Adopting in a few days

[desnap]

Hi, I'm adopting guinea pigs in a few days and decided to join a this fourm.
My only small animal experience is degus (which are very different to guinea pigs).
The ones I am looking at adopting are young (a few months old or younger). I have done a fair amount of research and will continue to do so. Only thing is I am not keeping them outside, since we do get rats around where i live. Anyway any recommendations for a wannabe owner like me?

 

[artcasper]

to the forum.. How exciting! there are lots of helpful guides on here for new owners... I can't do tags but if you go to the top left under Forums it will bring them up..

 

[Merab]

Welcome to the forum
You have come to the right place for all things piggy.
Congratulations on your future piggies - it’s exciting news.
We will expect lots of pictures to drool over.
I’m not tech savvy enough to link the threads but on the forum information threads you will find a wealth of information about caring for piggies which is aimed at new owners.
There is information about housing, feeding, settling in amongst other info.
I have 3 sows living in a c&c cage indoors


Having them indoors allows for plenty of interaction and it’s lovely to be able to chat to them as I walk around the house.

Best advice?
Start a vet fund. You never know when it will be needed and vet bills can be high.

Have fun here - it’s a friendly forum

 

[sport_billy]

Welcome to the forum, very exciting news that you’re going to be getting guinea pigs.

Here is a link to some great guides Wannabe, New Owners & Childrens' Pets Guides for new owners. Packed full of information on diets, behaviour and housing. So take some time to have a read through the various guides, but if you have any questions please just ask.

Be great to hear about your piggies when they arrive, hope you enjoy the forum

 

[artcasper]

Welcome to the forum, very exciting news that you’re going to be getting guinea pigs.

Here is a link to some great guides Wannabe, New Owners & Childrens' Pets Guides for new owners. Packed full of information on diets, behaviour and housing. So take some time to have a read through the various guides, but if you have any questions please just ask.

Be great to hear about your piggies when they arrive, hope you enjoy the forum

@sport_billy how do we tag posts? can anyone do it lol?

 

[sport_billy]

@sport_billy how do we tag posts? can anyone do it lol?

Hey buddy, what do you mean by tag posts, do you mean pasting the link in? like I have a above to those guides?

 

[sport_billy]

If that is the case, what you do is you copy the address of the thread or page (the URL) from the browser bar then paste it into your reply

 

[sport_billy]

Every page on the forum has unique url as it is a web page. Hope that helps but tomorrow if not I will send you a guide on how to do it.

 

[artcasper]

Hey buddy, what do you mean by tag posts, do you mean pasting the link in? like I have a above to those guides?

yes thats what i mean - sorry - wrong wording!

 

[sport_billy]

yes thats what i mean - sorry - wrong wording!

Never apologise. I find it easier to copy and paste on a laptop rather than mobile device but you can still do it on mobiles

 

[artcasper]

Never apologise. I find it easier to copy and paste on a laptop rather than mobile device but you can still do it on mobiles

i always use my computer for this forum as find it easier than using my phone!

 

[sport_billy]

i always use my computer for this forum as find it easier than using my phone!

You know where the address bar is then, just use the page link in there

 

[artcasper]

You know where the address bar is then, just use the page link in there

ok will try...

 

[sport_billy]

ok will try...

Good luck if you can’t I will show you how tomorrow what browser do you use?

 

[Flutterby]