Hi from Houston!

My name is Kim, and I began this adventure when my daughter decided she wanted a guinea pig about a year ago. She is 6, of course too young, but after she saved up over $50 in chore money (most of it earned a penny or a nickel at a time!), I decided to get serious about adopting a pair. We were approved by a local rescue, but right at that time a friend got a guinea pig from Petco. Her family was allergic to her, and they were going to take her back to Petco. I couldn't stand that thought, so here we are, the proud new family of Rosie!

I've never been around a piggy before, but I'm quite certain she is the cutest and sweetest one ever. Now I'm obsessed with nightly internet research, trying to learn everything about cavies. I'll try not to bombard with too many questions, but my first ones are:

Since we ended up getting a single piggy instead of a pair (and since we're new to all this), how long can we wait to find her a friend? I don't want her getting depressed and lonely, but I'm a little overwhelmed just now with one. And how would we separate them during the quarantine period? We only have the one C&C cage (2 x 4).

Any tricks or tips for nail trimming? My husband and I both worked up a sweat yesterday, and after an hour of trying, I managed to trim ONE nail. Only 13 more to go, right? I'm afraid I'm going to end up in tears and just not be able to get the hang of this.

And just out of curiosity, is there a way to tell how old she might be, and how big she'll get? She seems so tiny, I'm guessing maybe 3 or 4 months old?

OK thanks for this incredible site! I'm going back to reading now!