moly
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Post by moly on Nov 15, 2012 2:19:50 GMT
 Hi i just joined, this is my guinea pig, Justin. he is an Abyssinian male guinea pig. He absolutely loves to run play and hide. I cant set him on the floor for a second without him dashing under the couch or somewhere, so i have to block off everywhere. He hides in his box that i put in his cage all the time. When i give him a bath he really hates it, i gave him one last night and took a slower, gentler approach which kept me dry and him a lot calmer. Although he still did not like it. I love to play with him and train him tricks. He knows circle and beg when i give the command. But i don't think i will ever train him stay, he is too energetic! He loves his hay, i hide it in a empty toilet paper roll, i stuff the hay in it. it keeps the cage cleaner and he has fun rolling it around and playing with it. I would love to feed him the HAFF diet, (hay and fresh food)but im still working on a list that will show me what i have to feed him in it. But its really tricky to get everything in it that he needs! Anybody feed their piggies the HAFF diet? If i finish the list i will post it. 
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Post by Kayleigh on Nov 15, 2012 7:05:57 GMT
Welcome to fhe forum.
Your pig sounds lovely. If you want him to be less prond to hide, remove the hideys, these encurage pigs to hide
Iv never heard of the haff diet....
Not all pigs enjoy bathes, i would only bath if he needs it. Abbys are known to be slightly fiesty pigs but its just their personality
Welcome again
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Post by lisa21264 on Nov 15, 2012 12:55:10 GMT
Hello and welcome. Only bathe him if he needs it. I dont feed the HAFF diet I know very little about it so cant be of much help.
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 15, 2012 15:33:47 GMT
my picture wont/didnt post?
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 15, 2012 18:28:27 GMT
[img src="[/img]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8UAuJwuNblc/UKUzWSUyIiI/AAAAAAAAABs/UjEU5qBO4WI/s640/Picture0024.JPG ![]() "] yay i have picasa so this should work this is my piggy! |
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 15, 2012 18:30:43 GMT
 why can i post pics [img src="[/img]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8UAuJwuNblc/UKUzWSUyIiI/AAAAAAAAABs/UjEU5qBO4WI/s640/Picture0024.JPG ![]() "] |
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tatiepot
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Post by tatiepot on Nov 15, 2012 19:12:44 GMT
Welcome to the forum. I struggled with posting pics until i got myself a photo bucket account and copied the img codes off my pics there and pasted them onto my post...if that makes sense!
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 15, 2012 19:22:46 GMT
ok thx, I have to ask my parents to see if i can have a photobucket account, hopefully i can |
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 15, 2012 20:01:04 GMT
after much diffecalty and downloading firefox, i created a photobucket account, here is my piggy!  |
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 15, 2012 20:01:23 GMT
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!~!!!!!!!!
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 15, 2012 20:01:55 GMT
sorry, i know its kind of a bad pic, i took it with my pc and it doesnt really have a good camera
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Post by Kayleigh on Nov 15, 2012 20:04:36 GMT
Hes lovely, but he doesnt look like an abby! looks like a cross. Have you clipped his hair?
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 15, 2012 20:31:38 GMT
I cut a little off his back once because his bedding was getting stuck to it,but just a little. :/ i guess i never thought of him as being a cross because the websites i went to showed pictures of guinea pigs that looked like him. i dont remember the site names, but i did save a pic to my pc, here  and here is another pic of him   |
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 15, 2012 20:32:42 GMT
my pc camera is dark let me try using another camera
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 15, 2012 20:33:14 GMT
it might take me a while though
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Post by Kayleigh on Nov 15, 2012 20:34:46 GMT
His hair looks too long to be a pedigree abby, Hes gorgeous though!!
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 15, 2012 20:47:23 GMT
ok so my camera is not working, but here is a pic i took a while ago, he is on the right  |
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 15, 2012 20:48:44 GMT
:/ i bought him from a pet store, so they never did tell me the breed. i researched it and thought he was an abby.
