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purpletulip4u

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Hello all! My daughter has been wanting guinea pigs as pets for many years now and we just happened to be at Petsmart getting dog food, and we came home with 2 female piggies. I am worried though because I have read that petstore piggies ate usually sick. I have fallen in love with both piggies (Jordan and Juliet). They seem healthy, we havee expanded their home and have been giving them fresh veggies everday. We have fresh hay that should be arriving on Monday.
 

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Welcome! This forum is an amazing resource for all things piggy. We're happy to help with any questions or concerns you might have!
 

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Welcome! I am also new to this site! I love it so far.
 

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Hello and welcome to the forum! Pet stores don't always sex the piggies correctly so I suggest making sure their genitalia match. Jordan and Juliet are very cute piggies!
 

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I have s pet store piggie and he is just fine
 

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Thank you for your reply! I am going to do some reading on how to sex them. It has only been a week and we are in love already!
 

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Welcome to the forum ;) Im a owner of 3 boys and 2 girls (ofc seperated) who are all excited to meet you
 

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That was great information! Thank you so much! I am going to look right before cuddle time tonight. [emoji4]
 

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Hello and welcome :) Hopefully Jordan and Juliet are happy and all will be well. In the future, I very strongly recommend adopting your pigs though (either from a shelter/rescue, from guinea pig forums, craigslist, etc!). If you have questions on why I suggest this, feel free to ask, but I don't want to bombard you with information so soon! lol

If you need help sexing your pigs you can post bit pictures on the forum and we can help you!
 

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Thank you! Ever since they came home I have been reading non stop about what is best for my piggies. I have read on why it is always best to not buy from the pet store. I was naive at the time when I got them. This is why as I became more educated, the more worried I became. As I look back, I am glad that I only saw 2 females together in the same cage and that I sent my husband back to get the second piggie so we would have them both. [emoji4] I have I have appreciated all the all the feedback from such nice people like you on this forum and I am so glad I joined! [emoji3]
 

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Having floor time! It looks like they have gaine a little weight. We have had them a week yesterday.
 

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They look like they're really enjoying themselves :)
 

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I miss my piggies when they were that tiny..when mine were the size of my palm..
 

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They are truly wonderful! I didn't even realize how much I would enjoy having them!
 
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