One is 3 month old and the other one is 2 month old. I had them for a month now. Yes they indeed is lovable, guess I have to force-hug + force-cuddle them more

KL to penang should be ok lah, highway all along. I thought they will car sick or something since I have to get over the banjaran titiwangsa with the bumpy and hilly road, yet they happily eat and drink and pee and poo and run and popcorn and hide once we touched down

Sigh... my mischievous M&M duo learn how to pick up good food! When I mix Living World pellet and Oxbow cavy performance together, they pick the LW out of the bowl and eat all the oxbow!

I wanted to trim too but they will try to move away... I scared I ter-cut their flesh

clever dudes although still scare of me like hell

Same thing here. Observed their fur very closely, and the black dots move! I think the front page got tutorial about bathing them with vinegar...

I did it too but wrong method, because I let them lay on my chest while I clip their nails while me laying down summore my hand shuddered will improvise

@emino,
OMG your piggie is so cute!! Looks like wise grannie

@yahiko,
the vinegar bath is to treat lice/mites problem. I haven't bath them for nearly one month++, last time I bath was one week after I had them, which was during raya.
My bad also loh I trim their nail before their meal...

My boys are very picky nowadays, they no longer eat their once-most-favourite carrots and capsium, i mean like two three bite then not eating anymore, but the leafy veggies eg. lettuce eat until licin...

nail trimming time
I always like to say 'fee fi fo fum' at this moment

This post has been edited by Huey_nee: Oct 25 2011, 03:49 PM

I use newspaper too, but layer them under toilet mat as the newspaper cannot absorb the urine fast enough and it will wet the piggies. When they grew bigger, you need change the newspaper frequently. I change it almost daily

I use this kind of toilet mat

I never see them tripped or caught their legs in between the holes though, even when they are running and popcorning.

Using newspaper is ok for me, but the problem is newspaper cannot absorb and dry fast enough. I use a sandwich-layered bedding: newspaper + recycled paper bedding (currently using living world) + newspaper + toilet mat. The recycled paper bedding can help absorb the moisture and reduce the smell, and I only need to change the top layer of newspaper. I change it daily because really beh tahan with the smell

This is too cuteness overload!!

By far the most efficient bedding for absorption (that I read) is the fleece bedding. Since I recently bought a big bag of recycled paper bedding, I can only try the fleece method later...

What kind of bottle are you using? I'm using the living world ball bearing bottle and it works fine.

80% toilet train so good!! My boys are truly ignorant dudes, they pee and poop wherever they like. They don't seem to understand the purpose of the toilet in the cage, even after I've clean the cage with vinegar spray (to clear the scent of their excrement)

I don't have any ill piggies yet but they ARE choosy on their food So I only provide veggies that they usually will finish up to avoid food waste. Anyway, I was once told that their staple food should be hay and veggies + pellet are their alternative food. Do they eat the hay a lot?

That's what I am wondering too. I left my piggies to my housemates for three days as I balik kampung, and when I'm back, my room filled with the smell of the soaked recycle paper bedding (the cage is in my room). It's not uneasy smelly, but it has a kind of smell. I lay a piece of old T-shirt in one of the corner as a trial, the absorption is good as it's less wet than only newspaper, but can't really determine the level of smell since it is like all the same as before. Despite all the smell smell thingy, I can still sleep like a log

Maybe for the time being you can lay out a thick layer of cloth under the bottle to absorb the water? Or maybe put a small bowl or something to catch the dripping water. It might be a bad idea though
Hi. You travelling back with the piggies this time?

Well the last time when I talked about travelling long distance with the piggies, it was an idea that I don't actually do myself. I find it quite troublesome if I'm travelling by bus because not only my piggies are getting bigger now (which means they need bigger box to tag along), I need to carry their food and stuff. Not to forget my balik kampung journey takes 8 hours if the driver doesn't go merayau!! So I just leave them to my housemates if it's a short leave... unless I go back by my car

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Added on November 29, 2011, 4:01 pmThe first pellet I gave my piggies was the living world one, but once oxbow and hagen were introduced, they never touch living world ever again...

Hi. I am currently doing that (put a layer of fleece under the mat and over the newspaper) on one corner of their cage, but using old baju instead of fleece. It even out the wetness of the urine on the newspaper, and it is less wet than only newspaper alone.

All info is on page 1, where I get my info too when starting to keep my GP.
It is a BIG responsibility no matter what kind of pet you want keep. I successfully 'scare' my housemate into giving up her wish to have a dog as a pet when she sees what and how my routines are every day in taking care my piggies.

This post has been edited by Huey_nee: Nov 29 2011, 04:01 PM

You can't see me you can't see me you can't see me you can't see me ...

Bought a couple of new food for my furbrats from chubbypetgardens: pro optimum, burgess excel and versele-laga. Seems like the boys don't adore the most expensive one (burgess excel)

PLC (pet lovers centre), if you come from the front main door, just walk directly into the 'indoor' one, quite easy to spot

Emperor Palpatine wannabe


This post has been edited by Huey_nee: Jan 16 2012, 12:00 PM

he already is

May I know what did you use as the base (the white color plastic mat thingy)?

I want to replace the cloth bedding I use now as my boys tend to 'crash' their poos and everything become very messy

Cuteness overload!! My parents can't resist GPs' cuteness too

Are you looking at me??

Oh shit one of my piggie's eye has an infection! Something like cataract on his left eye Will be sending him to the vet later this afternoon

it's been 4 days ago, and I really hope you did bring your pigs to the vet.
consult a vet and get treatment for your pigs first, if you really want to keep him alive!
Don't you ever think of medical care costs before you get your pigs??