Videos & Updates

Yesterday i uploaded some videos. Later on today i might work on a few as well, I haven't decided yet. I have a few ideas for a Easter Video Contest. I was going to do a St. Patrick's day one but life became busy. Hay, Veggies morning and evening, How to tame a piggie, Cleaning cage and supplies videos have all been uploaded on youtube. Go here to see them. Please comment on them!

As for other updates

I got my order of Bluegrass from Kleenmama's. Wow!! It's so green!!! Smells so good i just want to fell asleep in it!! So soft!! The girls love it!! Maybe i will take a picture of it, to compare it to the other hays i have and post it here. I think i will.

Cleaned the cage yesterday. Trying out the cage without the old pet store cage as the hay area. I put a extra piece of fleece right under the hay rack. That way all i have to do is shake out that piece and put another piece if that one get to yucky.

Well thats all for updates for now.

Pig pen

I took some new pictures of the pig pen.

Here's a better view. I had just finished putting every thing and everyone back in. ;D


Here is the hay area, its a old pet store cage. I love this so much better. It works great. The hay is used in a better way then as a bathroom. lol Plus big enough for all four. I think this the best group shot. In the next couple of days i might try to get a better one of them altogether.


Another view of the cage.



This last one cause i thought it was cool. Didnt it get until now. lol

Care List

• Make sure your you can give your guinea pig gets lots of attention everyday.
• Make sure the cage is at lest 7.5 sq ft if you have one.  If you have more than one piggie it should be much larger and have separate sleeping areas. (For cage ideas go here)
• Guinea pig teeth constantly grow so they need unlimted hay at all times!!
• Don't keep males together unless they are neutered.
• Males and females can be kept together as long as the males are neutered
• Make sure the guinea pigs are never left alone with other pets.
• Guinea pigs don't like to be crowded or have to much noise going on around them.

Housing

I have  listed the types of bedding. Now here is a list of cages. Your most common cage is the ones 
you get from the pet stores. They are just not big enough. Even for one guinea pig. By the time you add the food bowl, a house and some items for them to chew on. There is no room for  your guinea pig. One guinea pig need at lest  7.5 sq ft. The bigger the better!

• Aquariums- The worst one to house a guinea pig. There is no ventilation, so it will became very warm. I don't know what else to say about aquariums, but do not house your guinea pig in one of these.

• Hutch's- If you are considering this, make sure that the spot you have chosen is sheltered from wind and rain. It should not be in direct sunlight. Should has a sloped roof so that rain can not gather on top. Also consider height, this is better for ventilation and an easier height to clean. The wire may not be strong enough to keep out wild animals so putting another sheet on.

Cons of a wooden hutch are:

• wood will rot

Guinea pigs love to chew and if it isn’t protected with wire they can literally chew it wood tends to soak up more urine and requires more cleaning

• Pros and Cons of a metal hutch.

They absorb heat in the summer they can be  cold in the winter They are easier to clean and tend to last a long time if good construction is used

• C and C Cages- Made out of Cubes and  Coroplast. The the cubes are usually 14-inch, coated-wire grids. They are designed for storage for kids, home, and office use. Coroplast is like cardboard only made out of plastic.

Pros

1. You build your self
2. Easy to clean
3. Very durable
4. Good air circulation
5. Easy to design
6. Easy to decorate
7. Easy to customize

Cons

1. Can be hard to find in areas.

Things to come

I know it been awhile since i last updated. But the girls are going to be getting a bigger cage. Currently they are living in a 2x6 c&c Cage. In about a week they should have their 4x4 c&c Cage. Which i think i will be referring to it as the pig pen. Since it will look like a pen more then a cage. I ordered 2x4 Light blue Coroplast from Guinea pig cages. Last time ordered from was about four years ago. I ordered the 2x4 cage. I'm looking quite forward to next week. I'm hoping that it will come then. I got the email today saying it takes one to two days to get the stuff ready and one to six days to ship. So if she sends it out by Saturday i could be getting it sometime late next week or the beginning of the week after next. The coroplast is coming from Connecticut. So its not to far.

The girls are all doing fine. Clipped their nails and trimmed up their hair. Think i might give them a bath not sure yet.

Cage redone

so over the weekend. I found out the way I had the cage was not a good design. The top level was sagging and the bottom level was way to dark. I found that this I the BEST design of the cage that I have EVER done!!!! It works very well! I love it. I do wish that it was on a stand. Bu I don't have enough of the grids to make a stand, I just have enough for a play pen.

The full cage















Closer look















Bottom look- Hay area















All four girls eating their morning veggies.

Oh ya...

Just some pictures of some of the girls. Like i said in the other post the girls are good. I fix the whole hay area and the *GASP* food bowl tipping issue from Miss Stella. You can see a brick in front of the food bowl which it cant tip anymore!! YAY now I'm not cleaning up and wasting food any more. As for the hay i put up some Coroplast behind the hay rack. The hay was felling and getting stuck between the wall and cage.

I had to redo the cage since Stella and Tink were giving Jazz and Lola problems when they would come up to the top level. It was like having to separate cages. It just did not work out. So now it is a 2x6 C&C cage. They are sooo much happier and so I'm I.

-View of cage.

From Pets

-Long view of cage.

From Pets

-Miss Tink

From Pets

-Miss Lola. Sorry she a bit blue looking. weird.

From Pets

-Both of them.

From Pets

Been while

The girls are fine. Here are some updates. Stella still tips over the food bowl. Tink is getting along with everyone like always. So is Jazzy. Lola finished battling a bladder stone. Shes now fine. All the girls are great with each other. I found out a better way for them to eat the hay. I got tired of wasting hay when i would sweep it it. I bent a gird and clipped it to a side in the hay area. loss of a mess.

pictures of the day

The girls are living together now. Here are some pictures of the day.

From Dec 2008

From Dec 2008

From Dec 2008

From Dec 2008