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We have been wanting a guinea pig for months, but were waiting for the right time. We’ve finally decided to go ahead and will hopefully get everything we need on Monday. We really want to do this right, and have some questions for all you experts.
We have 4 daughters (9, 6, 3, 2). Things can get a little noisy sometimes and we’re wondering how a little piggy will handle the noise. Is it better to tuck him/her away in a quiet room or to have them in a more common area and like a part of the family? One option in our house is to put the cage downstairs outside of my husband’s office (he’s in and out of there many times a day) and it’s on the way to the laundry room and playroom, so would get lots of traffic. But it’s a bit cooler in the basement, and also the TV is down there with surround sound. Would the slightly cooler temperature and/or the bass sound from the speakers bother the little guy, do you think? I don’t want to put it in a bedroom just in case there are mild allergies which would be manageable if it weren't in a bedroom.
I’ve read on this site that many feel that a pair are better than a single. We would consider a pair, but that brings up more questions. What if we get 2 and they don’t get along? What if we accidentally get a boy and girl and end up with babies?
If we can’t find what we’re looking for at a rescue and end up going to a pet store, what age is best? I called one shop and they have anywhere from 2 weeks old to 3 months. They said at 2 weeks old they may not be able to tell the gender, but at 3 months they could. What age is better for relocating and getting settled? And how can we tell which piggies are going to be friendly and comfortable being held and not too shy? At what age will this be more apparent?
Also, I’ve found some cages online for better prices than buying new. Is it okay to get a used cage? Should we do anything to it before using it?
See, I told you we had a lot of questions. I’ll recap them here:
Location: quiet vs. noisy and cooler temp okay?
Age: optimal age to adopt? (to relocate and also to tell its personality and tell gender)
Selecting: how to choose the best piggie for our family?
Used cage okay?
Thanks for any input you can give us. We’re VERY excited and can’t wait to get our new pet/pets but need some guidance to make this the best experience for him/her and us.
Heather and family
We have 4 daughters (9, 6, 3, 2). Things can get a little noisy sometimes and we’re wondering how a little piggy will handle the noise. Is it better to tuck him/her away in a quiet room or to have them in a more common area and like a part of the family? One option in our house is to put the cage downstairs outside of my husband’s office (he’s in and out of there many times a day) and it’s on the way to the laundry room and playroom, so would get lots of traffic. But it’s a bit cooler in the basement, and also the TV is down there with surround sound. Would the slightly cooler temperature and/or the bass sound from the speakers bother the little guy, do you think? I don’t want to put it in a bedroom just in case there are mild allergies which would be manageable if it weren't in a bedroom.
I’ve read on this site that many feel that a pair are better than a single. We would consider a pair, but that brings up more questions. What if we get 2 and they don’t get along? What if we accidentally get a boy and girl and end up with babies?
If we can’t find what we’re looking for at a rescue and end up going to a pet store, what age is best? I called one shop and they have anywhere from 2 weeks old to 3 months. They said at 2 weeks old they may not be able to tell the gender, but at 3 months they could. What age is better for relocating and getting settled? And how can we tell which piggies are going to be friendly and comfortable being held and not too shy? At what age will this be more apparent?
Also, I’ve found some cages online for better prices than buying new. Is it okay to get a used cage? Should we do anything to it before using it?
See, I told you we had a lot of questions. I’ll recap them here:
Location: quiet vs. noisy and cooler temp okay?
Age: optimal age to adopt? (to relocate and also to tell its personality and tell gender)
Selecting: how to choose the best piggie for our family?
Used cage okay?
Thanks for any input you can give us. We’re VERY excited and can’t wait to get our new pet/pets but need some guidance to make this the best experience for him/her and us.
Heather and family