Quote from *way* below :-)
"> Also thinking about what we can do to give them more floor space in
> their cage. We figure we could add a second storey, but wondering how
> to do it.
>
> Do you have any suggestions or know of any good websites where we can
> get some ideas?"
www.cavycages.com is the place to be... lot's of idea's, techniques and
general inspiration for cages and playpens.
BTW congrats on your pregnancy!
Incs & the CavyClan: Sebas, Cleo, Chicco, Amy, Kassan, Hazel, Cassie,
Lady,
Lizzy & Daisy.
"Naomi" <nomesgriffin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On 25 Sep, 17:57, "Incs" <infoREM...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> "Naomi" <nomesgrif...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>
>> > Wow Incs, thanks for the excellent advice, it's brilliant! I'll
>> > definitely do what you suggested and hopefully they'll get along
>> > great :-)
>>
>> You're very welcome, I hope everything turns out great!
>
> Me too, I'd hate for Nubbin to be alone for any longer than she has
> to. In the meantime she's getting lots of extra cuddles and treats!
>
>>
>> > Nubbin already seems depressed at the loss of her sister, she looks
>> > sad, people think I'm being silly when I say a guinea pig looks sad,
>> > but she really does and I feel really sorry for her, I just want to
>> > keep paying her constant attention to make up for her loneliness...
>>
>> A piggies bodylanguage is very strong for those paying attention. A sad
>> piggy sits in a corner and does almost nothing, if they are not looking
>> for
>> their deceased cagemate. This searching of them is just the reason why
I
>> put
>> a deceased piggy back in the cage for about a half hour, by the way.
This
>> way, they seem to understand what happened to their cagemate and (in my
>> experience) don't look for him/her at all; they just know he/she won't
>> come
>> back and move on.. Most of my piggies actually care for and tend to a
>> deceased piggy, some of my girls lick the ears and eyes, others lick
and
>> model the fur. It's like they want the dead piggy to look good on her
>> trip
>> over the rainbow bridge.. It never fails to surprise me, and they just
>> keep
>> on doing it. Maybe their way to say goodbye. So next time a piggy dies,
>> put
>> them back in the cage for a while. It seems to help the others.
>
> Wow, that's really amazing! With Wiggles being so very ill towards the
> end, I suspect Nubbin knows that she isn't coming back, as Wiggles
> didn't move for that last day. Nubbin DID steal the food I put under
> Wiggles' nose (to try and coax her to eat), so she didn't seem to
> upset at Wiggles being so ill. Today, Nubbin is pretty much staying in
> her house, she comes out for food and drinks, but she's just laying
> there mostly, which isn't normal for her. I keep getting paranoid that
> she's ill too, but she's fine, just sad.
>
>>
>> > Not the easiest thing to do as she was the most timid out of the two
>> > girls and doesn't relish attention (we hold her frequently, but she
>> > always looks nervous), I'm hoping that she will come out of her shell
>> > if she gets to be the dominant piggy (Wiggles was always the boss,
>> > always first to food and loved attention).
>>
>> There is a good chance Nubbin will be dominant in this new cagemate
>> relation, as the other piggy is so very young. Good chance she will try
>> to
>> drink from Nubbin's nipples, too *mommy!* :-).
>
> I wondered if Nubbin might try to mother her new friend, being as
> she's still very much a baby. I'm not sure how she'd like another
> piggy trying to feed from her nipples though, hehe!
>
>>
>> > I bought a new girl today, but the pet shop won't let her come home
>> > until Friday as she's very young (they think around 5 weeks) and
>> > wanted to wait a few more days. However, she looks in good health, so
>> > should be okay to introduce them soon. Think we'll call her something
>> > to rhyme with Wiggles, as "Wiggles and Nubbin" just seemed to roll
off
>> > the tongue for us, hehe... I'll ask the petstore if they're okay
>> > taking the new girl back if they don't get along.
>>
>> Piggles, Nibbles, Gibbles? LOL. The petshop keeping her a bit longer is
>> very
>> responsible; good petshop. I suppose they will have no problem taking
her
>> back within a week if things don't work out. Just check it to be sure,
>> better safe than sorry.
>>
>
> Well, my son wants to call it Wiggles again - I've told him we can't
> do that, so I think it'll be one that you've suggested, or Wriggles,
> Giggles... :-) I was quite impressed with the petshop too, keeping the
> babies a little longer. The lady there said that if the guinea pig was
> for outdoors, she'd want to keep it even longer, but was okay with me
> taking her on Friday with them being indoors.
>
>> > It's strange and sad how empty their cage seems now I don't have
>> > Wiggles' little face nuzzling mine as I walk past (she always liked
to
>> > sniff my nose for some reason reason!). I just wish I knew what
caused
>> > her to be so ill and go downhill so quickly, I felt so sorry for the
>> > poor little thing, she was SUCH a character! I know another piggy
>> > won't take her place, but hopefully she will be a good mate for
Nubbin
>> > and us too.
>>
>> > Thanks again to everyone for the help :-)
>> > Naomi
>>
>> There's no telling what she suffered from, I'm no vet, but sometimes a
>> piggies body just seems to give up. They can go on for a few days or
even
>> weeks if they feel loved and want to stay where they are, but
eventually
>> they give up. It's sad, but she chose to die in your arms, as my
piggies
>> tend to do too (I've buried 12 piggies over the past 15 years, 10 of
them
>> died in my arms). That's just beautiful, and the biggest 'thank you for
>> taking care of me' they can offer you. Ultimate trust, ultimate love.
Be
>> happy she went the way she went, and take good care of her sister for
>> her.
>>
>
> I'm glad Wiggles died whilest being held also, We were about to give
> her the meds the vet gave to us, but it was obvious she was giving up,
> she was convulsing and cold, so we wrapped her in a towel and my
> Husband held her close while I stroked her. Then we sat and bawled our
> eyes out over her for half an hour! We were just very surprised she
> died so young, we were expecting these girls to last for 8-9 years, as
> it's what the petshop (different one to where I've just bought the new
> one) told us they'd live to.
>
>> I hope things work out with the little girl, let us know how they get
>> along?
>
> Thank you, I certainly will! I'm really looking forward to having a
> baby again and really hoping Nubbin will accept her as a friend.
>
> I was just looking into playpens for piggies and wondering what the
> best solution is. At the moment we use a dog crate which splits in
> half, sandwhich the two halves together... it makes a pretty big space
> for them, but it's soooo big and heavy to set up (and store) and I'm
> not going to be able to do it for much longer (I'm five months
> pregnant), so am looking into an alternative... I've seen those panels
> that slot together, but wondering what we'd use for flooring and a lid
> so the dog leaves them alone... Also wondering where to get the cubes
> from at a decent price.
>
> Also thinking about what we can do to give them more floor space in
> their cage. We figure we could add a second storey, but wondering how
> to do it.
>
> Do you have any suggestions or know of any good websites where we can
> get some ideas?
>
>
>>
>> Incs & the CavyClan: Sebas, Cleo, Chicco, Amy, Kassan, Hazel, Cassie,
>> Lady,
>> Lizzy & Daisy.
>
>
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