I got my first guinea pigs when I was in third grade and cared for 3 Guinea Pigs, starting with Patches and Cuties and adopting Sonic when Patches died of a genetic disorder. Since then I adopted 2 more young ones from a friend who accidentally had baby guinea pigs and one of them was very young when I got him- only a month and a half old I believe. He’s healthy and gets along with his father just fine but I like to have a forum like this to help with any issues I might come across.