We might get a C&C Cage!

Hello! Cinnamon here.In some of Rainy and my older posts, we mentioned how much we'd like a C&C cage. Well, the time has come where we might get a C&C cage! We want a 2x4 with a 2x2 loft. The 2x2 loft will be an offset loft, so it is easier to clean under.

But to convince our owner's parents to let us have a C&C cage, we need to write an essay explaining why we should get one.

So here it is:

C&C cages are affordable, durable,quality cages. They provide a great amount of space for us to run around in. C&C cages are funner for us, easier to clean, and much better quality.

Every week when my owner cleans the cage, it is hard to do. The canvas has lots of cracks and it is hard to clean. The canvas bottom has many folds, which traps gross bedding in between it. She needs to undo all the Velcro straps from the cage and when she is done cleaning afterwards, she has to  reattach them. Then she needs to spray it with vinegar and water. But with a C&C cage,  

The C&C cage is by far more durable. The Midwest cage we are in right now is very flimsy. When my owner's two year old brother leans against the cage, it folds in on itself and we think the cage is going to break!

My owner, she loves expanding and reorganizing our cage. It is so much easier to do with a C&C cage! Take the grids apart, take the tape apart, tape more stuff together, and redo the cage!!! 

Plus, we'll have lots of fun running up and down the ramp. 

A C&C cage will be good for us. We'll get more exercise (RAINY IS NOT FAT) and it'll be a lot better for our long term health. 

What are we going to do with the old cage? Use it as a playpen. We can use it as a playpen. There's a lot of space, about 8 square feet, plus we'll add some grids onto it to make it even bigger!!!

The C&C cage isn't expensive. It's about $15 for the 4' by 8' sheet of coroplast, and $20 for the box of grids. But I want another box of grids so my owner can make us toys, so that's another $20. But that will come out of our vet fund. So it's about $35. But with the extra box of grids, that's $55. If we buy it on guineapigcagesstore.com, it's $131.00! That's not including shipping. So either way, we save AT LEAST $80.

So, who's up for a C&C cage?

Guinea pig cookies!

Hello. It's Rainy here. My owner recently made us some cookies. They're perfect for a hot day, but we ate it here during winter.

What my owner did was:

1) Gather  three or four strawberries, a small handful of blueberries, half an orange, and a little bit of banana. The banana chunk was no bigger than her thumb. 

2) She blended it all up until it was a puree. 

3) Then she froze it for 24 hours or until it was hard.

4) Then she gave it to us! We forgot how it tastes like so she's going to make the cookies. We'll be back soon with a rating.

Bashing yogurt drops

http://www.petmountain.com/product/guinea-pig-treats/11442-517395/vitakraft-yogurt-drops-for-guinea-pigs.html 

Yogurt drops. Disgusting. I hate them. But you know what? I've never tasted them. Know why? Because they're not good for me!!! Guinea pigs are lactose intolerant, which means we can't have milk. Guinea pigs are herbivores, and therefore their bodies don't handle milk. 

And since we are prone to diabetes, these sugary things aren't good for us. We can develop diabetes easily, so unless you want us to get diabetes, don't feed this to us. 

This is also too high in calcium. Guinea pigs develop bladder and kidney stones easily. This, which contains milk, contains an excess of calcium, which means that we will develop bladder stones or sludge.

So don't buy these for your guinea pig!!! These are bad for them!

Vacation is fun for us, too

So you know how my owner went up to Portland to visit her aunt and uncle? Well, during that time, we were at her friend's house, who was pig sitting us. It was pretty sweet. We got to meet Abby and Nutmeg. Although we never truly met, we were able to talk through the bars. Nutmeg seemed like a nice sow.

But the pigs were oldies. They were very old, about seven years old. Abby looked like she was about to keel over any second, and Nutmeg seemed really light. She may or may not be suffering from a bad case of diabetes.

