HELLO! I'm new and this is my introduction!

[skazzah]

Hey guys,

I'm new, and thought I should introduce myself and my piggies.

I brought home my two little boar bothers just over a week ago, Sonic & Robba (My six year old sister helped me name them, how cute). I'm unsure of their exact ages, but by looking at them they seem to be between 8 - 12 weeks.
Now I did buy these two gorgeous boys from the pet store, I would have preferred to adopt and know I really should have, but unfortunately there weren't any piggies at my local RSPCA :sad: However am so glad I got the little piggies I did because I'm just in love with them!!

My boys live outside (we live in Southern Eastern Queensland, Australia), but undercover away from wind and elements of the weather, and with between 6 people living in the house (our houses are all combined but separated into separate houses inside, with all front doors meeting were my piggies live) they are loving the attention they receive! From morning to night there's usually at least one person outside to talk and play with them.
I bring my boys in for at least 2 - 3 hours a day to have inside time, but as soon as I put them to back to bed outside they start purring and popcorning away (SO CUTE!!)

Their cage is very secure, made from hardwood with a solid removable bottom for cleaning, a wire mesh side for them to talk to us and an enclosed hardwood home with their bedding to keep nice and warm for nights The cage has a roof which lifts off to get your guinea's out. They both seem very happy with their living arrangements, however I am looking into bringing their cage inside and extending it with C&C caging for a run in the lounge room for winter. Although our winters don't get too cold, and their undercover I'd still feel much happier with them inside

The two boys can also be very demanding for my attention, although they love the attention from my dad, mum, boyfriend, sisters, nephews and nieces, as soon as they hear my voice they squeak and squeak until I say hello to them, adorable!

I will post photo's of Sonic & Robba shortly

Anyway, that's about it for now

 

[CavyMama]

Hello! Welcome to the forum! Piggies are lovely critters, eh?

I have one question about your cage - you mentioned a removeable bottom for cleaning. Does this mean the cage has a wire bottom with the removeable bottom below it?

 

[skazzah]

The bottom is made from hardwood with a thick plastic lining so their wee won't soak into the wood. I was originally looking at a house for them which had a wire floor, however I really dislike the wire floors as it looks like it would be extremely uncomfortable for their little feet!

 

[CavyMama]

Exactly, the wireflooring is very bad for their feet. Not only can their feet get caught or slip through, the wire can cut their feet and cause a condition called bumblefoot.

 

[skazzah]

I had done weeks upon weeks of research before buying my boys and had only heard bad comments on having wire floors. I had piggies when I was around 7 or 8, but that was almost 10 - 15 years ago now and my mum helped look after my piggies back then, so I'm doing my best to keep myself educated, I only want the best for my boys
So any pointers or comments are extremely welcome!

 

[skazzah]

Here are some picture's of my two boys (They're on an angle, sorry I'm not sure how to change that haha) The first picture is Robba, and the second is Sonic