Mariah
Junior Guinea Pig
We just had our fire alarm go off. It, and the resulting pig freak-out have me thinking about travel cases etc in case of emergency or vet-trip.
I basically had to grab her and put her in her cuddlesack and then in her cardboard box (and she won't go near the cuddlesack right now, it was previously a favorite thing).
This worked OK for the short term, but wouldn't work for a vet trip, or if there had been a real fire. We don't have a car, so normally its walking or public transit to places, or in an emergency a cab--but often waiting for those one might as well have taken the transit. I've seen the "Twist-N-Go Small Animal Carriers" in a few places (bottom of the page here), are these any good? Other alternatives? Which size is OK for guinea pigs, and should I have one for both piggies when I have my second girl, or one each?
And of course, any tips on calming down the poor girl? (She's only been with us 4 days, so she's not sure she trusts us yet, and touching her right now is a definite no.)
I basically had to grab her and put her in her cuddlesack and then in her cardboard box (and she won't go near the cuddlesack right now, it was previously a favorite thing).
This worked OK for the short term, but wouldn't work for a vet trip, or if there had been a real fire. We don't have a car, so normally its walking or public transit to places, or in an emergency a cab--but often waiting for those one might as well have taken the transit. I've seen the "Twist-N-Go Small Animal Carriers" in a few places (bottom of the page here), are these any good? Other alternatives? Which size is OK for guinea pigs, and should I have one for both piggies when I have my second girl, or one each?
And of course, any tips on calming down the poor girl? (She's only been with us 4 days, so she's not sure she trusts us yet, and touching her right now is a definite no.)