yea lor.. mine sometime even pull out a lot n put it in to the hidey or the cozy cups..

oh... anyone know about which type of wood bedding is suitable?

and i hv a close relation with a furniture making factory, they do hv wood shreds.. n THEY said is okay for tikus....

but hor, i worried that it's too dusty.... they usually sell in one big bag for other factory to make the plywood for the cheapo furniture...

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Added on December 31, 2008, 3:55 pmcool.. haha.. i dont mind go to anywhere near to ur hosue to pick it up, i can even bring my gurls along as i go back to my parents place at least once every 2-3 weeks at tmn melati .setapak..

i gave them apple & some watermelon + skin... that is the things they like...

hopefully today they will hv progress on eating vege more then fruits... i try sprinkly the vege with apple juice... but they seems very smart can know THAT is not apple that they like...

after 5 min i feed the apple the ants come edi...

i dunno if there is special anti ants solution or not...

This post has been edited by sweetcat: Dec 31 2008, 03:55 PM

erm.. if u do read my previous post.. i do feed them a lot of vege. + the fruits... BUT at first they ONLY eat the fruits....

but the good things is, they finally eat some of the baby tomoto n carrot yesterday.. hopefully today they will eat so of the leafy green vege like lettuce n celery

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Added on December 31, 2008, 4:34 pmjust to share..

Dangerous Hay Rack

i m think of buying a hay rack like that untill i see this post..

i think i will keep on using my tissue paper box to be safe..
and it's very enviromental friendly as u recycle old stuff

and the gp name TWEAK didnt survive...

what a dangerous hay rack

This post has been edited by sweetcat: Dec 31 2008, 04:36 PM

VASELIN? those we use to apply on chapped lips??

i will try that.. coz i hv one BIG jar not finish using... i m going to put them on the table but i hate to say that it still not the mini Req size 10.5Sqf... it's a mere 7 Spf... Coz my table not big enuff....

after build it will snapp some pic let you guys see


yea... i know...




Anyway.. HAppy New year Guys.... and to all the piGgiEsss

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Added on January 1, 2009, 10:44 amahhhhhhhh.. juts now they let me hold and i see some black tiny mini black dots on both of them..... but those dots ARE NOT moving....

i think it's time to bath them to double check....



This post has been edited by sweetcat: Jan 1 2009, 10:44 AM

u seriously never do ur homework before getting them...


Important things i need to know.

1 are female and male.they are together in cage.will they fight or anything?they are 1 months old like that only,will they breed?im so scared if they are breed.1 months old still baby cant breed right?

YES they will breed.... the female can have baby as early as 1 month ++ but best is to wait till she is 5-6 month old n about 500g heavy... and for the male. they 4 weeks ++ can "Sex" already... but smae as female, better to wait till 5 month ++

AND i m very NOT recommend for breeding if you dont even know how to take care for them...

and u better separate them ASAP..

how to make them not so scared.because they are so scare until i scared they have very strong stress and will die.

they are scared becoz they dont know you.... you have to leave them alone in the cage for a few days.... only occasionally put ur hand near the cage let them know your smell... DONT ever grab them n hold them before they clam down n get to know you...
GIVE them TIME...

what they eat?what kind of fruit and vege should i give them?

oh my god.... they are 1 month ++ best to eat 70% Alfafa hay + 30% Timothy hay And alfafa Pellets... and MUST GIVE them vege....

u could refer to my previous post for the list..just 1-2 page back.... i hate to repeat everything again...


in a week how many time should i take bath them?
if u bath them so frequent in a week.. sure die.... UNLESS they have some kind of skin disease that need frequent bathing...

you can bath them 1 -2 month once.... and please GOOGLE for the way to bath a Guinea pig....


besides THat FYI, Guinea pig needs a fairly large place to move around... commercial cage is never enough.....
i myself for 2 piggies, i am giving them 2.2' X 3' space. and it's actually not up to standard as well...

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Added on January 2, 2009, 9:40 amand hey.. ur cage is wired bottom la....

