General Finally set up and arriving tomorrow...what are the essentials I need?

[Willmunny]

Finally Im ready for my two new family members! Im getting two male pigs tomorrow, brothers apparently and they are about 11-12 weeks old.

Basically just asking what are the essentials I need for tomorrow?

Im going to be feeding them Burgess Excel pellets, meadow hay and various vegetables.

Is there any essential things I need to get or be aware of?

 

[Willmunny]

ok I got my two boys today and they keep acting weird. They follow each other around, sometimes in circles trying to sniff the others bum I think then run off.

Also sometimes they jump sporadically and buck like a horse out of no where, is this normal? They were rolling around doing this in the hay and in the paper bedding I have, is this normal stuff or should I be worried of fighting or something? Another thing, one of them found the hay loft and left the other behind, the guy left behind seemed to get really stressed when he couldn't find the other, starting squeaking really loudly and doing laps until the other came back around.

 

[Guinea Pig Papa]

Completely normal. That "bucking like a horse" is called popcorning. It means that they're happy. So far sounds pretty good to me

 

[bpatters]

See this recommended reading list for new pig owners:

https://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/threads/113176-Information-for-new-guinea-pig-owners
https://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/threads/107827-What-NOT-to-do-for-your-guinea-pigs!