Hi. I'm a 20 year old college student who just got 2 guinea pigs. The first is Phineas who is brown on top and white on the bottom, waist, and face. The second is Devin who is black with a white face and right arm, and a brown streak on his butt.
I found a cheap place to get wire grids so hopefully I will be able to build them a bigger cage before exams start. Here is a great site I found that offers them: (broken link removed)
I got them from a pet store. They seem pretty healthy luckily but I don't know how old they are. Right now, they are on 1 scoop of oxbow pellets in the morning and oxbow timothy hay. They really like carrots and kale but they will eat almost anything including the paper off of their chube/chewb (I've also given them parsley, broccoli, and cilantro), especially Devin. I just clipped their nails for the first time today and they don't seem to hate me anymore than usual, so I guess that's a good sign.
I joined the forum because I want to take good care of them and to learn more about them. (Also to look at you all's cage designs).
Here is a picture of Devin eating (as usual) and Phineas hiding (as usual). They won't let me get much closer than this so my pictures aren't as cute as some of the others I've seen. I guess I'll stop yapping.
I found a cheap place to get wire grids so hopefully I will be able to build them a bigger cage before exams start. Here is a great site I found that offers them: (broken link removed)
I got them from a pet store. They seem pretty healthy luckily but I don't know how old they are. Right now, they are on 1 scoop of oxbow pellets in the morning and oxbow timothy hay. They really like carrots and kale but they will eat almost anything including the paper off of their chube/chewb (I've also given them parsley, broccoli, and cilantro), especially Devin. I just clipped their nails for the first time today and they don't seem to hate me anymore than usual, so I guess that's a good sign.
I joined the forum because I want to take good care of them and to learn more about them. (Also to look at you all's cage designs).
Here is a picture of Devin eating (as usual) and Phineas hiding (as usual). They won't let me get much closer than this so my pictures aren't as cute as some of the others I've seen. I guess I'll stop yapping.