Here's Patrick!

KristiR said:

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So I finally figured out how to upload photos to this forum. Here's Patrick my 2 year old Guinea Pig. He is the sweetest guy. He's getting better about being held, but not too much. He likes floor time much better. He still won't eat any green, red or yellow peppers but he loves his green leaf lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, cilantro, and parsley too. For fruit, he prefers banana and strawberries and blueberries too. I am thinking about getting another male pig to become Patrick's friend. Our local humane society does get guinea pigs once in awhile. I am mostly afraid of introductions. I did read about it on the C&C website but it still just freaks me out but the worst thing that could happen is that they just end up in two separate cages right?

Oh and I switched to fleece bedding because he does seem to urinate a lot and after 4 days it was starting to smell a bit and I was going through Carefresh like water. So now I use the fleece and I wash it and switch it out after 4 days and it works quite well. I bought a little broom and pan to sweep the poops and hay up every day.

All in all, I am really enjoying this little guy. A lot of my friends and people at work kind of laugh at me cause I'm 32 and they think of pigs as a kid's pet, but they're really not any different than a dog or cat. They need the same care and socialization as any companion animal.

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