Hello, my name is Susan and I am a new mommy to Gabby. I purchased Gabby along with another girl that my 2 y.o. named Bobo. Unfortunatly this was before I knew how horrible it was to buy from petstores. 5 days after purchasing I realized there was something horribly wrong with Bobo, they were both sneezing a lot but Bobo was breathing really heavy and just wasn't as active as Gabby. I took them to the vet where Bobo was diagnosed with a bad case of pneumonia, Gabby had a slight cold and ringworm. $130 later I left with my two girls both on antibiotics and Gabby also on antifungal drops for the ringworm. Two days later I had to take Bobo back to the vet because she had only gotten worse. I left her there in hopes of them getting her better but she did not make it. So now we are down to our Gabby who is all better but needing a friend. The petstore gave me store credit to get a new guinea pig but I refuse to ever go there again to purchase one. I am on the hunt through our humane society for a new friend for Gabby.
I have learned so much from this forum, it is unbelievable!! I thought it was time to introduce myself. We just built a C&C cage last night and Gabby isn't quite sure about it yet. I'm guessing with all the room she is a little overwhelmed. Amazing the size the store told me was good for two!! She had no room to move just herself. She does come out for food and runs a couple laps and then goes back to hide.
Well, I know this was a very long post, I just wanted to tell my Pet Store horror story in hopes that someone doesn't make the same stupid choice I did!
I have learned so much from this forum, it is unbelievable!! I thought it was time to introduce myself. We just built a C&C cage last night and Gabby isn't quite sure about it yet. I'm guessing with all the room she is a little overwhelmed. Amazing the size the store told me was good for two!! She had no room to move just herself. She does come out for food and runs a couple laps and then goes back to hide.
Well, I know this was a very long post, I just wanted to tell my Pet Store horror story in hopes that someone doesn't make the same stupid choice I did!