Hello everyone,
My name is Nisha and I am an owner of a 7 month old female guinea pig name Tootsie (short for Tootsie roll). This is my second guinea pig and my little, girls gone wild, baby (tehehehehe) My first guinea pig, Luna, sadly passed due to an URI that Petsmart vets couldn't seem to find. And I only had her for FIVE days. She was only 3 months old and I blamed myself for her death. I thought I would never get over Luna, but when I received Tootsie (she's not from Petsmart) I finally stopped blaming myself and try to love Tootsie. Little do I know, Tootsie has already been some what damaged.
I do not know fully of Tootsie's background and what has happened to her before I got her, I just know that her life must have been tough. When I first got Luna, Luna was very social with me and loved to be cuddle. As for Tootsie, it took her a whole week to come out of her tunnel and she wouldn't let me pet her (She still don't occasionally), but the more I spend time with her, the more she gets to know me and trust me. Now my little fireball is running, playing, popcorning, even showing her dominance to me like she's the boss (BULLY). She's still very skittish to new people and when she's having floor time, she runs behind me and hide when other people want to hand feed her. (She likes it when I do it)
She will be getting a new little sister soon name Nova, who is sick right now and under antibiotics. Since I am still a newbie with my guinea pig, some things she do has me concern.
I want to be a nice mommy to Tootsie because it took us a lot of time and patience to get where we are, but now I feel like my guinea pig is using my niceness as a weakness. She absolutely dislike her cage. And I mean dislike her cage, At first she was chewing on the bars, but now my little clever guinea has decided to use the toys/ teddy bear to climb up on, to jump out the cage. (Miss Boss Lady) I am hoping when I get Nova, Tootsie will do a 360 degree attitude change and lead by example (as a big sister). But there is apart of me that feels she might start a war and have Nova team up on me. (Them being poular and me being the geek).
Sorry for the long intro. Hopefully I get some great feedback and meet some new people that understands my guinea pig and I. (I tell people I have a guinea pig and the first thing they say is "You have a rat". I DO NOT HAVE A RAT.)
My bad girl Tootsie!!!!
My name is Nisha and I am an owner of a 7 month old female guinea pig name Tootsie (short for Tootsie roll). This is my second guinea pig and my little, girls gone wild, baby (tehehehehe) My first guinea pig, Luna, sadly passed due to an URI that Petsmart vets couldn't seem to find. And I only had her for FIVE days. She was only 3 months old and I blamed myself for her death. I thought I would never get over Luna, but when I received Tootsie (she's not from Petsmart) I finally stopped blaming myself and try to love Tootsie. Little do I know, Tootsie has already been some what damaged.
I do not know fully of Tootsie's background and what has happened to her before I got her, I just know that her life must have been tough. When I first got Luna, Luna was very social with me and loved to be cuddle. As for Tootsie, it took her a whole week to come out of her tunnel and she wouldn't let me pet her (She still don't occasionally), but the more I spend time with her, the more she gets to know me and trust me. Now my little fireball is running, playing, popcorning, even showing her dominance to me like she's the boss (BULLY). She's still very skittish to new people and when she's having floor time, she runs behind me and hide when other people want to hand feed her. (She likes it when I do it)
She will be getting a new little sister soon name Nova, who is sick right now and under antibiotics. Since I am still a newbie with my guinea pig, some things she do has me concern.
I want to be a nice mommy to Tootsie because it took us a lot of time and patience to get where we are, but now I feel like my guinea pig is using my niceness as a weakness. She absolutely dislike her cage. And I mean dislike her cage, At first she was chewing on the bars, but now my little clever guinea has decided to use the toys/ teddy bear to climb up on, to jump out the cage. (Miss Boss Lady) I am hoping when I get Nova, Tootsie will do a 360 degree attitude change and lead by example (as a big sister). But there is apart of me that feels she might start a war and have Nova team up on me. (Them being poular and me being the geek).
Sorry for the long intro. Hopefully I get some great feedback and meet some new people that understands my guinea pig and I. (I tell people I have a guinea pig and the first thing they say is "You have a rat". I DO NOT HAVE A RAT.)
My bad girl Tootsie!!!!