pig stays in her igloo all day and is extremely skittish? Is this normal, or is there something going on here?
Thank you for reading. I appologize if any of my questions seemed silly. As I said, I am still new to guinea pigs. Thank you again!
My piggie is currently 6 months old, and lives in an 8 square foot cage. This cage however, is NOT a C&C. I saw it at a pet store, and since it is the right size, I decided to buy it. My girl currently uses Oxbow Young Guinea Pig Food (switching to adult soon) and Oxbow Timothy Hay. She gets plenty of cuddle time every day, and I've been trying to introduce floor time.
Now that you have some background information, here are my questions.
1. Am I introducing floor time correctly? I have been placing my pig on this spot of open floor (it connects 4 rooms) and placing a gate by the entrance to the open hallway. From there I place an igloo, and a pile of hay on the floor. However, my pig just runs into the igloo and doesn't come out. Am I doing this right?
2. I am thinking about getting another sow to keep my piggie company and I know you have to quarantine the new pig. I am aware you must put them in a seperate cage in a seperate room for 2-3 weeks so you can see if any illnesses present themselves. Do you literally just buy a small pet store cage and place it in another room, taking care of the new piggie as normal? Wouldn't the cage be too small?
3. Once two piggies are properly introduced, do you need to check on them during the night?
4. My current guinea pig stays in her igloo all day and is extremely skittish? Is this normal, or is there something going on here?
Thank you for reading. I appologize if any of my questions seemed silly. As I said, I am still new to guinea pigs. Thank you again!