Joy Spud and potato

[Guineapigparent]

Hiya all, my name is Alex and I adopted two little piggies about two weeks ago. They have seemed to very quickly warm up to my fiance and I which makes me happy.

I have named them spud and potato they are such good boys and a part from what seems to be occasionally play fighting show no aggression to one another.

I have potato a bath today as he seemed a little dirty. I was surprised he didn't seem afraid of the water at all he was walking around and even appeared to be popcorning! He was able to get out if he wanted but in fact just stayed until I had to take him out myself!

I am happy to take any advice and/or suggestions on what to get/treat my piggies with for such great behavior!

 

[iggy]

Welcome to guinea pig ownership! Your two boys are so very cute ♥ Guinea pigs are individuals and many of them have very different tastes. For example, two of my girls love basil and the other one absolutely hates it LOL.

For dry snacks, I'd suggest looking into pea flakes (maximum 1-2 per day), chamomile, rose hips, or dried marigold. Or pro tip you can just pick out the flower tips from their hay FOR FREE and bribe them with those! They won't be able to tell the difference! I'd avoid any dry snacks at the pet store that contains yogurt or seeds in it, dried fruit logs aren't very healthy either in my opinion!

For fresh snacks, you could try out cucumbers, bell peppers, anything from this vegetable list (taken from ratical rodent rescue): https://n.b5z.net/i/u/10116425/f/8-1-2014-Vegetables.pdf . Or check here: https://www.guineapigcages.com/threads/read-me-cavy-nutrition-charts-poisonous-plants-list.22156/

 

[Guineapigparent]

Thank you so much for the advice! I really do appreciate it!!