How cute! I absoutely love your captions, especially the little songs. I was singing right along with them. :-)
Your cage is looking good. I would suggest still making a choroplast bottom because the lumber will absorb pee and smells and such, but it's looking very spiffy.
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Yeah, the first cage we used linoleum squares as a barrier, and that worked relatively well. We're going to try using a polyurethane coating as a base to see how that holds up. I'm skeptical...we'll see.
Yep, Rshevin, it's in the back of my mind too. :) We've had the boys in their current cage for a year and a half, and they don't chew on it. That was an initial concern for me, and I was relieved to see that they weren't interested in it. But still, it's something we'll be keeping an eye on. I'm more concerned about the poly not holding up to the pee. I've heard stories (I work in real estate) of people having pets that peed on their wooden floors that permanently were stained. I've talked about it with the husband, and he's all about giving it a try. If anything, it'll help the life of the cage last longer, even if we end up putting another layer of *something* in there as a base.
I love the Chronicles because there are so many wonderful and talented writers here and so many cute pictures.
These stories would be so great on a disc to give to grandchildren (and to grandmas too) to learn about piggies. Great job everyone.
These stories would be so great on a disc to give to grandchildren (and to grandmas too) to learn about piggies. Great job everyone.
No, the boys haven't met their new brothers yet. I'll be taking them along on Sunday (they love their carrier...so silly). The goal is to eventually house them together. We'll see how it goes...
We trekked to New Jersey yesterday to Have-A-Heart Guinea Pig Rescue to pick up Brick and Mortar. The day before I suckered my managers at Petsmart (I work in the grooming salon) into donating some supplies. Overall, I took a big ol' bag of Aspen, hay, some toys and treats, a big bag of oranges, peppers, and two containers of spring mix lettuce along with us. Oh, and Mo and Bear came along, too.
I meant to take pictures during the introductions, but I completely forgot my camera in the car. It went really well! Brick, the smooth white and blonde, seems to be a bit pushy and anxious to lead the group. And of course Bear isn't having it. Luckily my two old men are pretty laid back and let Brick sniff, mount, and chatter his little heart out, but put him in his place when it got out of hand. Mortar is the runt of the group and is more intent on keeping out of the drama. I think they'll all do well together.
Here are some pictures of the new boys with mom:
Mortar and Mom
Brick and Mom
The boys are in a temporary cage right now until the current cage gets some finishing touches. It should be ready for pigs by this evening. Here it is nearly complete. All we need to add is the side and front caging and to attach the roof:
I meant to take pictures during the introductions, but I completely forgot my camera in the car. It went really well! Brick, the smooth white and blonde, seems to be a bit pushy and anxious to lead the group. And of course Bear isn't having it. Luckily my two old men are pretty laid back and let Brick sniff, mount, and chatter his little heart out, but put him in his place when it got out of hand. Mortar is the runt of the group and is more intent on keeping out of the drama. I think they'll all do well together.
Here are some pictures of the new boys with mom:
Mortar and Mom
Brick and Mom
The boys are in a temporary cage right now until the current cage gets some finishing touches. It should be ready for pigs by this evening. Here it is nearly complete. All we need to add is the side and front caging and to attach the roof:
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