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Friendly_Grower

Friendly_Grower

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That's a nice Cola! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


Well I have upgraded my Guinea Pig's habitat.

Where once they lived in a cage designed for two I came home with three girls. Unknown to me they all came with bonuses.
Soon there were eight.

So poor things have lived in a four story cage I modified for three. Two Sons and three daughters later all six Sows now have a habitat to be happy about after what became a confinement for them as they grew huge.

Both cages are still a work in progress. I will be adding second levels for both. so that they have places to go hide away or hide together.
Guinea Pigs are prey. They want to run for shelter when they are afraid because they cannot stay put to see if that predictor is really going to get them.

I thought to share the construct. The big habitat is a repurposing of the crate the riding mower came in.
That crate was perfect to sit right on top of a folding table.
The whole thing disassembles into parts so when I need to move it I can do it by myself.
The smaller cage was curb-side treasure that cleaned up well and was painted again. Those are very expensive to buy new.

For those into organic soil and composting I do love Guinea Pigs so I care and feed with love.
I do however harvest the soiled hay for composting and do grow in homemade organic soil. I also bubble manure tea with Guinea Pig manure and sometime other organic materials.
It's a "Hot Shot" of beneficial organisms and also liquid fertilizer I dilute in the water I water with.


So here is my construct. I also repurposed my very first LED from back in days when they were just starting out, LEDs that is.
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tyler.durden

tyler.durden

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Friendly_Grower said:
That's a nice Cola! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


Well I have upgraded my Guinea Pig's habitat.

Where once they lived in a cage designed for two I came home with three girls. Unknown to me they all came with bonuses.
Soon there were eight.

So poor things have lived in a four story cage I modified for three. Two Sons and three daughters later all six Sows now have a habitat to be happy about after what became a confinement for them as the grew huge.

Both cages are still a work in progress. I will be adding second levels for both. so that they have places to go hide away or hide together.
Guinea Pigs are prey. They want to run for shelter when they are afraid because they cannot stay put to see if that predictor is really going to get them.

I thought to share the construct. The big habit is a repurposing of the crate the riding mower came in.
That crate was perfect to sit right on top of a folding table.
The whole thing disassembles into parts so when I need to move it I can do it by myself.


For those into organic soil and composting I do love Guinea Pigs so I care and feed with love.
I do however harvest the soiled hay for composting and do grow in homemade organic soil. I also bubble manure tea with Guinea Pig manure and sometime other organic materials.
It's a "Hot Shot" of beneficial organisms and also liquid fertilizer I dilute in the water I water with.


So here is my construct. I also repurposed my very first LED from back in days when they were just starting out, LEDs that is.
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Nice light, those guinea pigs should grow quickly. Looks like they need more cal-mag...
 
Friendly_Grower

Friendly_Grower

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Those Guinea Pigs like it quiet. They like regular hours ( sun rise sun set ).
They get it in the spare bedroom. They just have to share the room with tents.
I now have a reason to use a portable AC in there so two for the price of one.
A reason to keep them alive and well during the heat of summer and also the tents can be used too.
It's working out. I just didn't plan for it. Things evolve ( modern interpretation for "Shit Happens." )
 
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doublejj said:
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What's not to love.

I was like "They eat Pumpkin?" Then again I use a vegetable peeler on squash for them and they eat that.
With the peeled carrots it looks like someone eating Spaghetti.
They have their proper Guinea Pig pellets always at the ready. Water at the ready. Then they have not only the hay they get for bedding that they do eat but Timothy Hay which is expensive but the high quality food grade hay they need to eat.
Guinea Pigs need Hay! That is the bulk of their diet and also helps them grind their ever growing teeth down.

I'd like to say to anyone thinking that they too can make their own organic soil via Guinea Pig manure that think not just twice but three times.
They are living sentient beings. Their life must be respected for more than mucking up their bedding.
Always have compassion.
 
Friendly_Grower

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DarkWeb said:
I'd eat that :blsmoke:
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Actually when I raised Guinea Pigs for the retail market about 20 years ago, a visitor had a dog with them and the dog managed to kill three Sows before we knew it was a killer.

We cleaned them and cooked them.
They are vegetarians after all. They have a clean white meat.
Other than the idea they are pets they are also a food source.

From Almighty Google Search

The name 'guinea pig' can be traced back to their original price in 16th-century England, where they could be bought for one guinea each. But why “pig”? Some people believe it's because they resemble small pigs, and this seems to be borne out by the names guinea pigs are given in other languages.
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Sailors would get off the Wooden Ships and buy fresh meat for a Guinea. They were considered "little Pigs."

Also
What does guinea mean?


A guinea is an old British unit of money that was worth £1.05. Guineas are still sometimes used, for example in auctions.
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raratt

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Went through the cabinets and did inventory today. Couldn't find my receipt but I had them email one to me. The cabinets are all there, however the wall spacers are nowhere to be found. Can't have the first cabinet put up until I get them here. After moving them around a bit I have decided to find someone to install them, with plywood boxes and being 42" tall they are seriously heavy.
 
raratt

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Have a bunch of stuff to do today, need to go to the commissary this morning and get groceries then go to Lowes this afternoon to pick up the spacers for the cabinets that weren't in the shipment plus some 1X6's to use as ledger boards. Need to get some nail blades for my new oscillating tool also. They put the cabinets up with 16 penney framing nails, brilliant.
 
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