Im not sure exactly, What is a pedigree?
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Post by Kayleigh on Nov 15, 2012 21:07:05 GMT
Ohh hes lovely! Looks like an abby there, with a longer coat (so wouldnt show in pedigree classes)
A pedigree pig, like a dog, is a single bred animal, I breed black pointed himalayans, and rex. they are a breed.
Thats a lovely looking american crested too in the last picture.
Kayleigh
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 15, 2012 21:11:34 GMT
Thanks,
:/ unfortunately The american Crested passed away a few months ago.
Thanks for the help ^_^
I am thinking of showing Justin- (the one on the right ) in the pet show, thing, lol im still learning about shows.
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Post by Kayleigh on Nov 15, 2012 21:29:00 GMT
Have fun if you do choose to show! Its a wonderful experience and most people are very helpful and friendly!
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 15, 2012 23:11:09 GMT
Thank you ^_^
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Post by Orlaith on Nov 16, 2012 11:48:26 GMT
He's lovely! So cute!
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 16, 2012 15:01:10 GMT
Thanks |
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 16, 2012 19:04:15 GMT
This is Justin's cage, they are kind of bad pics but.... oh well :3 I have to scrub out my igloo so its not in there, the food bowl is grey so have fun trying to find it lol (he also spilled and buried most of his food, dont worry, he eats it and i give him more) I just cleaned it so dont think it always looks this way, and yes its very clean. the newspaper makes it look kind of dirty because its white and black.,....   and here is cute little justin in his doorway   Also the cage is big enough, even though it does look kind of small, i have to set up the larger cage. but im not sure i can use the larger cage as it got left out in the rain (it did not rust though, any tips?) |
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Post by Kayleigh on Nov 16, 2012 20:52:09 GMT
Aslong as the outside cage gets a good clean it should be fine.
How often do you clean the cage? Do you use anything under the shredded paper?
I find with smaller cages its best to remove hideys etc and just use a mound of hay. The pigs are usually far happier.
The cafe itself is fine for a single pig.
Kayleigh
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 16, 2012 21:32:22 GMT
I clean the cage out weekly, i put down 3 layers of plain newspaper under the shredded newspaper, thats all.
although i do clean the cage out before the week is over if for some reason its a lot dirtier than usual.
I am trying to figure out a way to feed my piggy hay without putting in on the bedding, because then he does not eat it. I have been stuffing it in toilet paper rolls as seen in the picture, but they run out really quick. I don't want to buy a hay wheel because i have heard they are hard to stuff and the hay falls out. and things that hook onto the cage like a hay rack never fit because of the way the bars are.
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 16, 2012 21:34:14 GMT
i might try putting some hay in his litter box as all he does is lay in it, i will see what he does and then post about it |
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moly
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Post by moly on Nov 16, 2012 21:40:50 GMT
well i put a pile of hay in the litter pan, he seems kind of hesitant to go into the litter pan though. :/ of course now he might start actually going in the bathroom there, which is fine with me. but then he wastes hay and makes a smell  Anybody got any ideas a way to keep the hay clean and let my piggy eat it with ease? |
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Post by Kayleigh on Nov 17, 2012 9:05:59 GMT
Guinea pigs love to lay in, hide in and eat their hay. But if your worried about waste then a metal clipped hay rack should work for keeping "eating" hay clean.
Hay racks like the one on this website should work well, (the little hooks at the top) will clip onto the bars of that cage just fine (on the inside of course)
I would strongly suggest housing your pig on a different bedding if you can, shredded paper gets wet very easily and can tangle around limbs. Are you able to use a woodshaving (not sawdust) this is cheap to buy, easy to clean and very absorbent. Its also a flat bedding so the pig may enjoy this far better, You can use flat newspaper beneath it, then once a week roll it up and bin it.
What hay do you use?
Kayleigh
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