How much does keeping 2 cost extra. My plan was to obviously give him hay, straw, nuggets and fresh greens. Spot pick his cage every day or at least every other day as they normal go to the loo in one area and then do a complete cage clean once a week maybe once every 2 weeks depending on smell and what it looks like. We normally have greens left over (uncooked) on weekends which will last a week for one. I was thinking about buying bag of carrots, leafy greens (cabbage) and apples when I have some left over. In the autumn I'll have carrot top leafs too as I grow my own. Obviously grass too. I was told a egg cup of nuggets a day for one was suitable?
It doesn’t cost much more to have two piggies but to be honest, for his welfare, having a friend is as essential to his care as having food, water etc. They don’t do well being kept alone and particularly as this piggy is so young, he will struggle if he doesn’t have a friend.
Please have a vet fund started also. Buying the piggies, cage, food is the cheapest part. Vet fees can be incredibly expensive - guinea pigs are not cheap pets to keep
They don’t tend to go to the toilet in one area - piggies cannot be litter trained and they tend to pee and poop everywhere. A full cage clean every two weeks won’t be enough. Mine get poop picked and wet bedding and hay removed twice a day, and a full clean once a week but sometimes a full clean needs to be done twice a week.
Please don’t give them straw, it’s too sharp, not edible and unsafe for guinea pigs as a bedding. They need loads of hay to eat.
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The veggies you mention - carrots, cabbage and apple arent suitable as part of their daily diet. Carrots and apples are too high in sugar so should be nothing more than a very occasional treat, no more than one very small piece once per week. To be honest, fruit and such high sugar Items do not need to be in their diet at all. Cabbage can cause bloat so shouldn’t be fed often.
Its one tablespoon of nuggets per pig per day.
They need a vitamin c rich veggie daily.
They need one cup/50g of veg per day. Safe daily veggies are coriander, lettuce, cucumber, a green bean, bell pepper.
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As you are looking at boars, having lots of space and multiple of every item is so important to their ability to not have issues when they become teenagers. All hideys need to have two exits so no piggy can get cornered Inside it as that can lead to fights and injuries.
Do read all the green links which are being added - i know there are a lot - as they give lots of useful information about what they need.
). They love company of their own kind. They will still bond with you too. When you get them you will have to make sure they are both boys. I have two boars called Percy and Pepper. Omlet is a lovely name. Unless he is really dirty you don’t need to bath them as they find it very stressful. As for cages it depends if you decide to keep them in or out. Mine are in the garage. So it’s warm in the winter and cool in the summer. And also safe from cats and foxes. Only put them in a run if you are about to keep an eye on them. There’s so much info in the guides at the top of the page. Click on the three white lines at the top and take a look at the guides. Good luck. Love to see pictures once you get them home. 
