aqh88
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Cavy Slave
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Mischief died last night at 9years old. I think it was his lungs that finally gave up. His health has been declining for more than a year and it was doubtful he'd survive the summer. His hair pretty much stopped growing and it's been nearly impossible to keep weight on him. Mischief was a 1 in a million guinea pig though because he never ran away from people. He'd actually search out people and spent most of his life in a 2nd grade classroom. He seemed quite happy with his life and all the activity until he and his owner retired. Then he came to live with me and be Licorice's buddy.
That leaves the dilema. Licorice has no cage mate and I don't know if he'll get along with any. Plus I have ended up with a few more guinea pigs than I can handle. I need to get them condensed down into 1 room so Chris and I aren't having as many allergy problems. The girls are fine because with a little creativity I expanded their cage. Odd shaped a bit but they have plenty of space. Then I have space for one 2x4 cage. I have 3 adult boys and three 2 week old boys. Cinnamon and Orbit get along well enough now and are temporarily in a 2x3 in the living room. Licorice though lived with a female his whole life and doesn't seem capable of interacting with other boars. He humps everything and everyone non stop with no real reason. He doesn't seem to get it's a sign of dominance and the other guinea pigs eventually get mad at him and start a fight. Licorice always loses the fight. Mischief was so laid back he just ignored Licorice climbing on top of him or went in a house until Licorice got over it. I'd have him neutered but Licorice is 5 or 6years old so I don't think it would be a good idea. Unless they all get along in 1 last ditch attempt at a buddy bath I think I'm going to have to adopt out Licorice or Cinnamon and Orbit along with the 3 baby boys. I really don't think they'll get along because when Licorice and Cinnamon just hear or smell each other they start chattering. When dealing with those 2 I wouldn't be surprised to have a fight during a buddy bath.
That leaves the dilema. Licorice has no cage mate and I don't know if he'll get along with any. Plus I have ended up with a few more guinea pigs than I can handle. I need to get them condensed down into 1 room so Chris and I aren't having as many allergy problems. The girls are fine because with a little creativity I expanded their cage. Odd shaped a bit but they have plenty of space. Then I have space for one 2x4 cage. I have 3 adult boys and three 2 week old boys. Cinnamon and Orbit get along well enough now and are temporarily in a 2x3 in the living room. Licorice though lived with a female his whole life and doesn't seem capable of interacting with other boars. He humps everything and everyone non stop with no real reason. He doesn't seem to get it's a sign of dominance and the other guinea pigs eventually get mad at him and start a fight. Licorice always loses the fight. Mischief was so laid back he just ignored Licorice climbing on top of him or went in a house until Licorice got over it. I'd have him neutered but Licorice is 5 or 6years old so I don't think it would be a good idea. Unless they all get along in 1 last ditch attempt at a buddy bath I think I'm going to have to adopt out Licorice or Cinnamon and Orbit along with the 3 baby boys. I really don't think they'll get along because when Licorice and Cinnamon just hear or smell each other they start chattering. When dealing with those 2 I wouldn't be surprised to have a fight during a buddy bath.
