Buster says hi to Squeekers!

Thanks for letting me know about the temperature problems. I keep my room about 70 degrees, but I think this winter I might get him a heating pad to set under his cage on a low setting, just in case. I'm be sure to keep the room draftless!

About the food and treats. So far, I know he abosolutely LOVES apples. He can be in a dead sleep, and the minute I walk into the room with apples, he's bright awake! Also, is it bad for him to have the skins?I have an apple when I get home from school, but I hate the skin. SO I peel it off for him with a little of the inside on the back, to make it crunchy. Is that bad for him to have mainly skin? I read somewhere that feeding too much apple may give them problems with the acid in the apple irritating to their mouth. I've looked at his mouth, nothing seems wrong. Anyone else heard of that?

As for the staple food, I feed L&M's Bonanza. He seems to like it, but not eating nearly enough! He picks at, but only eats probably 1 tablespoon of the 5 or 6 tablespoons suggested on the bag of food. I've had him for nearly a week now, and so he should be calmed down enough to eat, right? He is only 4 months, but I would think that he should eat more than that. I've also been offering wood sticks, which he wont touch. They're celery flavored, so maybe he just hates celery. I also give him alfalfa cubes. He loves them completely, and they're gone pretty quick.

Another problem!! I left it for last, because it kinda serious. HAS ANYONE EVER HAD A GUINEA PIGGY SPRAIN OR BREAK A LEG? I'm so scared! I was holding Buster today, and I gently touched the foot that got stuck in that stupid harness, and he made this horrible sound! I touched the other front foot, to see if he just didnt like his foot handled. But no, I could pick it up and firmly hold that foot without causing Buster any pain. I'm hoping it's a sprain, because he walks fine. Any tips from anyone about this?

Sorry I keep turning to you guys for help, but I really don't have anywhere else to ask my questions. Thanks for reading and responding to everyone of my entries tatsxxx11! Thanks to everyone else too!

[ October 08, 2001: Message edited by: dababy ]