FASTER GET A MESH WIRE OR BATHROOM MAP OR WAT SO EVER TO COVER THE WIRED BOTTOM... THEY WILL GET "SORE" AND THE FEET..

YOU IMAGINE THAT U STEP ON THE WIRE CAGE ON YOUR BARE FEET... DOH

GOSH.....

I THOUGHT MYSELF IS EH WORST EVER CAVY OWNER....

AND NOW I THINK I AT LEAST DO MY HOMEWORK AND READ A LOT ABOUT THEM....

READ MORE !!!Regarding Cavies

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Added on January 2, 2009, 9:50 amokay... cool down.. to update on my piggy....

they have some progress on eating carrots, but still not the leafy vege.... i throw quite an amount edi.. but i will keep on giving them...

and i go buy a washing machine just becuz i wanna let them stay in fleece.... that washer is so cool that have anti bacterial function..

i heard that there is a shop in 1u selling fleece called Craft Heaven, will go n check that shop out during weekend...

and the black dots luckily is just some kind of dirty... it's not alot, i bath them n purposely bought a hair dryer to dry them..

but can i still apply some advantage in them to prevent the tick flea lice mites?

and the vaseline do work... haha... thats guys for the tips...


besides that, i m using my computer table to make them a 2.2 feet X 3feet cage.... altho it's still lesser then 10.5 SQf requirement, at least they will hv more space... and that is the best i can give at the moment... i can find the cubes, so i will use those fencing wire as wat xueki use.. with colorplast bottom..

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Added on January 2, 2009, 10:05 amsome very cool website on cages....
Great Detail Cage website

This post has been edited by sweetcat: Jan 2 2009, 10:06 AM

if u put them together, you will end up with more then 2....

actually it's your fault and ( the ppl who sold / give to you ) to buy a pair of different sex....you dont want to breed them they why dont just get a same sex one?

seperate them is better for you... you have to give more them to talk to them softly and hand feed them hay n pellets and vege...

i got 2 gurls and after 3-4 days they are very well with me.... they can even hang around on the floor with me while i reading or something....

not only 1st n 2nd page u have to read, u have to read all the post in all the version... there are more info inside too....

sadly speaking, you are not ready yet.. where did you get ur piggy? from pet store? or from some breeder? they shud teach you what to prepare for them n teach you how to care for them before sell / give to you.!!!




and you know how much time n money i spend on the piggy?

1 week before i got my piggy, i edi set up a temp cage with mesh wired n their hays + pellets.... i use 1 week to read all the version of guinea pig corner in low yat and a lot of oversea forum.. i think oversea forum like cutiescavies and guinea page cages forum gave more n detail info about caring piggy..

and i edi use more then rm250 to buy stuff for them. not to count the time to clean the cage, to do bigger cage, to bond with them, to find info of the vege they can eat and i printed the list and put on my grocery list ....

caring for a pet any kind of pet is not easy as a lot ppl thinks...

it's THE SAME with caring of your OWN baby that you gave birth after 10 months pregnant...

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Added on January 2, 2009, 11:59 amVCHY, have you layer the bottom of your cage with something?

i worried that they ter stuck their feet between the wire and break it while trying to get loose...

they are very fragile....

This post has been edited by sweetcat: Jan 2 2009, 12:07 PM

5 month old only SUITABLE to have baby BUT as early as 1 month ++ they are capable to get pregnant.. so do the male....

better safe then sorry.... if i were you, i wont take any chances....

1st : bigger house for them.... at least a 2 feet X 4 feet... (minimum size actually for 2 is 10.5Sqf roughly 2.2feet X 5 feet )

- if your cage small, then u will need to give them floor time, a time to roam around in a play pen... at least 2-3 hour / day..

- no wired bottom cage, if you cage is wired bottom, go to hardware shop n tell them u want plastic wire mesh.... or u can go to hypermarket n buy bathroom mat..

2nd: alfafa n timothy hay, if you can get bermuda grass is better

- feeding ration for hay, 70% alfafa and 30% timothy, until they were 6 months to 1 year old...

