Dusty_bugs
Teenage Guinea Pig
Well Tuesday was absolutely crazy!
Got home from a 12 hr shift at 6am, snoozed for 5 hours, up and showered - postman knocks in the middle of shower - embarressingly answer door all wet, nekkid and cold
.. turns out its the correx to complete my C&C cage! I continued my shower with purpose!
Finished cage, why did I pick an L shape with seperate rooms? It's REALLY difficult to make it all match up to dimension when you've tied down the bars! Cut my hands LOADS with the metal measuring tape.
Posted a cheque to pepperdog for a fabulous SQUBE, bought some masking tape and more zip ties and newspaper, went to pick up guineas.
Owners are wonderful people, but had to move and had no space for the house rabbit, cat and guineas.. guineas as newest family members had to be sacrificed GUINEAS ARE PORKY! Got fed what looks like ready grass only, and very large veg portions and don't seem used to being held. Screamed murder when picked up and owners had to hold very tightly with talon hands to keep them from scrambling.
Got them home, gave them half an hour in the carry case before opening it up into cage then left them alone for a while. Popped up intermittantly to say hi and see how the cage was holding out. So far they have been all over the cage but will LEG IT when they see you. I've got my work cut out for these two! Managed a quick 3 minute lap time with one of them just to get used to my voice and smell. She let me stroke all over her and although seemed keen to get off my lap did't bolt when my hands moved around her..
Quick, darty and nervous little girls but hopefully after 3 or 4 days of food related contact I will increase lap time to 15 mins, half hour and then in a few weeks hourly once/twice a day depending on my work rota. When I'm comfortable I can pick them up with out giving them a heart attack I will give them floor time
Then I get to explain to Leeland and Vincent why floor time has changed and why they are not the only beautiful people in my heart...
SORRY LEELAND AND VINCENT! TIME'S A CHANGIN'!
Anyway, finished my day by going to my partner's gig to help with equipment and make sure someone cheered, and then home for more snoozes. Up at 8 for a massage and a facial!
Nighty night! x
Got home from a 12 hr shift at 6am, snoozed for 5 hours, up and showered - postman knocks in the middle of shower - embarressingly answer door all wet, nekkid and cold
.. turns out its the correx to complete my C&C cage! I continued my shower with purpose! Finished cage, why did I pick an L shape with seperate rooms? It's REALLY difficult to make it all match up to dimension when you've tied down the bars! Cut my hands LOADS with the metal measuring tape.
Posted a cheque to pepperdog for a fabulous SQUBE, bought some masking tape and more zip ties and newspaper, went to pick up guineas.
Owners are wonderful people, but had to move and had no space for the house rabbit, cat and guineas.. guineas as newest family members had to be sacrificed
GUINEAS ARE PORKY! Got fed what looks like ready grass only, and very large veg portions and don't seem used to being held. Screamed murder when picked up and owners had to hold very tightly with talon hands to keep them from scrambling. Got them home, gave them half an hour in the carry case before opening it up into cage then left them alone for a while. Popped up intermittantly to say hi and see how the cage was holding out. So far they have been all over the cage but will LEG IT when they see you. I've got my work cut out for these two! Managed a quick 3 minute lap time with one of them just to get used to my voice and smell. She let me stroke all over her and although seemed keen to get off my lap did't bolt when my hands moved around her..
Quick, darty and nervous little girls but hopefully after 3 or 4 days of food related contact I will increase lap time to 15 mins, half hour and then in a few weeks hourly once/twice a day depending on my work rota. When I'm comfortable I can pick them up with out giving them a heart attack I will give them floor time
Then I get to explain to Leeland and Vincent why floor time has changed and why they are not the only beautiful people in my heart...SORRY LEELAND AND VINCENT! TIME'S A CHANGIN'!
Anyway, finished my day by going to my partner's gig to help with equipment and make sure someone cheered, and then home for more snoozes. Up at 8 for a massage and a facial!
Nighty night! x
I'm buying a new camera today so when it arrives in the post I will indeed pigture your brains out.. though these girls dart at the sight of me so I will have to make a hide or something next to the cage with movement sensative triggers and stuff!