Hello! This is my first post on the forum. I didn’t know where to put this post.
Just some back story. I used to have guinea pigs. I got my first one when I was seven (my parents were very good about it though. They always helped me take care of it and clean the cage every week and always made sure he was well taken care of). Over the 8 years, I had four pigs in total. I was very into making sure I took care of them right. They were kept in c&c cages and given plenty of attention. So I know a little what I’m talking about with guinea pig care.
So my boyfriend’s parents got his 8 year old brother a guinea pig about a year ago. They got it when it was a baby. She’s kept in a cage that’s probably the smallest “Guinea pig” cage you can buy. She’s by herself. She gets absolutely no attention. The kid doesn’t look at the guinea pig. Every time I’m here I have to refill her hay or food or water because the kid doesn’t do it and neither do the parents. I have to cut her nails because the parents don’t do it. When I first noticed that they don’t do it the nails were curling into the pads. So basically, they don’t take care of it.
So I come over yesterday night and the guinea pig cage is outside on the porch. They’ve moved her outside because they “don’t like the mess” that she makes. We live in Florida. It’s october and it’s 83 degrees outside right now. It regularly gets over 90. I’m worried about the poor thing getting heat exhaustion or heat stroke. They won’t let my boyfriend put her in his room because they say he “won’t take care of it” even though he will and I’m here to help with it.
What am I supposed to do about this. They won’t give her away. They just want her to sit in this cage barely bigger than a litter box outside on the porch in Florida weather. This poor thing is maybe a year old and has many years left to live like this. I can’t take her, I’m in college and live on my own and already have ferrets to take care of. What am I supposed to do about this. I’m just so upset about it and the quality of life for this poor little pig.
Just some back story. I used to have guinea pigs. I got my first one when I was seven (my parents were very good about it though. They always helped me take care of it and clean the cage every week and always made sure he was well taken care of). Over the 8 years, I had four pigs in total. I was very into making sure I took care of them right. They were kept in c&c cages and given plenty of attention. So I know a little what I’m talking about with guinea pig care.
So my boyfriend’s parents got his 8 year old brother a guinea pig about a year ago. They got it when it was a baby. She’s kept in a cage that’s probably the smallest “Guinea pig” cage you can buy. She’s by herself. She gets absolutely no attention. The kid doesn’t look at the guinea pig. Every time I’m here I have to refill her hay or food or water because the kid doesn’t do it and neither do the parents. I have to cut her nails because the parents don’t do it. When I first noticed that they don’t do it the nails were curling into the pads. So basically, they don’t take care of it.
So I come over yesterday night and the guinea pig cage is outside on the porch. They’ve moved her outside because they “don’t like the mess” that she makes. We live in Florida. It’s october and it’s 83 degrees outside right now. It regularly gets over 90. I’m worried about the poor thing getting heat exhaustion or heat stroke. They won’t let my boyfriend put her in his room because they say he “won’t take care of it” even though he will and I’m here to help with it.
What am I supposed to do about this. They won’t give her away. They just want her to sit in this cage barely bigger than a litter box outside on the porch in Florida weather. This poor thing is maybe a year old and has many years left to live like this. I can’t take her, I’m in college and live on my own and already have ferrets to take care of. What am I supposed to do about this. I’m just so upset about it and the quality of life for this poor little pig.
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