Yesterday I rescued two guinea pigs from our local shelter. One had no food or water, was malnourished, and in a wire hutch in direct sunlight. The other (the one for adoption), was stuffed in the back of a storage room where no one would see him. The staff tried to convince me he'd been adopted, but I looked for and eventually found him. He had the worst matts of any creature I've ever seen, and his nails were growning into his feet. Luckily, a few snips and a quick bath later and he's the silkiest, most handsom boar I've ever had the pleasure to meet! Unfortunatly, I don't have the finances to keep four pigs; I mainly adopted him to keep him from being snake food. He should be ready for adoption around Jan. 20, unless health problems surface. Post or e-mail me at
dreaming_fire_soul@yahoo.com for an adoption aplication. $20 adoption fee, unless expensive vet bills arise.
APPEARENCE (no pic yet): Rich, black face. The black gracefully lightens into a soft grey-brown. Orange stripe over and behind right ear. Nice, clean white spot on back of head. V-shaped spot on one side. The fur fluffs up slightly over his ears and only his ears; it's beautiful. Medium-legnth silky fur; the softest you'll ever feel. He doesn't seem to mind being combed at all, but he WILL need regular combing to keep the matts away.
PERSONALITY: Slighly dominent, but he got along great with two strange pigs he'd never met with hardly even rumblestrutting. Very social and will enjoy company. Not especially loud, but he's not above a few queels at breakfast and likes "talking" to the other boys. A little skittish around people, but as soon as he knows where the food's coming from he'll worm right up to you! Not especially fond of handling, but he'll tolerate it as long as he's got room to roam, a friend to play with, and plenty of veggies.
FAVORITES: He loves playing in hay-stuffed boxes. Running through his linked-log hidy-house WITH other pigs. Carrots.
OTHER: I think he might have been the pet of a young child who got tired of him. He's a little thin, and his muscles don't seem very developed; he must have had a tiny cage and poor care. By the time you adopt him, he'll probably be filled-out and I'll probably know more about him as time progresses.
Again, he's a great companion and please consider brigning him into your home and heart!
12-28-05, 01:33 pm
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