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Recently, I haven't been able to spend nearly as much time as I would like to with Jasper. Oreo (my guinea pig) has been very ill (although he's getting better) and because of his meds, I can't leave him overnight to stay at my dad's with Larry-Jasper.

Tonight has been the first time I've seen him since last Wednesday and I feel really guilty about it. I can only care for one pet at a time as Jasper can't live with my mum full time and Oreo can't live with my dad full time.

I don't know if he's been missing me or if it's something else, but he was very energetic when I went to see him. I know that's sounds good but I mean way more active than usual. He kept trying to escape his cage and jumping up at the glass. Jasper has never tried to escape before. Thank god he doesn't live in a barred cage. One of the problems is, if he escaped, there is only a few centimetre overhang from the table his cage is on, so it is about 1 metre drop, if he did escape.

When I opened the cage, he jumped up on top of his puzzle playground and lolly stick house, and kept jumping up at the glass. The problem with the cage is that there is a small gap between the lid and the glass (too small to escape through) that he hangs from and chews at the glass. He actually managed to jump out, when it was open, but luckily it was just onto my hand. He did this a few times.

I have now switched his toys around and replaced them for tunnels, so he can't jump at the glass anymore.

I don't know if maybe he was just desperate to see me and really really missed me, because he didn't even do that when I got back from holiday. He wasn't aggressive to me at all, either. No attempts to bite.

I don't know if I need to think about upgrading his cage or taking him to the vet. I was planning on in a few weeks anyway, because his claws are getting very long. Larry-Jasper doesn't weigh as much as he was a couple of months ago, but his weight hasn't changed since I weighed him two weeks ago. I would do a weekly weigh, but I only have one set of pet scales, which Oreo has been using since he has weight related issues.

I guess I'm just looking for advice on what the best thing to do would be. A few suggestions or something?