yea i know... but they are just 1 month ++ most i think 6 weeks.. need to ask keycha about it..

they are just 1 month++ i m feeding them alfafa hays n hagen alfafa based pellets.. are these too much?

i always gave them fresh one... and they are super notti... they like to pull all the hay out from the ray and only eat those they like... others will wasted coz of their poo n pee on it..
grass also can feed? is it the one that chinchilla selling in garage sale?

ya i guess .
mine oso like tht lol they pull the hay n make the hay as beding.

Yes, all rodent will do the pulling out kind of thing from your hay box or hay rack. If you put handful on a flat base cage, you will see this happen less and they will be less wastage as well.

For 1 months++ old GP, feeding alfalfa hay and pellet indeed is a good start, but i will said the GP is too young to be purchase and sell in the pet shop. You need at least 2 months old GP, cause nothing can replace mom's milk from any feed your give them when they are young. However, since your GP already with you, you do your part. Feed them well and give great care, they will do well to. Feeding alfalfa hay only is good, but it will be even better if you can give 20-30% of timothy hay along with your alfalfa hay, that will even better.
Depend on what type of GRASS you feed, Bermuda and Orchard GRASS is 1 of the type that CAN feed to small animal. In fact is good alternative source of fiber for them, they will love the variety. If you can ger Rye Grass and Blue Grass, that is fantastic.
Yes, it is the one Chinchilla selling in the garage sale.

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

okay then i will add some timothy n grass for them... since everyone says the grass from Chinchilla is fresh n affortable then i will get from you~... Rye grass n Blue grass can get in malaysia...
i envy cavies owner in the states or UK.. they hv oh so cheap grids, fleeces and a whole lot choices of hay to get from... (btw, chinchilla.. let me COD la i wanna get 1 kg each type... )

I will all my love n time for the gurls..

and btw, their cage is now on the floor n stupid ants keep attacking their food...

i dun use ridsect or bygone coz i m sensitive to the smell.. how ar? i try vineger + water to clean the whole place also no use...

or shud i put the cage higher?

This post has been edited by sweetcat: Dec 31 2008, 03:47 PM

Chinchillas will PM you about that.

For the ants, ants only interested in SWEET, will it be you feeding something sweet to your GP like fruits or treat? Clean up your place as much as possible, your GP will also be attack by ants. If after cleanign still have plenty of ants coming in, then look for another place to place your GP, this is for her safety.

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

Dont let them train you, you train them, don follow what they want, follow what they need. Even you put a McD there, there will go and eat. GP is not suitable to eat fruits and vegetable EVERYDAY, it is wrong feeding partern. Your gp just need GP pallet, a tiny small amount of fresh fruit OR Vege, a handful of fresh hay. That's all. Occasionally , for YOUR happiness, feed them some healthy treat. GP need small amount of VIT C each day, either tiny vege or fruit will meet their need. (Most of GP pellet already have included extra VIT C)

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Dec 31 2008, 04:01 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

um i heard vaselin can help prevent ants...i try on my hamster cages n gerbils tank and i think it worked...why dun u try sapu some vaselin around ur cage? my GP cage is not on the floor, so no ant prob

i went to PLC sunway last sunday, saw quite a number of hay varieties to choose... i bought a square toilet, now trying to toilet train them using that after a number of failed attempts...hope this work coz the toilet is kinda expensive ar... i see come improvement as they start to poo insude the toilet, but they still pee elsewhere...and oso sleep and lepak on the toilet...looks more like a bed then toilet wor

gud luck . ~
i giv up .
haha .
=.="

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Added on December 31, 2008, 8:55 pmi think wood shreds is not good for them .
too dusty .
n if use on long term cn lead to heart disease .

This post has been edited by xUeki: Dec 31 2008, 08:55 PM

Pls let me know if the square toilet works, i want to get also for both of my lovely babies... and hope it works on both of my babies also.....

cn use normal tupperware / container .?

carol~ square or triangle toilet both the same....

HAPPY NEW YEAR

wah so cute banner!!! is that ur gps pic ar?

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE !!! WHEEK WHEEK!!!!

yea my GPs thanks and happy new year!

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

Happy new year guys . ~

Vaseline works. Yeah, those you put on your lips, also referred to as petroleum jelly (vaseline is the brand). I had trouble a while when ants discovered my pig's leftover fruit so fast that it haven't become leftover yet. So apply vaseline at the bottom and poof~ no ants! But clean out the place first so that it doesn't have ants in it. Keeps ants out and in if it's already in your enclosure.

sweetcat, you better bathe your piggies. Just in case they're lice ok?

Happy new year everyone. May you and your piggies share yet another lovely year together.

yeah exactly, the petroleum jelly i use as lip balm wan.... i put all my hamsters and gerbils in my bedroom, so vaselin really helps my room and the cage/tank ant-free.try la, hope it works on your cage too...

today is hot n sunny, so i go bath my gurls...aha after i learn the right way to bath GP, now i think they got used to bathing, they looked like they like the feeling of water running over their belly and dun struggle too much ...now they are all fluffy and smells GOOD !! a gud start for the new year hehehe

This post has been edited by kaoru himura: Jan 1 2009, 05:43 PM