3rd: alfafa based pellets

- everyday must have full bowl

4th: vege & fruits.. very important

- best is lettuce, purple color or green one is okay, and baby carrots and cherry tomatos... besides that, please refer to a link that what you shud feed...
http://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/diet-n...harts-info.html

5th: bedding

- no dust bedding... no pine and no scented means got lemon or wat so ever smell one...

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Added on January 2, 2009, 1:45 pmthings that you shud read

Basic INFO
http://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/about-...-best-info.html

MisConceptions about piggy
http://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/about-...their-care.html

What you need to know when you decides to have a piggy
http://cutiecavies.proboards61.com/index.cgi?board=before

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Added on January 2, 2009, 1:48 pmi totally agree with kaoru, u can go for BC bedding as i also use that for my cat....

and they are serious eat a lot of hay n pellets..

but i would like to switch their habits on eating hay > pellets > vege

to hays > vege > pellets

haha.. coz i feel that commercial pellets is never good enuff for piggy

This post has been edited by sweetcat: Jan 2 2009, 01:51 PM

if not ACCIDENTALLY pregnant how ar?

and it's not advisable to neuter a guinea pig...

the female will not suffer, but carrying a baby has risk just like human with baby..

hope i am not too harsh on you...

enjoy shopping tho...

and if you around pj sunway area, you can go to petshack to buy your things, and the shop keeper will be delight to help you.

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Added on January 2, 2009, 2:03 pmgive them time to get to know you, like you also, when u first day in a new school when you move to a new state, you will feel a lil sked and dont talk much with ppl, rite?

so do the piggy too, they are afraid and need time to adjust with the new home...

This post has been edited by sweetcat: Jan 2 2009, 02:03 PM

erm, if your mum have a fix time to vaccum, you can bring ur piggy out first to avoid the sound sked them...

if you dont have space then get 2 smaller cage lor, but give them more time to roam around in a big space lor....

or get a table / side cabinet to put the cage on top lor, so u still hv space to keep your things at the bottom..

or you care creative, you get a tall dog cage but separate them to 2 level.... so one on bottom on on the top....

or else, u refer to those forum n see their solution, they always have a good idea...

things is fix but your are flexible... you can do adjustment de...

This post has been edited by sweetcat: Jan 2 2009, 02:33 PM

no problem, is this your first pet?

read more does really increase your knowledge on taking care of piggy...

i m going to work all night to finish up the cage today.... so that they have a bigger space...

oh, okay, i was actually meaning is that you first time having a pet...

i m a rodent first time, never have any kind of "rat" type of pet before...

so i really really do my homework before i get one...

hope that my hang hang and lui lui is enjoying at home now... miss them a lot...

really wanna install a web cam edi.. lol

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Added on January 2, 2009, 2:49 pmoh ya, i forget to say, when the piggy smelly or got stain, u can bath them already, otherwise just wipe them with warm water...

and please find the bathing guide for piggy before you start...

and dont feed them with food for rabbit or hamster...

This post has been edited by sweetcat: Jan 2 2009, 02:49 PM

cut the hair or not it's depends on you. and cutting a piggy hair is not easy...

u can check the type over here
http://www.namemyguineapig.co.uk/typeofguineapig.html

hey... my gp is very happy izzit?
they keep chuut chut chuut chutt.... while i brush their hair
so cute...

i refer to the audio, it's definately is a chut chut sound... and they roam around in my living hall in the half finish colorpalst

not yet finish la...i m short of wire and colorplast

This post has been edited by sweetcat: Jan 2 2009, 10:26 PM

my colorplast is small piece de... big one too thick n my fren who work in advertisement firm say nid to buy big piece...
my size can bought in stationary shop, is teh biggest size u can get in stationary shop about RM7.50 per piece...

i ter cut patah one piece, so now not enuff to cover edi...

i tape 2 big piece together... the tape is on the outside... so piggy kenot chew...

