Hello All!!!

I love the name! Captain Cavy would have been more gender neutral, but oh well! Just don't get upset if we forget and mistake you for a he! Congrats on adopting! And welcome to the forum.

Welcome! What did you name your little guys?

Cool name! Looking forward to hearing more about your new piggies!

Oh!! I forgot their names!! We were throwing around names one night at Dairy Queen and my husband blurted out "Lenny and Squiggy". I laughed so hard I nearly choked on my Blizzard. And Squiggy certainly does resemble the character!

Welcome! I love the names.

And here I thought another guy had joined the wonderful world ruled by cavies.

Sorry HarrysDad. Girl. However, my son, 6, has decided that he wants a gp also. Since my youngest daughter is too young still, 2 years old, to do much except squeal and laugh at the piggys, I've decided to let him call Squiggy his own. He is very helpful, so far. He brushes Squiggy and helps me set up and clean up after "piggy time" aka floor time. Today was a major breakthrough - my son was able to pick up Squiggy!! Previously, he had been a bit jittery about picking up something quite so wiggly.

Just be very, very careful with ones that young handling a pig. They are very fragile and we don't want anyone to get hurt.

We are very careful. The children are always supervised when with the piggys. They cannot get into the cage because I have it bungeed shut. And my 4 year old has tried. My two year old is not allowed to handle, hold, the piggys. But she sure enjoys petting them and watching them run around during floor time. My four year old is a miniature Dr. Doolittle. She is very keen to animals and empathic. She follows directions well and can pick up and hold the piggys correctly. My six year old, bless his heart, is afraid of his shadow, and has a difficult time adjusting to new situations. He loves his piggy and wants to be affectionate with him - hold him, brush him, give him treats... But he's still new. One reason I chose guinea pigs is because they rarely bite. My son is learning that is true and is coming to trust his piggy more. And vice versa.

I only allow my granddaughter to hold the pigs when she is sitting down.

Welcome to the group. Have you made a C&C cage for them? I do wish we could see pigtures. The names are wonderful.

My husband made a wonderful C&C cage for them. It is a 2x4 with a 2x2 upper level. Lenny loves to go up the tunnel to the 2nd level. Squiggy refuses to go anywhere near the tunnel. I keep trying to bait him up there with juicy tidbits, clementines are his favorite. To no avail.

As soon as we get a new computer (hopefully in the next few weeks) I will post pictures of the piggys and our cage.