Choroplast looks quite similar like Polycarbonate, but Polycarbonate is for roofing purpose, more durable (last for 10 years under sun) that is why the price is also very expensive.

Choroplast is more like corrugated cardboard. That is why we can use scissor to cut. A piece is about RM8-12 only.

If you are confidence that you are able to treat it, then bring it home. Sometimes I did that too, if I fall in love with that particular breed or colour, I'll buy it no matter what price and condition. Last time I bought one of my Sheltie, it has torn ears (due to fight), I still buy... Peruvian and Sheltie hard to come by, so grab lah.

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Added on November 10, 2009, 11:34 amIt is also very much depending on your GP personality. I have 2 Sheltie GPs (I bred), until today (already 1.5 years old), each time I carry them, they will scream very loud. It is their personality, like to scream for help as if I am going to slaughter them like that, sometimes I also worried that my neighbour would think that I bred GP and slaughter them to eat.

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My hay hanger is actually a plastic container, then cut a hole about 2" x 2" size, looks like a tissue box, instead of using tisue box, plastic container is more lasting.

Yup...something like this.


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I didn't hang them though, just put inside, sometimes they will play with it like kicking a ball rolling. You want to hang also can, use hot iron rod poke 2 holes, and then use the green plastic flexi wire string (those use for gardening) to tie the container on the cage.

I have 15 GPs, and I must say the maintenance costs are really quite high and costly. Cannot imagine keeping 50++, sure the breeder deprived those GPs' quality of life. My GPs consume 10kg of pellets in 6 days, so a month is about 50kg, around RM500 just for pellets alone (hagen), have not counted in hay like timothy or alfafa, vitamin C, fresh veg, etc. If I feed oxbow pellets, lagi broke!

Provided your neighbourhood do not have any cats or monitor lizard. My sister's rabbit got killed by a neighbour's cat, eventhough her rabbit was inside the cage.

My sister's rabbit was inside the cage, one morning she found the rabbit body was stuck in between the cage iron bar, one arm is outside of the cage, that shown the arm was pulled from outside till the rabbit body was stuck. No way the stray dog can come inside the house compound, she is staying in corner house, but she doesn't keep any dogs. So only possible is cat that attacking her rabbit.

So keeping GPs outside the house needs to beware of the possible danger. I am fully aware of this danger, that's why I don't let my GPs or rabbit roam freely in garden compound without supervision, my dogs are guardian of my small animals. They hate cats, they will shoo off the cats if they are on rooftop etc. In my neighbourhood, there are quite a lot stray cats roaming on our rooftop. Probably they are eyeing on my GPs too, but they won't dare to come down as my dogs are roaming freely in compound.

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My sister's bunny got killed was 6 years ago story. Since then she already adopted another 2 bunnies. Now she keeps them on higher ground.

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You can go to the UPM faculty vet. Inside the UPM inself. Ask the guard for direction.

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Unique...and really looks like a little ba ba black sheep.

Yesterday one of my pregnant Abby sows gave birth to 4 healthy babies. One baby is very unique in color, agouti mix with brown color. Actually that pregnant sow was already 1 yr 3 months old and it was her 1st pregnancy. I am glad that she had no complication in delivery at all. 4 babies is the most in my record history I ever had in 1 sow. Will post up the babies picture later.

Here are my new batch of babies.


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Teng..teng..teng...here is my Peruvian baby (just borned on Monday). Pure white baby with red eyes.


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It may be a sow.

Hard to say...it depends on your luck...some says 3-4 months old, but based on my own experience, all my sow GPs are ready to mate only at the age of like 6-13 months of age.

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Added on November 26, 2009, 12:48 amYou need to put the litter tray inside the cage, then everyday pick up its poo inside the tray, then your GP will understand that after some times.

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May be it scared.... No worry...quite common for GP to pee on you when you hold it.

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Added on November 27, 2009, 2:16 amYou can try go to UPM vet inside UPM.

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Added on November 27, 2009, 2:16 am
You can try go to UPM vet inside UPM.

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Honestly I never brought my GP there before, but I have heard some people went.

Giving hays, pellets or chewing blocks is not a full proof measure to prevent over-grown teeth on GP. You still need to monitor their teeth periodically, if their teeth seem quite long than usual, or they eat a lot and don't gain weight, then you need to bring them to vet to trim the teeth.

Ok..let me teach you how to measure the teeth. Use a ruler to measure its teeth from its gum, the teeth should not be more than 1cm length. Ideally should be around 0.8cm or 0.9cm in length measuring from its gum. The example guidance given is based on an adult GP.

Another batch of babies were born this week.


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