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Added on January 2, 2009, 10:50 pmu go to the 1st post n listen the audio...

it sound like they talking to them self, and it's not very loud de...

if very loud then it's mean complaining, she wanan pee or something... like a min ago... she chuuuuuuuuuuuttttttttttt loudly... i wanan get her to the cage, she edi kenot tahan n pee on my hand liao.....



This post has been edited by sweetcat: Jan 2 2009, 10:50 PM

erm, i tore out the label edi, but it's biggest piece u can get in stationary shop like popular, i m positve staionary got sell, but are thinner peice 2mm only...
unless u go to a shop which sell craft n art shop like one in Taman melawati or in petaling street... they do carry the thicker piece...

my sister studying architec, she do use the material to build model house n building...

the size roughly about 30" X 21"

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Added on January 2, 2009, 11:12 pmthinner also can use, but need a bit kong fu to "line" the colorplast by not cutting thru it..

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Added on January 3, 2009, 12:42 amwoah... my hang hang ate some celery edi

This post has been edited by sweetcat: Jan 3 2009, 12:42 AM

thanks carolhyf for teh info, eventually, there are something i dont quite agree

1. toilet training, i totally agree with some1 in cutie cavies or cavie cage, it's all down to the piggy if they wanted to BE train or not.

2. bathing a new piggy, NOT after 1 monthor 3 months.. immediately after being bond to bath to aviod any germ dirty or anything.

3. for the food part, i perfer 60% hay | 30% vege + fruit | 10% pellet, if they eat the right vege n fruits, is better then depends on commercial pellet for the 2nd main portion of their food... we never know WHAT EXCATLY is in commercial food..

4. Bedding.. i think fleece bedding is the best, if you do the right combination and wash fleece before use.... and i know ikea do sell fleece blanket for 12.90 only, if it can fit in your cage nicely. is a good choice...

and carol, i have detail info on building cage, and dont worry, it's an easy job , well at least for me.. based on my Interior design dip and art based background and my family ( dad is a "PCK" )
and now also still helping my sister finish their architec model assignment...

yea, nail clipping wasnt that hard if you done for other animal before, i do trim my cat nail

if can, mix 3

if not only timothy n alfafa

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Added on January 3, 2009, 11:48 amand i hate raining, i wanna go buy the colorplast la........

@#@$%#^$ cursing the "sky" lol

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Added on January 3, 2009, 11:50 amand i cant find my usb cable at home, i think i left it in office... >.<

wanna upload pic also kenotttt


This post has been edited by sweetcat: Jan 3 2009, 11:50 AM

Juztiny.. ur garden so cool... i also wanan go to TT but hor, which part in cheras ar? haha...

i havent watch the bedtime stories yet.... it's very rare to have a GP in movie..


p/s i lost my usb cable... damn.... dunno can buy back another one for my LG KU990 or not... LG stuff kinda hard to find...

[quote=keycha,Jan 11 2009, 11:53 PM]
[quote=sweetcat,Dec 31 2008, 03:45 PM]
i actually never bought them from pet shop...

i adopt from keycha.... she told me they are 1 month ++... i myself also not too sure
hye..sory 4 the late reply..
my baby gp dat i sold to sweetcat dah x menyusu from their mummy..
i already check when baby gp born. its on 21th oct..bcoz 20th oct the abby lahir dulu..n i put the advertisement b4 20th dec at so many place b4 i put at garage sale. dats why i told 1month+++..sorii for the missunderstanding...

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so their birthday is 21 oct la? cool. can celebrate their bday!!

here is the ugly n temporary Colorplast cage i made... my first ever one.. kinda experimental...

from the front



inside... messy coz my mum forgot to buy the fleece blanket for me




and they are happily jumping aka popcorning in the habitat everyday haha..

when i first time see them pop corn, i tot they are being bitten by ants on the feet....

This post has been edited by sweetcat: Jan 12 2009, 02:31 PM

my gurls picta...




This post has been edited by sweetcat: Jan 12 2009, 02:36 PM