Recent content by NorthernLight

Mods, please do not delete this post, I did fill out the C&C cages listing but that site is not phone friendly and I have no computer! Clifford is a great piggy in Oakland, California.

I hate to have to rehome Clifford, but his best friend Otto passed away and we are not able to care for another piggy. Time and financial constraints are very challenging. Buying hay has always been an expense and now it has become even harder to afford. I want Clifford to go to a new and loving...

Otto passed away in my arms tonight. I think he felt warm and safe and finally just let go. I am heartbroken. I know Clifford will be too.

I have an American, an Abyssinian, a Silkie (Sheltie) and two Himalayans. Where is the Himalayan option? Does "Himalayan" just refer to coloring, rather than breed? Or should I check "other" because Himalayan is a true breed? *confused*

I have five males (six until recently). They were in three pairs. I had four of them together at first, and it worked great for about two weeks before everything went south. I think they were all too young to handle being a quad of boars, and because they kept changing who was the top pig...

I love food names! For the white one I would suggest: Coconut, Sugar, Vanilla, Marshmallow, Macadamia Nut, Saltine, Melba, Pringle, Parmesan, Monterey Jack or Crouton. For the black/ brown one I would suggest: Twix, Snickers, Fudge, Moose Tracks (a yummy ice cream), Tenderloin (after the...

It has been a while since I last visited the forum. I have experienced a lot of loss recently, including the death of one of my best friends. I intend to get back into reading and posting at one of the best guinea pig websites out there! So please pardon my long absence, and now you know why...

I am so sorry to read about your husband's accident, and your grief about it. I hope he recovers quickly, and that you both feel happy again soon.

Earl, I lost you and Everett (rat) very shortly after I lost John (person). I don't have the words to describe my grief about losing you all. I wish you peace, and I am sorry you are gone. You will always be my first guinea pig. ❤️

When the mail came today, I bolted outside to grab my sample of Small Pet Select timothy hay. I tore open the package and the hay was green, leafy, and very soft. I set up an unfair taste test between orchard grass and the Small Pet Select timothy hay. Orchard grass is kind of a treat for my...

Wow, you touched my heart with your post. Gizzy was lucky to have you. Rest in peace, Gizzy.

@aemsva, I think our piggies are the same breed mix! I hope we find out what they are. Feel free to chime in, folks! My other pigs are obviously an Abyssinian, two American Shorthairs, and two Himalayans.

@alannanee: I love the name Tungsten! I wrote a report on Tungsten in my high school chemistry class. :) I have four boars that got along pretty well after the initial introductions, but a week or two later they were out to get each other. It became obvious the pigs were not going to be...

This is Clifford's rump, which best shows his medium-length hair. He has shorter hair around his face, and the hair you see down his back in this photo gets a few inches longer than this. So I am thinking Silky/ American Shorthair mix??

I met someone at the Bay Area Pignic who swore up and down she had an Abyssinian, but it was an American Shorthair. I think her piggy's coloring confused her somehow, because she kept talking about its color. I hate to argue so eventually I just said "OK". Isn't there a good link floating...