Mummyfi2010
Junior Guinea Pig
I thought I would put up a wee post as I have became piggy owners for the first time on Friday (3 days ago) and I just wanted to say thanks-you fot all the invaluable advice that I have got from this forum both before we got cookie & crumbs and since they have come and I know that I'll be needing a lot of advice in the future too!
There is one thing that they do though that I am not too sure about and that's their hay rack! We have a C&C cage and the hay rack is a bent over square (hope that makes sense!) so as of yesterday they have started to climb in it, sit in it, burrow into it and of course poop in it! When we got them (from pets at home - maybe frowned upon but their are no rescues near us, the SSPCA didn't have any and I didn't think gumtree was a good idea! they had hay in the run and when they came home I put the hay that they came with in their cage as I thought it would be a bi tof a comfort to them wiith familiar smells etc. I had hoped to litter train (we have 2 litter trays and TBH honest its like training a child its a big helpoing of good luck!) them hence the hair rack but should I maybe just go with it and give them hay on the floor to burrow in?
I also wanted to ask we are on day 3 and one of them makes the cutest little weeking noises when she sees me and around food and will take some food from my hand. The other doesn't look the road we are on! Both my husband and daughter are getting quite upset that they are not exploring the 'loft' in their cage and don't want to be picked up but I think we are doing ok from everything else I have read? I've tried the tunnel thing but TBH they have agot abit wise to that so I have ordered 2 cosies today in the hope that that will help.
Sorry for going on, I just want to get it right!
There is one thing that they do though that I am not too sure about and that's their hay rack! We have a C&C cage and the hay rack is a bent over square (hope that makes sense!) so as of yesterday they have started to climb in it, sit in it, burrow into it and of course poop in it! When we got them (from pets at home - maybe frowned upon but their are no rescues near us, the SSPCA didn't have any and I didn't think gumtree was a good idea! they had hay in the run and when they came home I put the hay that they came with in their cage as I thought it would be a bi tof a comfort to them wiith familiar smells etc. I had hoped to litter train (we have 2 litter trays and TBH honest its like training a child its a big helpoing of good luck!) them hence the hair rack but should I maybe just go with it and give them hay on the floor to burrow in?
I also wanted to ask we are on day 3 and one of them makes the cutest little weeking noises when she sees me and around food and will take some food from my hand. The other doesn't look the road we are on! Both my husband and daughter are getting quite upset that they are not exploring the 'loft' in their cage and don't want to be picked up but I think we are doing ok from everything else I have read? I've tried the tunnel thing but TBH they have agot abit wise to that so I have ordered 2 cosies today in the hope that that will help.
Sorry for going on, I just want to get it right!