Well I was at P@H near me at the compainion care vets booking in my adoption bun Pickles for his neutering and got chatting to the Head vetanary nurse there about my buns. She said I sound like a great bun mum and she wanted to ask me something 'would i consider homing 3 piggies she rescued from the adoption at P@H (Mum was preg, they took dad away, so she took them both had him neutered and they are so in love, Mum had 2 babies 1 boy and 1 girl). She then asked if I would be interested in offering Mum, dad and baby girl a loving forever home. Baby boy is off to a new home to with a lone boar. I said I would love to but had no hutch or run for them, and couldn't really afford to buy one or them. she then said no she meant the whole thing, hutch, run and piggies all for nothing as I seem so caring and the type of place she wanted them to go to. Well obviously how could I say no LOL. they are arriving tomorrow afternoon and I am so excited.
All good yes?
well I arrive home today to a note through my door saying there is a box in the garden for me. I go and look and find a box with 2 piggies in and a note saying, 'I heard you wanted some guinea pigs, please look after these 2 girls for me and the babies they are due to have' ! As you can imagine I was very very shocked. I then did a mad dash out to the giant pet store to get an indoor cage and essentials. I have no idea what food they have been on so I bought a mix and some pellets and mixed them and thought that was the best way.
Please can I have some advice about the best care I can offer these to georgeous piggies. What food and veg should I give? The ammount they need? Best hay for them? Best cage set up for the lead up to birth and after? I currently have megazorb on the floor of the cage, a bowl of mixed food and have given them a plate of carrots, spring green, broccoli, celery all washed and cut into chuncks, I hope this is all ok, also got a pile of meadow hay in the corner of cage and a small rabbit hide/home as the one that came with the cage has a small doorway and one of the girls is a bit wide!
PLEASE HELP ANY ADVICE GRATEFULLY RECIEVED.
All good yes?
well I arrive home today to a note through my door saying there is a box in the garden for me. I go and look and find a box with 2 piggies in and a note saying, 'I heard you wanted some guinea pigs, please look after these 2 girls for me and the babies they are due to have' ! As you can imagine I was very very shocked. I then did a mad dash out to the giant pet store to get an indoor cage and essentials. I have no idea what food they have been on so I bought a mix and some pellets and mixed them and thought that was the best way.
Please can I have some advice about the best care I can offer these to georgeous piggies. What food and veg should I give? The ammount they need? Best hay for them? Best cage set up for the lead up to birth and after? I currently have megazorb on the floor of the cage, a bowl of mixed food and have given them a plate of carrots, spring green, broccoli, celery all washed and cut into chuncks, I hope this is all ok, also got a pile of meadow hay in the corner of cage and a small rabbit hide/home as the one that came with the cage has a small doorway and one of the girls is a bit wide!
PLEASE HELP ANY ADVICE GRATEFULLY RECIEVED.
The girls don't seem to like peppers at all but it could be that they have never had them before so I am giving them a little bit each time they get their veg. Although to be honest the only veg they seem to eat is carrot and not much of that really. So far I have offered them, carrot, red and green peppers, broccolli and celery all cut up into small chuncks. But they are loving the grass lol I have a patch the I don't cut on my lawn that I give to my bunnies sometimes but its now for these girls as they really love it, they are also muching well on hay. I am trying to get them use to the pellets but they seem more interested in the mix although I am putting more pellets than mix, I hope this is right?