any guinea pig money saving tips?

Tarry

I never saw them Chameleon

Nightowl, that does make sense to me. Like I said, I do not know that much about cavy genes (I know more about rabbit genes).

Nightowl

Lets put it another way, if two Peruvians carry Alpaca (ie, have it in their ancestory or line) and they have babies together you could get Alpaca's come out in the litter. Basically both breeds are the same genetically with two rosettes on the rump, the Alapca has curly hair the Peruvian does not.

Tarry

yes, I know about Peruvians having smooth hair whilst alpacas do not, but I didn't realise that they could be bred together to than CARRY the gene.

powershopper

Don't know where else to put this, but as it is at least vaguely OS (in that you put it together yourself) here goes...........
in a few weeks I am hoping to have a pair of guinea pigs, and until the weather improves they will need to be housed indoors. I found this website with some brilliant ideas, but have had no luck finding a UK supplier of the wire cubes.http://www.guineapigcages.com/cubes.htm
if anyone has any pointers I shall be eternally gratefull, and name the first 2 piggies after them.....................:j

Pink.

Hi powershopper,

Would this be the kind of thing you need? If you scroll down that page they sell the connectors and clips to go with it.

I'll move your thread over to the Pets and Pet care board to see if the experts who post there have any ideas for you.

Pink

lilibeth

This link has a list of UK stockists of the cage thingys you need for this
http://www.treenspigs.com/info/cage.html
Also here
http://www.guineapigcages.com/where.htm
Choose England from the drop down box and tleave the 'dot' on 'all'

And here another British site with links and piccies
http://www.erodent.co.uk/GuineaPigCages.htm

So do I get a namesake piggy?

Edit
Direct to the shop links
http://www.edenshop.co.uk/Details.asp?ProductID=4060 17.99 for four cubes

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/43900/Ironmongery/Shelving-Systems/Storage-Cubes/4-Cube-Display 18.99 for four cubes

http://www.displaysense.co.uk/shelf-displays-and-retail-shelving-units/floor-standing-shelf-displays/wire-cube-display-6-cubes/WCS20 64.75 for six cubes (ex VAT)

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9796465&fh_view_size=6&fh_location=%2f%2fcatal!!!1%2fen_GB&fh_search=cube+storage&fh_eds=%c3%9f&fh_refview=search&ts=1222432219630&isSearch=true
22.98 for six cubes

clutterydrawer

B+Q do them but i don't think all branches stock them so you may need to ring up and check first.

lilibeth

clutterydrawer wrote: »

B+Q do them but i don't think all branches stock them so you may need to ring up and check first.

I linked to B & Q above, they sell them online and they are the cheapest of the ones I've found.

parisjordana

Dam I had tons of these you could of had and all I did was throw them out as they were taking up to much room but I got mine very cheap from argos but they were called "storage cubes" I think....was about 3 years ago,they were cubes and were clipped together by round clips and you could make different shapes with them for the piggies,oblong,square......good luck with your quest....

powershopper

Thanks everyone, I shall wade thru that lot and be all ready when the little lovelies arrive!!!
first girl on the scene shall be lillibeth.......... or maybe just Lily