Sugar, thanks for sharing. Well, my gps are a little "sai tam" sikit sikit scare one...maybe I will buy a 3 tier cupboard to put the cage and the foods below the cupboard. 2 in one.Kids sure likes GPS..they are really sweet animals...love them day by day...

yeahlor today went to visit them,when see me all go inside the box and hide liao =(

Is very normal, they are rodent.

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Added on February 7, 2009, 6:24 pmHaha, young GP you got there. Maybe you can suggest your GF to use wood base bedding instead of recycle paper. And beside feeding them pellet, you can also feed them timothy hay and alfalfa hay. A paper box won't last long for your GP, they will destroy it when they feel confortable with the surrounding. The cage can be decor with some simple chew toy for them, it will give them plenty of fun and di-stress. They need to chew, you can easily get lots of chew toy in any pet shop near you.

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Feb 7 2009, 10:59 PM

finally my mom got hay for my GPs XP but i giv them my female Precious n the smaller one Charcoal dont want to eat but Chubby ( male ) ate like crazy

already got hay for them to eat.wanted to get a wood base bedding for them but the store was out of stock so we get those recycle paper instead for the moment but she already bought those wood base bedding for them already will use them on their next change they were very cute this morning eating fresh vege

i used to have a hamster for 2 years but GP are so much different as in behaviour as their are too shy or scared of anything lol

btw how long should i feed the GP with alfalfa hay?and when to change to timothy hay?cuz my gf now got both of those hay now?mixed them?they are still young around 2month old only

This post has been edited by colincsf: Feb 8 2009, 12:15 AM

You can start switching to Timothy between 5 to 6 months but do the change gradually

it is ok to mix them with timothy abit since she already bought it? cuz dun 1 to waste it as the nutrient will degrade in time when they are not eaten

This info chins give me

A GP is under 6 months you feed = 80%Alfalfa + 20% timothy.
Above 6 months = Slowly change to 50% Alf + 50% Tim
After 12 months = 100% Timothy + occasional alfalfa
Adult GP (12 months) seen no appetite = 20% alfalfa + combination of any grass hay.

keep your hay high and not on the floor. Poke holes in the bag <--- this also chin teach me

ok thxs for the info will do that then =)

i got a hay tray that come with the cage so no need to poke holes on bag got a very cute picture of them taking hay from the tray will post them when my gf is here

Erm colin what i meant poke holes in the bag is when you storing the hay XD (when its not being served in the cage) come come share with us the pics

oh no... forgotten to buy Alfafa hay for my GP...

haiz~~~

Thanks Sugar for the information. Well, finally my GPs are not so shy towards me...Bugsy is more brave now...able to eat when i look at it and talk to them...Bubble is more shy always hide in a box when see me around...Oh yeah I saw bugsy do popcorning this morning so cute...hahah swing the bottom and jump up....hahahai cant laughs too loud cos housemate still sleeping...but i am glad finally they are comfortable with their cage...and even bubble getting fatter now...:)Bugsy pula...more fatter than before...

Yes, you will enjoy seeing your pet eating, especially hay. Your hay rack is inside the cage or outside the cage?

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Added on February 8, 2009, 11:03 amGlad to hear your GP is getting confortable with his enviroment. time to grow big.

I also saw lots of ppl having their GPs staying together with rabbits, kind of weird to me even tho their not fighting. They eat in the same bowl, pee in the same area, even sleep together!

This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Feb 8 2009, 11:03 AM

Yeah but I read some books saying do not put them together or else they will fight. It will depend on their behaviour.
I put the hay in the cage which there is a rack where we put the hay in there.The will just stand on their hind legs and try to reach the hay...yes...they can grow very fast. I saw in you tube all their piggies are like little puppy...scary..I wonder will my gps will grow till that size?Usually take how long to look like a cuddle puppy size?Hahaha....

Yes, GP can grow very fast and very large sometime, that's why they are part of the main dish in some of the country. (I mean fried/BBQ gps as their food)

If for me, I won't choose to put rabbit and GP together.

Yeah I saw you tube many ppl cook them as main dishes...pity...usually I dun watched these it will make my heart real pain...I have these 2 gps already good enough...so i guess wont get another new pet at the moment...due to my shift job better stay with wat I got now...Happy with it..

Great! That is the right attitude to have pet. Spend a bit more time dig in on caring for GP, they will company you for many many years to come. You will truly enjoy them.

poke hole in the bag will make it last longer is it?

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Added on February 8, 2009, 12:27 pmthe hay rack is outside the cage like the water bottle thing so the gp will have stand up and reach for the hay

This post has been edited by colincsf: Feb 8 2009, 12:27 PM

Yes this is what chin told us. He is hay expert he sells good quality hay and reasonable priced too! You can click his siggie XD or click here to see his sales thread~

This post has been edited by SugarCoatedCandy: Feb 8 2009, 02:34 PM

Thanks sugarcoatedcandy. We all learn from each others.