Yesterday we got our two little boy piggies. My DCs had talked about getting GPs for a while and the house was a bit quiet after our house rabbit died earlier in the year. Having never had GPs before, I'm feeling a bit - lost!
They're in a ferplast 100 cage at the minute. When they're a bit more confident I intend on putting the cage inside a large run at the back of the living room. They're spending a lot of time inside the little house that's under the shelf thing (will they ever climb up there? The ramp is very steep and I'm contemplating putting a little igloo house in instead). They seem quite happy to wander out and have found their food bowl and water bottle. They've both eaten veg (baby spinach - a couple of leaves, red pepper, carrot and cucumber).
Do they need 2 of everything? Bowl, water bottle, house? I don't want them to start fighting - enough of that with the DCs!
They're really quite noisy. Little squeaks, then a rumbling noise from one of them. We took them out for a cuddle earlier - only for about 10 mins. Does this seem about right or should I aim for longer or more frequent. Don't want to scare them but want them to get used to being handled.
I think Sherbet (the multi coloured one) seems to be more dominant as he has pushed Jeff out of the tunnel a couple of times.
Here they are - Sherbet on the left and Jeff on the right.
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Mumsnet does not check the qualifications of anyone posting here. If you're worried about the health of your pet, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.
Small pets
New Guinea Pigs - couple of questions
10 replies
grumpypug · 30/08/2016 21:42
OP posts:
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.