Introducing my newest baby boy, York!
I haven't picked him up yet, hopefully that'll be happening this weekend when I get a day off.
I found him on Craigslist listed as a special needs GP; he belongs to a breeder (
) not far from where I live. She's giving him away because he has "allergies" and breathes poorly... sounds like a URI to me! He's not from a litter of hers; she bought him from from a pet store to sire litters but decided against using him because of his condition. She says because of this, he is caged by himself (probably a pet store cage!) and she does not give him the love he deserves other than the occasional pat on the head when she fills his bowl with food. She says she'll keep him if no one else will take him, but she admits he won't get much attention.
And what if his poor breathing IS caused by a URI!? He needs care urgently. She says the pet store clerk is the one that told her he just had "allergies." Does anyone know if guinea pigs can have allergies...?
Anyways, he is a Peruvian beauty and about to be mine! I wish I could take all the rest.......... but then she'd just breed more.
Here are two pictures.
