My piggy and me!

This is hazel!! She has an odd story that is a little sad. She originally was owned by someone I didn't know and given to a teacher at my school. She spent at least a year in the animal room at my school by herself. The teacher had taken her home over the previous summer but her daughter developed allergies to her. I had been looking at getting a pair of guinea pigs for a while but as I'm at my mothers mercy for a couple more years wasn't able to convince her that guinea pigs would be worth the time it would take to maintain them. The teacher was hoping someone could take her for at least the summer so she didn't have to spend the summer completely alone besides when the teacher came to feed her. This was the perfect opportunity for both hazel and me! My mom said we could take her for the summer with the option to bring her back to school in the fall, and hazel was able to find a summer home if not a permanent one. This was a great compromise as I was having trouble deciding if I was sure I could care for an animal for the next ten years of my life but the next seven to eight is more certain. She was not given very good conditions at school but we were able to up her cage size, switch to fleece, improve her diet and give her the love and attention she deserves. We were told she is about three years old and has never had much Human contact so I am surprised that after only having her for two months she popcorn a when we come home instead of hiding. She loves attention and has my whole family trained to bring her veggies. My mom has even admitted she has fallen in love with her and can't see sending her back to school. I have begun looking around to see if I can find her a compadable female friend around the same age. I know they might end up living in a divided cage next to each other but it makes me sad to see how much time she spend sitting around when there is such a huge chance a friend could make her so much happier. I'm still looking into that for now and thought this forum would be a great place start. I looked at this forum a lot when I was researching guinea pigs from the start and am exited to be a part of it now. Here is another picture of my cutie!!