everydaylou
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- May 18, 2013
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- 87
- Joined
- May 18, 2013
- Messages
- 87
My daughter talked me in to Buttercup, a piggie someone was trying to rehome. She had been dumped at a pet shop and was looking for a home through the humane society. Then I got home, got online and realized I knew NOTHING about guinea pigs. I read several sites and determined that the bird cage she had been given to us in was a very bad idea (ordered 8 sq feet of home for her immediately). I also learned that she needed a buddy, so I found her Iris, the cutie in the middle picture. Buttercup had a hard time warming up to a companion, and Iris was lonely, so when I saw that someone was trying to rehome a girl named Lily on craigslist, it just seemed like it was meant to be, so she joined the flower girls, and now everyone is perfectly happy! After getting her here, I ordered another 8 sq feet of compatible cage (should be here Monday!) so the girls will have 16 sq ft to popcorn their little fannies off in. They just got this new popcorn bed today and all three of them took a nap and snuggled.
Buttercup is an Abyssinian, Lily is smooth and I think Iris may actually be a long haired variety because she is fluffier every day. Buttercup is about 9 months, Lily and Iris around 2-3. I would really like a grey textel, so I am going to keep an eye out Clearly, I was hooked instantly. These girls are so sweet, popcorn, purr and Iris likes to hang out in my shirt while I work on the computer. And they are hilarious when they play!
We also have two cocker spaniels and I love doing planted aquariums. We are a military family with three kids of our own and we also do foster care. Our last kids just went home, and I'm taking a foster break for the next 3 months until my husband gets home off of his deployment. We live in South Dakota and love it here. The cage above that my son is in is just our "piggie playpen" that we pull out when the little kids want to interact. Keeps everyone contained. They don't live there.
Let's see, we feed hay, veggies and pellets every day, love the fleece method for dealing with the cage bottom (pure genius, eco friendly and no peed on fluff getting everywhere, so thank you all for sharing that little gem).
That's about it! -Leah