Guinea Pig Bed

After seeing the pet bed tutorial on the Sewplicity, I decided to give making a bed for my piggy a shot!  Surprisingly, it was affordable and easy!  I was able to go to my local Jo-Ann and pick up fleece remnants for about $2 dollars each.  The other materials I already had at home.  However, I noticed that Jo-Ann had quite a few fleece blankets on clearance.  This would probably be a good buy if you are interested in making a lot of pet beds, or one huge pet bed. 

Since it was my first time making the bed, it came out a bit larger than I wanted.  I'm not complaining since the bed fits Roo's pigloo perfectly.

Roo is happy camper.  She's very cozy inside her pigloo.

Since guinea pigs aren't exactly the cleaniest animals, I will be making Roo another bed.  That way, I can alternate between the beds when I wash one.  I plan to make it smaller so that it does not take up as much space.

Roo is happy to have a warm place to hide in, and we are happy to make fleece tacos out of Roo :)

I think my next project for Roo might be a cuddle cup.  Sounds so cute!!

Little Roo

For the holidays, I opened my home and heart to a new critter.  Roo the little guinea piggy!  When picking out a piggy, my boyfriend and I noticed one little active pig running around the cage.  Out of all the piggies, Roo was the one that was nipping and biting all the rest.  The other piggies weren't even doing anything that deserved a bite.  They simply would pass by her and she would attack them.  At first, we were worried she was a bit too aggressive but as soon as we picked her up we knew she was the one for us!  What can I say?  I like crazy little animals!

It is recommended to get guinea pigs in pairs since they are social animals, however we decided not to get a friend for Roo since she is so aggressive.  We've had Roo for about a month and she has adjusted well.  Almost too well!  She was pretty shy at first but it looks like she has gotten comfortable.  Now we are the ones being bitten :(  I'm not so sure what to do with her in terms of discipline since she's so tiny...I am just hoping it's an adolescence thing and she will grow out of it. We've even gotten her chew toys to help break the biting.

Roo's favorite thing to do is to run up my body and perch on my shoulder like a little piggy parrot.  It's pretty funny to watch, because she will crawl in lightning speed until she gets to my shoulder.

 
As you may know, I have a cat.  He has been pretty good with her.  In fact, he wants nothing to do with her.  If we have Roo out, he will run in the opposite direction like a coward.   It was only recently that he has begun to stare at the cage in wonder.  Something tells me he may begin to get more curious about her.