Nutmeg yelled at Piggie. XD Piggie was squeaking for food, because my owner's friend apparently has a different feeding schedule than us. We normally get fed in the morning. So we were squeaking for food in the morning. Nutmeg was trying to take a nap, and she yelled at Piggie for making such a racket when she was trying to sleep.

Piggie was sad afterwards. I chimed in that I was making some of the racket, too. But Nutmeg likes me. She likes Piggie sometimes, but other times she doesn't. Old lady mood swings. :) Abby was pretty quiet.

My owner says that she had a nice trip. We did, too.

Cats by the puzzled guinea pig

I'm going to write a poem about cats:

Cats

Cats are mean
Have sharp teeth
Growl at me
What'd I do?

They say they want to eat
Me
Say I look tasty
I say I'm too furry

I know they just want to scare me
But it's funny
When you bite on their tail
They jump high in the
Air
And twirl around

End of Dangers

   "Cinnamon!" Rainy bit on Cinnamon's ear.
   Cinnamon glared at Rainy. "Look, this is my territory. You either get out, or I make you get out."
   "Cinnamon. You were my best friend. I missed you so much." Rainy's voice cracked.
   Cinnamon gazed into Rainy's eyes. "Rainy? Is it really you?" Cinnamon asked.
   "YES, Cinnamon! Yes, it is me." Rainy cried, overjoyed.
   "I'm sorry..." Cinnamon looked at Rainy.
    Rainy let out a little purr. "Yes, I'm glad I'm here with you," Rainy, said,licking Cinnamon's ear.
 

And that's how we got reunited. After that, we've done so much together. We occasionally bicker, but for the most part, we're pretty happy, spoiled, pigs. 

Our owner is going on a vacation later on this month, so we get to go to her friend's house... Her friend also has two guinea pigs, Abby and Nutmeg, and they're really sweet. I can't wait to meet them! Owner says she is going skiing, and that sounds really, really, really, really, fun. I want to try skiing sometime. But my owner says that it is way too cold for us, and we'd freeze, I disagree. We also want to try snowboarding, but I guess you can't have everything in life. 

Dangers Chapter 4 by the Puzzled Guinea pig

   Cinnamon was picked up. She squirmed, uncomfortable. They were squeezing on her stomach too much!
   Wait.
   Cinnamon raised her head. She thought she smelled another guinea pig. Could it be? Cinnamon was still sniffing around when she was placed in a box. She let out a little squeak. "Who is it?"
   The other guinea let out a snuffle. Wait! Cinnamon knew that snuffle! But could it really be? "Rainy?" she asked, disbelieving.
   Rainy shot forward. "Cinnamon?" she asked, wide eyed.
   "Is it truly you?" Cinnamon asked.
   "Yes! YES, Cinnamon, it truly is me!"
   "How's Splash and Rosette?" Cinnamon asked.
   Cinnamon watched as Rainy's eyes filled with sadness and disappointment. "Splash got bought. She's a single pig. Rosette is part cuy, so no one wants her. She got sent back to be a euthanized."
   Cinnamon nuzzled Rainy. "I'm glad to have you here."
   Rainy purred. "When I was taken away, I smelled the people that had taken you away. I thought maybe you had passed on... and they were coming back to take more lives."
   Cinnamon drew her tongue over Rainy's ear. "I used to get rat food. But now we get Oxbow. It's good."
   Rainy opened her eyes wider. "What's your cage like?"
   "Small. Pet store cage. Really, Rainy, what do you expect."
  The two guinea pigs were picked up and walked over to the cage. The pigs were placed in.
  "Cinnamon, he--" Rainy saw the look in Cinnamon's eyes. Savage.
  "Get out of my cage!" Cinnamon snarled.
   "It's me!" Rainy wheeked in Cinnamon's face.
   "OUT!" Cinnamon screeched.
   "I have no where to go!" Rainy cried.
   Cinnamon walked over to Rainy. "I will tear you to bits if you don't get out of my cage this very second."