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Disclaimer: meeting was done under strict supervision and cat is very much used to guinea pigs. Miss Poogy is settling in nicely, so I let Farquaad meet her today: He's not usually all that interested in the piggies, unlike my cat SheiKra, who has an unholy love affair with Quinn. I think...

I learned something new and interesting today. We all know guinea pigs are social critters that do best with a friend, but in Switzerland it's actually illegal to own just one. There's even a guinea pig rental service if you have two and one dies and you don't want to permanently get another...

I'll be posting photos of our newest adoptee, Miss Poogy, on her adoption thread, but getting her today made me think of my piggies over the years. Here's a quick pictorial history of my days as a piggy slave: Mufasa: This poor little guy was a victim of the disgusting pet trade and piggy...

It's been a couple of month since Amy died, and I've been keeping an eye out for a suitable friend for Quinn. For some reason, it seems like all the suitable piggies I've seen for a while have been boys. Considering this cutie I just saw on Craigslist; two year old girl whose owners are moving...

I haven't been here in a while but wanted to share the loss of my sweet Abby Amy. I wouldn't have adopted her if it hadn't been for this website. I initially bought Mufasa at a pet store and he died shortly thereafter of a URI. Meanwhile, I learned about adoption here and found Amy on...

In the past my girls always had two water bottles just in case one broke or they needed extra water for some reason. I switched to one when we moved and I put them in a swimming pool as their cage because the bottle is in a small litter box with a grid attached, so there isn't room for two...

I went to our local Petco's grand re-opening today because they had a big sale. Part of the remodeling was to put huge pictures of animals around the upper walls. The picture of the guinea pig is of a piggy with a child who's giving it a bite of his ice cream bar!! Sigh. This is the same store...

I haven't posted any pictures of the girls for a long, long time, so I grabbed a shot of Amy and Quinn on "spa day" (aka nail trimming time). As you can see, they get a little snack-bribe. Amy's so good about it, while Quinn spends her time nipping whoever is wielding the clippers. I can't...

Ah, the joys of living in Florida! Had this visitor in my backyard today; we caught him and brought him to a more suitable habitat: I'm just glad we found him before the dog did or I suspect someone would be getting some stitches on his muzzle.

Our old house is up for sale, and I'm happy at this transition but so sad to leave Borat and Mufasa, who are both buried in the back yard. I would have had them cremated, but we expected to live there for the long term when they died. They have a nice, peaceful resting spot under a shady tree...

I normally buy the bleached Carefresh but caught a really good sale on the unbleached natural stuff. While cleaning the girls' cage, I noticed an awful odor and thought perhaps the dog was farting up a storm (even though he was in the hallway) or that one of the cats had left a hidden "deposit"...

I was in Petsmart today for the first time in forever because I'm on a continual quest to find good hay wherever possible (everything around here has been awful for the past few months). I got excited by a sign that said, "Ask us about specialty animals up for adoption," referring to the...

As a little background, I have two guinea pigs, four cats, and a small dog. I've had the pigs for three years and the cats much longer than that; the dog has been around for a year and a half. My girls were in lidded cages at our old house, although they had a kiddie pool as their floor time...

When I read questions here about "When will my guinea pigs ever stop being afraid of me?", I have to chuckle to myself. I went through that time when I started out with piggies almost three years ago, but now my girls are much too friendly...or maybe bold and belligerent would be better...

Finally! For two years Amy and Quinn have been pretty much like frenemies, tolerating each other but without any real bond. Each girl was always in her own hidey, and fur would fly if two were in one. Now that we've moved, they're sharing one pigloo even when they have two or three hideys in...

We finally closed on our new house, and today I moved Quinn and Amy over to their new digs. They went from two large connected cages to a swimming pool (they'd previously had a pool as a playpen). I put them in separate boxes for the very short car trip to the new place. The pool was already all...

Okay, one of my piggy care fears has come true: our air conditioning died, and we can't get someone out until Monday. I'm in Florida where the temps have been close to 100 every day recently. Thankfully our next door neighbors are snowbirds and have given me permission to leave the girls in...

Edited to add: Found this photo on the site here, so this is very much like what I'm thinking: We're moving soon, and the piggies and my bird will have their own room. Not repurposed room like they have now, but one specifically set up for critters. They're currently in two very large...

I'm sure this traces back to conditions at the small animal mill. A horrible tragedy for this poor child and his family: (broken link removed)

I'm doing well on my slow but sure journey to vegetarianism. I'm not going vegan, but I did stop buying milk for the past year, and I use unsweetened almond milk for everything. I enjoy rice and coconut milk ice cream, too. However, I'm still buying half and half for my coffee because almond...