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Owned a guinea pig 3 years ago & recently got 2 on my birthday this year [^.^]

Liiiaa

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My 1st guinea pig that I owned was about 3 years ago & I adopted her from Petco. She was pretty old but I just wanted to give her a better life then a small glass container.
She ened up passing away a few months later of old age & I decided not to get any guinea pigs since I got really attached to her & didn't want that happening again.

This year in Apirl, my boyfriend decided to surprise me with pet guinea pigs & these were young ones. They looked about 2 months old & are the cutest babies ever!!! Later I adopted two more & now I have a total of 4.

My birthday gift girls are named April & Bailey. April is tri color(black,brown,white) & an Abyssinian guinea pig. Bailey is light brown/white Crested guinea pig.
My adopted guinea pigs are named Snow & Max. Snow I adopted from Petco & Max I adopted off Craigslist. Snow is white/light grey & Max is tri color(black,brown,white). Both Snow & Max are American smooth coated guinea pigs. They are also the oldest & Snow has red eyes, not sure if that means she is albino or not ha.

Overall I hope to learn many new things & hopefully do what's best for my kids:love:
 

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Re: Owned a guinea pig 3 years ago & recently got 2 on my birthday this year [^.^]

Congratulations on all of your cute piggies and welcome to the forum! :)
 

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Re: Owned a guinea pig 3 years ago & recently got 2 on my birthday this year [^.^]

Hello, your piggies are all cute!
 

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Re: Owned a guinea pig 3 years ago & recently got 2 on my birthday this year [^.^]

Congrats! They're too cute!
 

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Re: Owned a guinea pig 3 years ago & recently got 2 on my birthday this year [^.^]

Nice introduction and pictures.

Max is a girl? They all live together?
 

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Re: Owned a guinea pig 3 years ago & recently got 2 on my birthday this year [^.^]

@Bodhi
Max is a boy & he lives on top of the girls.
I'm planning to get him neutered soon that way he can live w/ the girls.
I really don't want babies because out here in the valley I live in, there are too many unwanted guinea pigs.
 

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Re: Owned a guinea pig 3 years ago & recently got 2 on my birthday this year [^.^]

Hard to tell for sure from the pigtures, but the youngest ones look older than your estimates.
 

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@Bodhi
How can I tell exactly how old they are?
I really wasn't sure how old any of them are but when I got the 1st two girls they were tiny & fit a little bigger then the palm of my hand.

The other two I adopted were big already & the one I got at Petco they told me she was an adult but they didn't really seem to know much about guinea pigs.
 
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Re: Owned a guinea pig 3 years ago & recently got 2 on my birthday this year [^.^]

the youngest look around 6 - 10 months here, and i would check their genders with a vet, to be sure! xx

they are too cute for words!!
 
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Re: Owned a guinea pig 3 years ago & recently got 2 on my birthday this year [^.^]

You don't need to go to a vet to check their genders, that's putting your pigs through unnecessary stress. https://www.cavyspirit.com/sexing.htm look there and compare all their genitalia. You can also post photos here and we'll help you figure it out, but make sure they're clear photos.
 

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Re: Owned a guinea pig 3 years ago & recently got 2 on my birthday this year [^.^]

yay! xx hope all goes well! post some more pics!!
 
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