Recent content by kairi26

I use paper bedding in 1/3 of the cage, where I keep the hay and food. I use fleece sewn with uhaul for the rest, but towels would probably be just fine too since they mostly pee where they eat. If I had to use towels, I'd probably think more carefully about how I designed the cage so it was as...

It might take a while, but it's a good business model. Selling live animals from breeders is not profitable, and as the company puts more and more emphasis on selling dog training classes (free money for the store) and $70 bags of dog food, they're giving us less and less labor hours to care for...

Petco and PetSmart only have rescue cats and dogs. They provide the space for housing them, but all of the paperwork and the exchange of money goes through the rescue organization. It's profitable for them because they are building good will with the people who adopt, who will likely return for...

We treated 3 times with the appropriate gaps last year. Our vet didn't suspect mites at the time, but agreed that it was fine as a precaution since he was new. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

We've had Gus for over a year now, and he's always been an itchy pig. It's not too persistent, but he scratches at his flanks more often than our other pig does. He often has little cowlicks where I can tell he's been scratching, but he's never injured himself, barbered, or had patchy fur loss...

Good idea. We'll have to make some room in the freezer, but I've been planning on doing that anyway. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

Yes, we have fans. How many bottles per pig should we have at a time in the cage? They melt so quickly, but we try to keep two cold things in the cage per pig at a time. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

Our pigs have frozen bottles and ice packs that I've been rotating every few hours, but I'm still concerned about the heat. There isn't a single part of my apartment that is below 80°, most rooms are near 85°. So far the boys seem alert and normal, but what should I do if I need to quickly cool...

I bought Kmart cubes and they're the 8*8 grids, and some are 9*9. I had thrown out the receipts, so it wound up being a waste of money. We were lucky and got some 9*9 grids from a friend, so I used the Kmart grids for the base and to build some stuff around the house. Sent from my XT1254 using...

It takes about 5-7 days to grow long enough to start feeding if I remember correctly. If it's planted in soil with good sunlight and water, it should regrow without any problems. Personally, I grow it without soil, because it's cleaner and really easy. You can buy all of the supplies you need at...

One of my pigs does the same thing. He only eats very green vegetables, except for radicchio and carrot. He ignores fruit, the center of cucumber, and bell peppers that aren't green a lot of the time. I guess it's good that he doesn't like sugar. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

He's probably eating when you're not around. It's pretty typical for a prey animal to hide when an unknown human is in the room. I'm sure he'll warm up to you once he knows that you're the one that feeds him. That said, it can take a long time, and depending on his personality, he might always...

I did a quick Google after you replied, and I'm not seeing the old FAQ that I remember from last year, so maybe they took it down. I found the Midwest size option on the second page of their store, so thanks for the update [emoji2]. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

If I remember correctly, the company that makes fleece flippers does not make any that fit the Midwest cage because they believe that it's still too small to house guinea pigs. They also won't make customer sizes, so they only work if you have a c&c or other cage based on 14 inch units. I think...

Sounds like your boys have a great home! Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk