Rhyue
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Jun 21, 2011
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- Joined
- Jun 21, 2011
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- 133
Hello all, I've posted a few times before but I think its about time to actually introduce/show off the little guys. I've got three boys: Tobe, Chester, and Logan. They're all about 3.5 months old at the moment, I got Logan a bit later than the first two, but they were housed together before I also took him home. He's a lot smaller than the other two though. Possibly genetics, possibly difference in care. Tobe and Chester seem like they might be brothers, though they are quite different in color (the hair itself and their body shape is very similar though).
Tobe:
He's the largest of the bunch (weight and size, though he's not the "heaviest;" the chub chub title belongs to Chester). He's currently about 850 grams and probably the leanest of the group, he's got a very large frame. If he was to be really round he'd be a heavy weight, he's the least food orientated of the group which probably explains why he's the lightest. There isn't food competition in the cage. He seems to be the boss of the cage anyway.
He's gotten the nick name of "grumpy" or "the king" due to his somewhat pompous attitude. He's the quickest to make it clear something is bugging him with more than just some talk (though he doesn't bite, or at least hard enough for it to hurt). Mainly this occurs when he wants our dog to stop bathing him (our older, larger dog... all 14 lb... thinks the piggies are his puppies and bathes and cleans up after them o_o) or he doesn't think its time for lap time to end yet. He get VERY grumpy about being put back when he's on your lap. No issues coming out or being picked up any other time, he just enjoy's his lap time a little too much (he sleeps almost instantly aftering being put down on your lap).
He's also the clumsiest of the group. He's popcorned more than a few times while standing under a hidey house, clunking himself in the head. Also isn't all the graceful getting into our out of the bathroom/food box.
Chester:
...going to continue in a second
Tobe:
He's the largest of the bunch (weight and size, though he's not the "heaviest;" the chub chub title belongs to Chester). He's currently about 850 grams and probably the leanest of the group, he's got a very large frame. If he was to be really round he'd be a heavy weight, he's the least food orientated of the group which probably explains why he's the lightest. There isn't food competition in the cage. He seems to be the boss of the cage anyway.
He's gotten the nick name of "grumpy" or "the king" due to his somewhat pompous attitude. He's the quickest to make it clear something is bugging him with more than just some talk (though he doesn't bite, or at least hard enough for it to hurt). Mainly this occurs when he wants our dog to stop bathing him (our older, larger dog... all 14 lb... thinks the piggies are his puppies and bathes and cleans up after them o_o) or he doesn't think its time for lap time to end yet. He get VERY grumpy about being put back when he's on your lap. No issues coming out or being picked up any other time, he just enjoy's his lap time a little too much (he sleeps almost instantly aftering being put down on your lap).
He's also the clumsiest of the group. He's popcorned more than a few times while standing under a hidey house, clunking himself in the head. Also isn't all the graceful getting into our out of the bathroom/food box.
Chester:
...going to continue in a second
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