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GPT

Post   » Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:58 am


Thanks guys,
I really like it, I have a great view of it from my bed too and since it is see through I can watch them while I'm in bed :)
On the very bottom floor, they have hay in a cardboard tube thingy and in a little box and on the rest of the floors, just big heaps.
Imma get another water bottle as well, and put one on every floor.

Last night I managed to get them to go to all the levels!

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BeanieBaby11

Post   » Wed Apr 07, 2010 8:47 am


Your pigs are lucky pigs! ;)

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WildRye

Post   » Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:47 pm


Here's my cage (obviously missing hideys -- don't worry, they have them!).

2x4ish + 2x1ish hay area.
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And the alternative view
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I have since taken out the hay rack and have just provided big piles of loose hay. I think they eat more that way.

I can't wait until I move this summer. I'll have room to upgrade to a 2x6, so the boys can have a 2x5 grid area to run around in. The cage just seems a little cramped to me with two adolescent boars, but there's just no room to expand right now.

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ajhammy

Post   » Sat Apr 10, 2010 11:36 am


Here is my contribution, its a 2x4. I took this just now, after a nice fresh cleaning that the boys are enjoying. And of course the first thing they go to is the food.
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I was curious where I can find those nice little cozy beds and hideys that a lot of people seem to have. Could anyone point me in the right direction? Id love to get one for my little guys.

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Pikatot

Post   » Sat Apr 10, 2010 11:50 am


I like your cage, especially the brown fleece because it makes it seem like a natural habitat.

As for beds and hideys, there are some people on GL that make all that stuff. Go check out the Guinea Pig Related Products part of this forum. You'll find Jen's Custom Crafts (www.jenscustomcrafts.com), Windespirits Original Cage Blankets and More (www.WindeSpirit.com), Cavy Couture for those in the UK (www.cavycouture.co.uk) and the Cozy Cavy (www.CozyCavy.com). Then there's The Little Piggie Marketplace that also has some hideys, beds and other useful supplies (http://www.this-little-piggie-marketplace.blogspot.com/) and also Morumoto's guinea pig plushies (http://www.artfire.com/users/Morumoto). :]

Be careful though, venturing into the Guinea Pig Products section is dangerous for your wallet! ;)

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BeanieBaby11

Post   » Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:05 pm


Haha, ditto Pikatot :)

I don't think those Snak Shacks are very good for guinea pigs though.

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ajhammy

Post   » Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:08 pm


Thanks Pikatot, that sounds like it will keep me busy for awhile. I will have to take a look.

BeanieBaby11 - I was not aware of that. Out of curiosity, what is it about them that isn't good for them? If they eat them? I've had both of those since I've gotten these guys, and they primarily just hide in them as a retreat for when the big hand of doom comes... unless it has food of course!They do chew on it from time to time, but I was under the impressing that it helps to keep their incisors trimmed.

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Pikatot

Post   » Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:12 pm


There was a thread about the Snak Shacks that can be found here: https://www.guinealynx.info/forums/viewt ... snak+shack

A lot of the products advertised for guinea pigs at pet stores aren't really the healthiest and can sometimes be dangerous. For the Snak Shack, it's processed and alfalfa-based with some sweeteners and probably dyes, which could make your piggies sick.

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ajhammy

Post   » Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:20 pm


Ah good post, very interesting. Learn something new every day. I have had them for 4 months now and they are perfectly healthy piggies. Guess that's even more reason to spend money on those awesome hideys you just sent me links for Pikatot! I will just use those to replace the Snak Shacks.

That just brings up my question about their incisors though. Those Snak Shacks are the only thing they really gnaw on with their front teeth, so without those, what will keep their incisors trimmed?

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Princess Aurora

Post   » Sat May 01, 2010 5:37 pm


We finally got grids!! :-)

After almost three years searching for grids/cubes all around Germany and Holland, today we found them in a shop in Holland for house improvement and furniture. The strangest thing is that we weren't even searching for them, we were searching for linoleum to line up the new cage, to replace coroplast. In the end we ended up finding both things so we've just finished their brand new cage, and here it is!

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We are so happy with it! Such big coincidence to find these grids just at the time when we were searching for the materials to build a narrower but spacey enough new cage in our new flat, to which we gonna move to in July.

The reintroduction went alright, Hairballie is mainly the one in charge to cause the mess, Poofy stays herself safe away from the mess and only tends to defend herself whenever Hairballie is close to her. But they do can live together, at least they tolerate each other. :-)

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codyNpatches
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Post   » Sat May 01, 2010 6:56 pm


ajhammy, hay is an important part of their diet, to aid in digestion (fiber) and to keep their teeth in good shape. As long as they are getting plenty of hay their teeth should stay in shape. I love your cage!

PA, I love your cage too!

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Quinc-Emma

Post   » Mon May 17, 2010 12:29 pm


The girls new cage

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