I told myself no more piggies. That promise lasted 2 day

Sarah-sore said:
Its been a loooonnnggg time since I've looked into and done c&c cages and I'm sure this has been asked 110x by now, BUT, do you guys think this would be a good new cage for the girls?
https://www.amazon.ca/Guinea-Habitat-Cage-MidWest-Inches/dp/B001NJ0DPY/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1542329565&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=guinea+pig+cage&th=1
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I think thats a midwest 120cm long in uk. Which is the minimum length sutiable for two guinea pigs. Not saying that in a bad way, i may even buy one myself yet
 
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Sarah-sore said:
Thank you everyone! Ill be getting them in a few hours. Ill be sure to share TONS of pictures :)
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So exciting for you, and even more so for those poor, poor piggies (even if they don't know it yet).
They are not going to believe it when they settle and have a wonderful life with you.
Callie would be thrilled that she created space in your heart to save those guinea pigs in her memory.
 
SORRY FOR THE LATE REPLY GUYS i do have the girlies! So, lets start with this cage. I honest to god dont think theyre last owner meant them any harm and she seemed upset to see them go. But, here in Canada very few people take their piggies to the vet(dumb, i know) and i told her about how Callie basically lived there. so she seemed to realize that they WILL be cared for properly. On that note tho, i couldnt even keep them in that cage with the ramps out. 1 single hut fit barley in there. Thats it. So i have them in Callies old cage (near the end i found the smaller cage better for everyone. It was still a decent size for a single pig.) Heres a picture of the cage theyre in now(Callies old one) compared to their last one20181116_174433.webp
And heres the pictures ive taken so far
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This was their first meal with us. I'm assuming they havent had regular veggies BECAUSE THEY HAD NO HAY! so I'm trying to go light and give them the basics (they wont get kiwi again for a while)20181116_173328.webp
The poor babies. I cant wait until that midwest cage arrives. For now its better than what they had. I immediately tossed that cage outback to be thrown out!
Also, the bigger fluffier piggie is Nala and the smaller abby is Kiara. Its unfortunate because I'm almost positive Kiara hasnt been handled much. Nala is perfect for lap time but you so much as open the cage and Kiara freaks out :(
 
Sarah-sore said:
This was their first meal with us. I'm assuming they havent had regular veggies BECAUSE THEY HAD NO HAY! so I'm trying to go light and give them the basics (they wont get kiwi again for a while)View attachment 100766
The poor babies. I cant wait until that midwest cage arrives. For now its better than what they had. I immediately tossed that cage outback to be thrown out!
Also, the bigger fluffier piggie is Nala and the smaller abby is Kiara. Its unfortunate because I'm almost positive Kiara hasnt been handled much. Nala is perfect for lap time but you so much as open the cage and Kiara freaks out :(
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My 5 love kiwi fruit too. I only give them the peelings and the end though as I love kiwi fruit. They get an occasional treat of skin of half a melon which is gone in about 5 minutes.

Poor Kiara! Maybe her previous owner didn't handle her because of this? Or maybe Kiara has had a bad experience of humans? I'm sure she will be soon put at ease with you. Have you tried covering half of the cage with a blanket to make her feel more secure in her new strange environment? I'm sure you have done but I'm just trying to think of ways to make her feel a bit better.
 
Sarah-sore said:
This was their first meal with us. I'm assuming they havent had regular veggies BECAUSE THEY HAD NO HAY! so I'm trying to go light and give them the basics (they wont get kiwi again for a while)View attachment 100766
The poor babies. I cant wait until that midwest cage arrives. For now its better than what they had. I immediately tossed that cage outback to be thrown out!
Also, the bigger fluffier piggie is Nala and the smaller abby is Kiara. Its unfortunate because I'm almost positive Kiara hasnt been handled much. Nala is perfect for lap time but you so much as open the cage and Kiara freaks out :(
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how havnt these guys got scurvy yet? Or tooth problems?
 
Sarah-sore said:
Surpisingly no teeth problems! I'm wondering if they chewed on the wood to file them down
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that would only keep the front teeth down, not the back, i thought if the back were getting the right wear, then the front self sharpen. But i dont know for sure.
 
Skypipdot said:
that would only keep the front teeth down, not the back, i thought if the back were getting the right wear, then the front self sharpen. But i dont know for sure.
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I'm not sure either. I have a vet appointment on Monday. As of right now theyre eating and drinking fine so it doesnt seem like an emergency. Maybe they were using their food pellets to keep them filled.
 
Betsy said:
My 5 love kiwi fruit too. I only give them the peelings and the end though as I love kiwi fruit. They get an occasional treat of skin of half a melon which is gone in about 5 minutes.

Poor Kiara! Maybe her previous owner didn't handle her because of this? Or maybe Kiara has had a bad experience of humans? I'm sure she will be soon put at ease with you. Have you tried covering half of the cage with a blanket to make her feel more secure in her new strange environment? I'm sure you have done but I'm just trying to think of ways to make her feel a bit better.
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Yeah, i definitely dont give kiwi often but because of just how man vitamins are in them i thought this would be alright.

Honestly I'm not sure! It could just be she was just done with everything for the day lol. But i have a feeling its because Nala has more interesting fur. So people went for her and held her instead :(
 
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