Here they are enjoying their breakfast. Some pellets (1/8th cup per GP per day), some vegies (1 cup per GP per day roughly - spread over a few servings) and of course loads of fresh Timothy hay.
Our girls were eating a sort of muesli type mix at the rescue so we've been mixing part of that with the pellets as a transition.
We've got a couple of chairs set up near the cage and love to sit and watch them eat. Love the tug of wars that happen occasionally when two are munching on the same lettuce leaf!
Monday I did notice rather an 'eau de guinea pig' type of scent about the house. Hmmm - was expecting to do some cage spot cleaning each day and a good clean out every 5 - 7 days, but wasn't counting on a major clean EVERY day. Replaced a fair bit of bedding and was quite relieved to find that subsequent days it wasn't so stinky. We've got an open plan living, dining, kitchen type house and really want to keep them with us in the living rooms so that they're part of the family. But I don't want our house to smell like a pet store so doing a bit of tweaking of the cage to find the best odour control results.
They do seem a bit crowded in there I must say so after being awake most of the first night rearranging the house in my head - I came up with plan #27. (I have the most patient husband, putting up with my hairbrained schemes.) We've ordered grids and are planning the guinea pig palace. A 2 x 5 C and C cage possibly with a ramp and a 1 x 2 upstairs bit and contemplating going with fleece for the bedding with towels or mattress protector underneath, and our current bedding for the kitchen area section. Grids don't ship til 10th Jan so plenty of time for researching and planning. Fun, fun!
Are the fish going to get obscured entirely or have you put the guinea pigs in a different place?
ReplyDeleteNo the guinea pigs are in the dining room near the window. :-)
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