Hello, I'm Trixie and I have wanted guinea pigs for a long time. As there are many available on free classified sites and in our local shelter, that was the route I planned to go to acquire my new friends. My plan was two piggies so they had company and building a C&C cage. I've done much research on diet, bedding, etc.
However, when I went last night to look at a couple older piggies advertised as "snake food", I encountered a situation I wasn't expecting. I found eight guinea pigs in a smaller sized pet store cage. A few are urine stained, they are all quite skittish. The cage was horribly dirty with cedar shavings, water bowl caked in poop. So after much convincing to let me take them, I now am the owner/foster for eight guinea pigs. I am quickly working to get them set-up and into appropriate cages in pairs and separated by gender.
My hope is to find good homes for six of the piggies and keep two for myself once they are in better shape and hopefully I win them over with my offerings of veggies over time.
Wish me luck as my guinea pig journey started with a bit more than I had planned!
However, when I went last night to look at a couple older piggies advertised as "snake food", I encountered a situation I wasn't expecting. I found eight guinea pigs in a smaller sized pet store cage. A few are urine stained, they are all quite skittish. The cage was horribly dirty with cedar shavings, water bowl caked in poop. So after much convincing to let me take them, I now am the owner/foster for eight guinea pigs. I am quickly working to get them set-up and into appropriate cages in pairs and separated by gender.
My hope is to find good homes for six of the piggies and keep two for myself once they are in better shape and hopefully I win them over with my offerings of veggies over time.
Wish me luck as my guinea pig journey started with a bit more than I had planned!