Elyzian
Well-known Member
Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Jul 16, 2013
- Messages
- 85
I know I've been a member of this forum for awhile, but I joined way back when I began researching into owning some piggies. I only got my first piggy pair at the end of May this year so I am still quite a newbie. I thought I would create this thread to introduce myself and my piggies to everyone, and take a peek at all your lovely piggies too 
So without further adieu, here it goes.
My name is Kerrie, I'm Australian, and since I was about 8yrs old I have wanted a Guinea Pig, but my parents always said no. Now that I am 21 I decided I was finally going to get my dream piggies, as I researched and found you cant just have 1 piggy.
Now let me introduce you to my piggies
This is Trinity. I bought her when she was nearly 5 weeks old from a lady a few towns over, we unfortunately dont have any breeders anywhere near me or any piggy rescues, so apart from a pet store, it was my only option. She is a very pretty coloured piggy in my opinion. She was quite shy and skittish at first but now that I have spent time working on gaining her trust, she is a very loving girl. Every time I get her out for lap time, she immediately climbs up my chest to sit on my shoulder, its where she goes no matter what. She happily sits there purring away and occasionally giving me little licks on the cheek.
This is Naobi. She is the more adventurous sister of Trinity. I bought her along with her sister. Unlike her sister, Naobi prefers to scurry up my chest, over my shoulder and sit herself in the hood of my hoodies (I always wear hooded jumpers) and thats where she will stay for as long as I let her.. she doesnt budge. Also unlike her sister, Naobi spends more time popcorning and running laps around her cage like crazy. She has always been the more daring sibling.
And finally, my newest addition Muppet (I am yet to get a photo), he is brindle and white in colour, front half of him is brindle with a white beard, and rear end is mostly white.
I adopted him a few days ago from some friends who had no idea about piggy care, they had 3 boars die within a matter of months, and after bringing Muppet home, I really understood why. The bedding they used was newspaper with hay over the top, it was not cleaned daily, when I went to clean it and put my own bedding in, I had to use dishwashing gloves and hold my breath because it was horrendous, I then proceeded to scrub the heck out of the cage with vinegar and water to give it a good cleaning. Luckily I rescued him. So far he hasnt shown any signs of illness, he's been active and eating/drinking quite well. He is booked in at the vets to get a general health check and to be neutered next week so he can be put with my girls instead of being alone. But in the few days I have had him, he has been such a lovely boy, he is very cuddly and loves having his chin scratched.. I also noticed that when I scratch his tummy he begins popcorning like crazy which I find quite amusing.
Anyway, thats about it.. sorry for such a long post, but intros tend to be long sometimes.
Feel free to post pics of your gorgeous piggies and tell me a little about them
So without further adieu, here it goes.
My name is Kerrie, I'm Australian, and since I was about 8yrs old I have wanted a Guinea Pig, but my parents always said no. Now that I am 21 I decided I was finally going to get my dream piggies, as I researched and found you cant just have 1 piggy.
Now let me introduce you to my piggies
This is Trinity. I bought her when she was nearly 5 weeks old from a lady a few towns over, we unfortunately dont have any breeders anywhere near me or any piggy rescues, so apart from a pet store, it was my only option. She is a very pretty coloured piggy in my opinion. She was quite shy and skittish at first but now that I have spent time working on gaining her trust, she is a very loving girl. Every time I get her out for lap time, she immediately climbs up my chest to sit on my shoulder, its where she goes no matter what. She happily sits there purring away and occasionally giving me little licks on the cheek.
This is Naobi. She is the more adventurous sister of Trinity. I bought her along with her sister. Unlike her sister, Naobi prefers to scurry up my chest, over my shoulder and sit herself in the hood of my hoodies (I always wear hooded jumpers) and thats where she will stay for as long as I let her.. she doesnt budge. Also unlike her sister, Naobi spends more time popcorning and running laps around her cage like crazy. She has always been the more daring sibling.
And finally, my newest addition Muppet (I am yet to get a photo), he is brindle and white in colour, front half of him is brindle with a white beard, and rear end is mostly white.
I adopted him a few days ago from some friends who had no idea about piggy care, they had 3 boars die within a matter of months, and after bringing Muppet home, I really understood why. The bedding they used was newspaper with hay over the top, it was not cleaned daily, when I went to clean it and put my own bedding in, I had to use dishwashing gloves and hold my breath because it was horrendous, I then proceeded to scrub the heck out of the cage with vinegar and water to give it a good cleaning. Luckily I rescued him. So far he hasnt shown any signs of illness, he's been active and eating/drinking quite well. He is booked in at the vets to get a general health check and to be neutered next week so he can be put with my girls instead of being alone. But in the few days I have had him, he has been such a lovely boy, he is very cuddly and loves having his chin scratched.. I also noticed that when I scratch his tummy he begins popcorning like crazy which I find quite amusing.
Anyway, thats about it.. sorry for such a long post, but intros tend to be long sometimes.
Feel free to post pics of your gorgeous piggies and tell me a little about them
