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 ~~~*** GUINEA PIGS CORNER V9 ***~~~, The Wheekangers Unite!

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Mizu
post Nov 7 2013, 10:08 PM

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Hello, I'm a relatively new cavy owner, nice to meet you all ^^ Here are my cavies:

~Rebecca (Becky)~

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6-month old tri-color Abbyssinian. She's a gentle giant, very tame and loving.
Bought her from a breeder, but she was well-taken care of. wub.gif



~Moondust (Moonie)~

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Just adopted this baby from tjaime1984 last weekend - 2-month old silver agouti Abbyruvian.
Very active and likes to run around the slow-moving Becky. Hehe. Cute smile right?


Would like to ask fellow forumers, what do you feed your cavies in terms of pellets? I'd like some suggestions...
Hay, I'm giving them both timothy hay with a bit of alfalfa as as a treat. For veggies and fruits, I give
kiwi, carrots and zucchinis. Can't find any bell peppers in my local Tesco hmm.gif
Mizu
post Nov 12 2013, 01:46 PM

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QUOTE(B^2H @ Nov 12 2013, 11:05 AM)
2 months old should be eating alfalfa because they are still growing, need more calcium n protein from alfalfa.. give them timothy only when they are about 5 - 6 months old.

i saw you use newspaper and wood shavings as bedding, newspaper is ok but it will get very dirty as soon as they pee on it, have to change it very often otherwise their bottom will be very dirty. Wood shavings are not recommended to use as guinea pigs bedding, google up to see some expert's advice..

i feed mine Oxbow pellets all the time, young from 0 months - 6 months, mix young and adult from 6 - 12 months, now > 12 months so only adult.

as for vege can try to feed weedgrass too, they love it =)
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Thanks for the advice. So should I keep their food separate? Because right now they're living together.

Actually those are old pics, I'm using fleece now. Much better of course smile.gif The pic with newspaper is me letting Becky test out the second floor of her cage, but I dismantled it soon after because Moonie likes to jump a lot so she might fly off the railing... haiz.

Thank you for your help, I'll need to think about the whole food arrangement thing since Becky will try and eat the alfalfa too if I put it out for Moonie.
Mizu
post Nov 12 2013, 09:47 PM

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QUOTE(B^2H @ Nov 12 2013, 04:12 PM)
i thought they are both same age  unsure.gif  you can try to mix alfalfa and timothy together then  blink.gif

but for pellet i think it is better to separate it, the young one have to eat young gp food to grow, but old one will become very fat (obesity) if he/she eat too much young gp food/alfalfa.
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I'm thinking of having 'forced' feeding times... Like I will put out the alfalfa and young cavy pellets for Moonie first, then I take out Becky for floortime while Moonie eats her food. Then I'll switch the food. Will need some coordination haha. Can't wait for Moonie to get bigger flex.gif

 

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