Post by angey on Sept 10, 2011 1:42:44 GMT
Hello,
I recently got three guinea pigs. I am new to owning guniea pigs though have done a lot of research. Long story short, they were sortof a rescue. A man dumped them on someones doorstep telling her if she didnt take them he was going to drown them. He told her they kept having babies and eating them, they were useless. They had been fed only lettuce and oranges. Due to her situation she could not keep them and I took them in. When I first got them a week and a half ago they were not well. Terrified of people, they were dirty and smelled covered in their own feces and the tiny pet store cage holding all three of them was discusting. Poor babies had home made woodchips which were more like slivers of wood for bedding. Even the watter bottle was dirty on the inside.
I scrubbed the cage and got 2 new water bottles they are now on timothy hay, pebbles and a wide variety of vegtables and some fruit. They only spend time in the cage at night or when we are not home and since I work at home that is not often. And they are no longer scared of us.
I know Daisy is pregnant and I'm sure Clover is as well. I plan to get Donald fixed before the babies are born.
One of my questions is, do I need to separate all three or can I leave Daisy and Clover together?
And any advice or info you could give me would be much appreciated.
I recently got three guinea pigs. I am new to owning guniea pigs though have done a lot of research. Long story short, they were sortof a rescue. A man dumped them on someones doorstep telling her if she didnt take them he was going to drown them. He told her they kept having babies and eating them, they were useless. They had been fed only lettuce and oranges. Due to her situation she could not keep them and I took them in. When I first got them a week and a half ago they were not well. Terrified of people, they were dirty and smelled covered in their own feces and the tiny pet store cage holding all three of them was discusting. Poor babies had home made woodchips which were more like slivers of wood for bedding. Even the watter bottle was dirty on the inside.
I scrubbed the cage and got 2 new water bottles they are now on timothy hay, pebbles and a wide variety of vegtables and some fruit. They only spend time in the cage at night or when we are not home and since I work at home that is not often. And they are no longer scared of us.
I know Daisy is pregnant and I'm sure Clover is as well. I plan to get Donald fixed before the babies are born.
One of my questions is, do I need to separate all three or can I leave Daisy and Clover together?
And any advice or info you could give me would be much appreciated.
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