Howdy from West Virginia, USA.
I'm a mom of 2 little girls, ages 4 and 5. My husband and I have agreed that it was time to get them pets, so we narrowed down our list of caged pets to guinea pigs (my choice) or leopard geckos (his choice). The girls chose piggies, naturally. What's not to love?? We now have two sweet little girl piggies, Princess Sophia and Princess Rose . I got them from a local mom & pop shop who buys their pets from local breeders, and has an adoption center for a no-kill animal shelter. I love that shop. They said the guinea pigs are between 8 and 12 weeks, and come from different litters but have been together for some time.
My 4 year old took to Sophie immediately. She is so gentle and loving. It's fascinating to watch. She's already been peed on and she didn't scream or get upset. She very calmly handed me Sophie and said, "She peed on me. I need to go change my clothes."
On the other hand, my 5 year old is not interested in much besides her video games and books. She hasn't shown much interest in Rose yet, but that's okay. Rose will be my guinea pig .
I'm a mom of 2 little girls, ages 4 and 5. My husband and I have agreed that it was time to get them pets, so we narrowed down our list of caged pets to guinea pigs (my choice) or leopard geckos (his choice). The girls chose piggies, naturally. What's not to love?? We now have two sweet little girl piggies, Princess Sophia and Princess Rose . I got them from a local mom & pop shop who buys their pets from local breeders, and has an adoption center for a no-kill animal shelter. I love that shop. They said the guinea pigs are between 8 and 12 weeks, and come from different litters but have been together for some time.
My 4 year old took to Sophie immediately. She is so gentle and loving. It's fascinating to watch. She's already been peed on and she didn't scream or get upset. She very calmly handed me Sophie and said, "She peed on me. I need to go change my clothes."
On the other hand, my 5 year old is not interested in much besides her video games and books. She hasn't shown much interest in Rose yet, but that's okay. Rose will be my guinea pig .