Hi from Oreo & Peanut!

[obxlvr13]

Hi my name is Karli and I am the proud owner of 2 GP brothers name Oreo and Peanut. I just obtained them this past Friday and made my first C&C Sunday! They are still getting used to me and their surroundings! Here are a few pics!

 

[rabbitsncavyluv]

Welcome. What cute pigs.

Unfortunately you bought the wrong kind of grids. You need ones that have 9 squares. The ones you have are unsafe. Especially for babies. You need to baby proof on top of getting the right grids.

The hay wheel you have isn't too safe either - some pigs' have gotten stuck inside if it knocks off or falls apart.Hay racks are easier for them to use too.

 

[ameyjaney]

Welcome. Your guinea-pigs are gorgeous . Just a small warning: the hay ball in the cage can be dangerous as gps can either get their feet or themselves trapped in them. There is a picture in the gallery, although i can't find it at the moment. Anyway, enjoy reading through the huge amount of information available here and feel free to ask questions .

 

[grace&piggies]

Welcome. What cute pigs.

Unfortunately you bought the wrong kind of grids. You need ones that have 9 squares. The ones you have are unsafe. Especially for babies. You need to baby proof on top of getting the right grids.

Could you provide a link to a photo of these 9 square grids? I'm pretty sure I have similar ones to those posted in this thread. Thanks

 

[Peggysu]

Could you provide a link to a photo of these 9 square grids? I'm pretty sure I have similar ones to those posted in this thread. Thanks

In the photo gallery of cages almost all of them are made with the 9 square grids. 9 square holes accross and 9 square holes down.

 

[wigglesgiggles1]

(broken link removed) those are the grids. Oh and you have cute pigs.

 

[scarlett]

(broken link removed) those are the grids. Oh and you have cute pigs.

I just got these silver/gray cubes from BB&B in the store and used a 20% off coupon. You can probably return the cubes you bought and get the 9 square hole grids instead. Good luck to you and your adorable piggies!

 

[akstrohm]

Welcome! Your pigs are very cute!

I do have two suggestions for you:
-Don't feed spinach. It's extremely high in oxalic acid, which can contribute to stone formation.
-Expand your cage to a 2x4 (or bigger if you can). This is the minimum size for two males; some actually need a 2x5. With a cage your size you risk them fighting, especially when they enter puberty.

 

[Piggynovice]

Hi and welcome. Your pigs are very very cute.

 

[rabbitsncavyluv]

Could you provide a link to a photo of these 9 square grids? I'm pretty sure I have similar ones to those posted in this thread. Thanks

Here
https://www.guinealynx.info/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1381947#1381947

Did you buy them at Target? The new ones they have are not safe. If you got ones with only 4 squares, that will tell you they are wrong. They come in a box with ones that have 8 squares and look similar to the 9 ones but the spacing is more than 1.5 inches (which the 9 square ones are) .

 

[grace&piggies]

Thank you rabbitsncavyluv! That clears it up, I have the right ones. I bought mine from Aldi a while back. I didn't know that Target gets them, maybe they don't in Aust..?