KAYTEE SOFT SORBENT

I HAVE TWO CAGES FOR MY THREE LITTLE PIGGIES! I LOVE MY PIGGIES SO MUCH AND I WANT THEM TO STAY HAPPY AND HEALTHY. I ALSO LIKE MY PIGGIES TO SMELL SWEET AND CUDDLY WHEN I PLAY WITH THEM.
RIGHT AFTER I GOT CASSANDRA, OUR FIRST GUINEA PIG, I WAS USING WOOD SHAVINGS, I THOUGHT THAT WOULD DO THE TRICK. YUCK, YUCK, YUCK! IT WAS SOGGY, WET AND STINKY!!!! I STARTED EXPERIMENTING WITH BEDDING. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT PETCO HAS A PAPER BEDDING THAT HAS BAKING SODA, ALSO CAREFRESH ADVANCED ODOR CONTROL. THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO BEDDINGS THAT I WOULD USE AND RECOMMEND TO NEW SMALL PET OWNERS. I ALSO MIX THE BEDDING WITH KAYTEE SOFT SORBENT, I STARTED BY TRYING THE LAVENDAR, IT IS SO REFRESHING AND MAKES THE LITTLE PIGGIES SMELL SO FRESH. I LOVE IT! KAYTEE SOFT SORBENT ALSO COMES IN A MINT SCENT AND ROSE SCENT. THE ROSE SCENT IS VERY LIGHT AND YOU MIGHT AS WELL NOT USE ANYTHING. THE MINT SMELLS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE WHEN IT IS TIME TO CLEAN THE CAGE YOU ALMOST GAG. KAYTEE NEEDS TO ONLY MAKE THE LAVENDAR IN THE SOFT SORBENT BEDDING. THAT IS THE ONLY ONE WORTH BUYING AND USING. THE PIGGIES ARE CLEAN, FRESH AND HAPPY! OH AND YES THEY SMELL GREAT TOO!

Basic Care of a Guinea Pig

I love all three of our guinea pigs. They are so cute and so much fun!!They each have unique personalities. I had to put the oldest of our three in a cage by herself, because she kept bullying the younger two piggies. The two younger piggies are very much alike. They both love to play, the youngest, is very vocal! She squeaks with excitement whenever she sees you or if she hears a bag rattle!
I am going to list some basic care tips for guinea pigs. You need to make sure that you have a big enough cage so that they can run around, and get some exercise (not that they are going to run but to give them space to move around).I start with a big cage, cage liners, and bedding. I choose the Carefresh Ultra Bedding with baking soda, Petco also has a bedding with baking soda that works just as well. The baking soda REALLY does help to cut down on any odors. I also mix the carefresh bedding with just a little bit of Kaytee Soft Sorbent Lavender bedding. It is AMAZING!The piggies smell so fresh! I used to buy hay from Petco, but, I now buy Timothy hay in 10 lb boxes from Farmer Dave's Hay on Ebay, it is fresh from the farm and smells great! The piggies absolutely love it! I put a light layer of hay over the bedding and then I have a hay "dispenser" that I fill, because they love to munch the timothy hay all day long. I have also discovered that they crave and love salt. Wal Mart (and any pet store) sells salt wheels to attach to thier cage. I have a HUGE water bottle for each cage, even though they aren't very big, they drink lots! The food I stick with is Kaytee Guinea Pig Food that has vitamin C in the food. The guinea pigs need to have vitamin c. They LOVE apples, when you dice up fresh apples they popcorn and jump for joy! I also give them fresh veggies several times a week. They have chew sticks that they use to keep thier teeth trimmed down.I also have a couple of tunnels and an igloo because they are very shy and they like to hide out. I trim thier nails with our kitten nail trimmer and then file them, they really don't like this very much but if you are quick, it isn't too bad. These are what I do to keep our cute little piggies happy and healthy.