Post by annascavy on Jun 21, 2009 14:57:45 GMT
I BROUGHT HOME MY FIRST PIGGY ALMOST A MONTH A G. I AM SO OVERWHELMED AND CONFUSE IN KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT MY PIGGY NEEDS TO ENSURE THAT HE IS HAPPY AND HEALTHY AND HAPPY MAINLY IN THE SIZE OF HIS CAGE AND WHETHER TO GET HIM A BUDDY. THE SALES PERSON TOLD ME HE IS 3-4 MONTHS OLD. SHE WANTED TO SELL ME A SMALLER CAGE STATING THE SPACE WAS ADEQUITE FOR HIM. I BOUGHT THE LARGEST ONE WHICH IS 40 INCHES LONG BY 18 INCHES WIDE. WHEN I GOT HIM HOME AND BEGAN RESEARCHING ON LINE I LEARNED THAT HE REALLY SHOULD HAVE A BUDDY AND A BIGGER CAGE. BECAUSE HE SEEMED TO MAINLY HANG OUT IN HIS IGLLO AND DID NOT PLAY MICH IN HIS CAGE I MADE THE CANDC CAGE WHICH IS HUGE 58 INCHES LONG BY 29 INCHES WIDE. I HAVE TO PUT IT ON MY DINING ROOM TABLE WHICH IS NOT AT ALL DESIRABLE FOR ME AND IS ALOT OF WORK TO KEEP CLEAN AND REQUIRS ALOT OF BEDDING. AFTER PUTTING HIM IN THIS ;LARGE CAGE HE REALLY DOES NOT UTILIZE MORE THAN A 1/4 OF THE SPACE WHUCH REALLY SEEMS LIKE A WASTE TO ME. HE STILL JUST HANG OUT IN HIS IGLOO AND IS NOT VERY ACTIVE AT ALL AND DOES NOT SEEM TO BE UTILIZING THE LARGE CAGE FOR EXERCISE. AFTER ONE WEEK I TOOK HIM OUT OF THE LARGE CAGE AND PUT HIM BACK IN THE SMALL CAGE. IF HE APPEARED HAPPIER IN THE LARGE CAGE AND APPEARED TO BE USING THE SPACE I WOULD NOT HAVE MADE THIS DECISION BUT I DO FIND THE LARGE CAGE VERY CUMBERSOME AND ALOT OF WORK WITH CLEANING. HE APPEARS TO BE HEALTHY TO ME AND HE SEEMS TO ENJOY BEING HELD. HE EATS WELL BUT HE DOES NOT MAKE ALOT OF NOISE , BEG FOR FOOD,OR POPCORN. HE DIDN'T IN THE HUGE CAGE EITHER. I DONT WANT HIM TO BE LONELY AND I WANT HIM TO HAVE A FULLFILLING PIGGY LIFE BUT I AM SO AFRAID OF 2 MALES FIGHTING AND BULLYING. I DONT WANT TO BRING HIM HOME A FRIEND AND IT TURN OUT TO BE A MISTAKE BECAUSE THEY DON'T GET ALONG AND I HAVE TO FIND A NEW HOME FOR ONE OF THEM. THE THOUGHT OF ONE BULLING THE OTHER REALLY SCARES ME. OF COURSE I AM AWARE THAT IF I DO GET ANOTHER I WILL HAVE TO GO BACK TO USING THE HUGE CAGE. I GUESS I JUST WANT SOME ADVICE. WILL IT BE CRUEL TO KEEP MY PIGGY IN THE SMALLER CAGE WITHOUT A MATE. AND DOES HE APPEAR INACTIVE BECAUSE HE IS STILL YOUNG?