[jtsanti]

I thought I should introduce myself. I have had a great time soaking up all of the information here on the forums.
I adopted 2 guinea pigs from the animal shelter on Tuesday. They were supposedly classroom pets that the teacher surrendered. I was told they were both males (Buddy & Arnold) and are 5 years old. One of them has a head tilt and is underweight.
I took them to the vet the next day to have them checked out. I was told by the vet that I actually have 2 GIRL pigs and she doesn't think they are 5 years old. I am not sure how you can tell a pigs age? We renamed them Beatrice and Penelope.
Anyway, the vet tried to look into Beatrice's ears but she couldn't seem get a good look. She wasn't sure there was an ear infection but gave me Baytril for her. The vet said other than the low weight and tilt they both look good- no mites and feet are good.
They came with 2 cages but they are both too small. I bought coroplast today and plan to get the cubes tomorrow.
About me, I am a married homeschool mom of 3 kids, 14,10 & 2. We live in the SF Bay Area. Besides the piggies, I have 2 cats and 2 geckos.
I am excited about our new piggie adventure.