General thinking about adopting

[avengedsoph]

i have 3 boys that i got from a multi store who are really good with there animals so i dont mind so much that i got my pigs from there, however i really want to get more pigs!
i would have to travel an hour and a half to go to the nearest shelter! i dont really want to go to a pet shop to get them tho, were i get all my bedding for my pigs sells animals and im good friends with the owner he is good to all his pets, but should i stop buying my stuff from him? i go to him as his is a 2 minute walk from my house.
how many guinea pigs are too many? can you have too many animals?

 

[ArabianMagicat]

What size cage do you have? And they are adorable, in your profile/avatar/whatever it's called thingymerbobber =)

 

[avengedsoph]

i have two cages one larger one for darwin and chunk and a smaller one for sheldon, if i was to get more pigs i would get more cages as i dont no how to get c&c cages in the uk for even no how to make some haha plus i dont think i would let them all meet as it might cause a fight? and thank you

 

[HappyHopperz]

Congratulations on considering the adoption option.

 

[ArabianMagicat]

How big is your larger cage? On this site we support 7.5 square feet for even just one pig, and somewhere on the site I think they mention where to get materials in the UK. . I'd search but I'm on my iPhone haha Are they all the same sex?

 

[avengedsoph]

i think my biggest cage is about that size but i really would love to get c&c cage and all of my guineas are boys but i will get girls but i wont be breeding but i dont mind getting boys again

 

[ArabianMagicat]

I think you would be okay putting them together, have you had problems with them fighting before? I'm not sure how boars act, since I only have a sow, so someone else with more experience with boars can jump in! I think you may be best sticking to one sex unless you adopt a spayed female - its just easier in my opinion! I would invest in expanding your cage some before you adopt more, but I'm glad you are considering the adoption route! =).

 

[avengedsoph]

yeah sheldon and darwin got into a fight and hate each other so they cant live together, ive been looking on this site and seen something about Sue's C&C kits? is she american? as i live in the uk :s I will look to see what pigs there are so if i get girls then i get girls but i promise not to breed

 

[ArabianMagicat]

Hm you could adopt another male piggy for the one that lives alone! I know some people on here have built really awesome multi-leveled c&c cages for their pigs that they have to keep separate, you could look into that! And I'm not sure if she's American, but I think you can buy c&c kits online! =).

Also, I have to add, I totally want to get a boy named Sheldon. . I love this show called big bang theory with two characters named Penny and Sheldon, and I wish I could afford the gas and extra money to adopt a neutered boy from one of the rescues!! Ahh well maybe later . For now I'm adopting another sow this weekend, I'm super excited!

 

[pinky]

What is the width and length of your cage?

 

[avengedsoph]

haha yeah my sheldon is named after sheldon from the big bang theory haha!! and pinky i dont no i havent measured it, its big tho

 

[avengedsoph]

if anyone wants to go on chat to talk about this more im on now