Hello Our family was first introduced to guinea pigs through my daughters first grade class. He was often sent to our home for the weekends to look after. My daughter instantly became attached. Unfortunaly,Guinea ( which was his name ) was about 6 years old. The teacher decided not to replace him. So we adopted one for our family October of 2011. He was entered in the halloween pet costume parade and won first place dressed as a wizard! All the other pets were dogs! Prince "percy" Perseus is very spoiled. Every time someone opens the fridge he begins to whistle and wont stop unless you give him a piece of lettuce! His cage is glorified and growing. I move it around so he doesnt get bored in the same area. He also has a stuffed ghost he sleeps with. During the holidays percy traveld in a cat carrier with us all the way to Florida! He was fine. He has 3 different types of leashes, all of which he escapes from. So no outdoor walks yet, just playpen fun. After adopting him we began to look for a cage mate for him, ( not realizing he needed one until we came across this site.) January 2nd 2012 his baby brother came home. We are not sure of his age, but he only looks a few weeks old and has super soft fur. He is so tiny. Captain "toby" Tobias remains in a baby cage besides Percy's home.
Both of our little guys are from PetSmart. I did search the local humane society, and tried to find a rescue in our area, I even searched many classified ads. There were none i could find within our area. I made sure I have males. We are not experienced or equiped for guinea breeding!! My daughter does have alergies. However, I keep the cages clean on a daily basis. She has had no reaction to them. We will only have the two boys. We feed them fresh veggies and fruits, hay and pellets. I follow the diet plan posted on this site. Their water is changed on a daily basis.
Both of our little guys are from PetSmart. I did search the local humane society, and tried to find a rescue in our area, I even searched many classified ads. There were none i could find within our area. I made sure I have males. We are not experienced or equiped for guinea breeding!! My daughter does have alergies. However, I keep the cages clean on a daily basis. She has had no reaction to them. We will only have the two boys. We feed them fresh veggies and fruits, hay and pellets. I follow the diet plan posted on this site. Their water is changed on a daily basis.