[Gpdd] [care]six guinea pigs i need help =)

[Penny Charlesworth]

Hi Rachel,

Well done for giving those extra piggies a home! I started with 2 piggies 
when I was at school ( many years ago ) and  had 36 at one time ( currently 
26 ). They all live in my house without any unpleasant smell. I have pens, 
not cages, and am probably not the best person to answer your questions but 
here goes. I have heavy gauge plastic sheeting on the floor, covered with a 
thick layer of newspaper. The pens stand on top of that and then another 
thick layer of newspaper is placed on top. Every morning the top newspapers 
are rolled up with the used hay and disposed of. The underneath papers 
remain dry for weeks if not months. The fresh paper is placed on the top 
again. It takes me about an hour each morning to clean out every pen. There 
is no other cleaning with this method other than replacing the chewed boxes 
that I use for hidey-holes.

If you have the kind of cage that has a plastic base ( like a bird cage ) I 
would think that it could be washed  with washing up liquid and then rinsed 
and dried thoroughly. The C&C type cages could probably be cleaned with a 
damp cloth.

Hopefully someone in the US will be able to offer tips on supplies as the 
products here in England are different. Most slaves probably have cages not 
pens and maybe they will have more advice.

Penny and the Piggyfriends.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rachel H" <rmhenise at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:28 PM
Subject: [Gpdd] [care]six guinea pigs i need help =)


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> dear all,
>  i would like some insight on your daily routines for taking care of your 
> slaves.  I started out with two piggies and expanded to four....yesterday 
> the family grew two more and although i truly would love to keep the 
> number at four i cannot deny these two new piggies cause im a softie.
>  the problem is i have a full time job and also go to school and i just 
> need some suggestions on how to keep my guinea pig room from smelling so 
> bad haha...i have started making fleece blankets which i think is a 
> godsend but how often should i change these blankets? and what do you use 
> to clean the cages? i have been using vinegar and water but it is so 
> stinky and the stuff at petsmart is expensive...today i tried baby 
> wipes...do you think this is alright?
>  lastly if you have any money saving tips for guinea pig supplies i would 
> reallllly appreciate it!
>
>  rachel,
>  slaves to six piggies, four dogs, and two goldfishes
>
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