I noticed that a lot of animal message boards get mad at each other very quickly. They start insulting each other and it gets out of hand. I've seen first time guinea pig owners come post questions and some of us jump down their throats. I see this happen on many animal message boards. Its very sad. In the end you only drive the person away. They don't learn anything and end up getting their advice from someone who is less informed, if at all. So please respect each others questions. I know I must sound like a kindergarden teacher but please be nice to each other for heaven's sake. We can accomplish a lot more together then if we set up walls to divide us.