Featheryfriend
Junior Guinea Pig
Hey there again y'all.
I introduced myself on the forum a couple days ago, right after bringing home an unplanned, underweight, very neglected rescue piggie. I have ordered her a 30" x 60" C&C cage (ouch, my wallet - er, my boyfriend's wallet) and I found an exotic vet nearby where she can get a checkup. Actually I have a choice of two great exotic vets nearby, so that's lucky! I also found a local guinea pig/small pet rescue where I can adopt another piggie friend as soon as she's ready.
She has been doing really well, really packing in the lettuce and hay and enjoying lots of rubs and scritches, but we've had a little bump in our journey this last evening. We haven't gotten the C&C cage delivered yet, but I one-day Amazon shipped a fold-up pet run. Now that she is fed and hydrated she's been zooming in tiny circles in that 30-gallon aquarium, and I thought she would love to go for a run in a much bigger circle. Nope! She found the whole concept quite horrifying. I don't think it was the lift or the handling, I think she and I both did a good job with that part. It was when I set her on a blanket and she saw about 20 square feet of space in front of her! She froze into a terrified little brick, poor baby. She couldn't wait to get back into the aquarium.
The details of where I got her are kinda depressing, but long story short, I realized that dinky temporary 30 gallon aquarium (about 18" x 20") might be the biggest space she has been in for ages. Do y'all have any tips for gradually adjusting her to not being packed like a sardine in a can? I'm worried she's going to hate her C&C cage at first!
I introduced myself on the forum a couple days ago, right after bringing home an unplanned, underweight, very neglected rescue piggie. I have ordered her a 30" x 60" C&C cage (ouch, my wallet - er, my boyfriend's wallet) and I found an exotic vet nearby where she can get a checkup. Actually I have a choice of two great exotic vets nearby, so that's lucky! I also found a local guinea pig/small pet rescue where I can adopt another piggie friend as soon as she's ready.
She has been doing really well, really packing in the lettuce and hay and enjoying lots of rubs and scritches, but we've had a little bump in our journey this last evening. We haven't gotten the C&C cage delivered yet, but I one-day Amazon shipped a fold-up pet run. Now that she is fed and hydrated she's been zooming in tiny circles in that 30-gallon aquarium, and I thought she would love to go for a run in a much bigger circle. Nope! She found the whole concept quite horrifying. I don't think it was the lift or the handling, I think she and I both did a good job with that part. It was when I set her on a blanket and she saw about 20 square feet of space in front of her! She froze into a terrified little brick, poor baby. She couldn't wait to get back into the aquarium.
The details of where I got her are kinda depressing, but long story short, I realized that dinky temporary 30 gallon aquarium (about 18" x 20") might be the biggest space she has been in for ages. Do y'all have any tips for gradually adjusting her to not being packed like a sardine in a can? I'm worried she's going to hate her C&C cage at first!