new piggy owners with a question

[luvmycavies]

Our family are new slaves to 2 beautiful abyssinian mix girls. My oldest boy is really into history so thier names are Cleopatra (Cleo) and Queen Elizabeth The first (Lizzie). We researched for about a month before making a C&C cage and finding them at a rescue. They live on fleece and are spoiled girls. We also constructed a 16 grid "playpen" that is used for floor time or outside time.
I was recently contacted by a lady that has 2 females needing to be re-homed and she refuses to take them to a rescue. They are living in a petstore cage that is too little and breaking. I am such an animal lover but wonder if my love will get us in over our heads? Our house isn't big so we would have to construct a large stacked cage and I wonder what the expenses would be like with 4 instead of 2. Any oppinions or suggestions?

 

[ferndalezoo]

Hi! Welcome!

I recently added two more to my herd of 2 boars, so the same as you--- double the pleasure, double the poop! hehe.

Instead of 2 stacked cages, could expand your existing cage and put all 4 in together (AFTER quarantine!!!)? My 4 boars cohabitate in a 3x5 c&c.

The costs of 4 versus 2 really aren't that much-- vet care, though, will oviously be more, plus twice the greens. I don't go through pellets much faster than before, but my 4 boys can walk throuh hay like pros.

 

[luvmycavies]

Unfortunately we don't have the room to go out..just up. They live in the main room of our house and 4X2 is kinda the limit for now.