Frustrated Pet Store Guy: No she's just a little chubby from giving birth recently

[LittleWheeks]

My husband recently fell in love with a single skinny pig and got her so we were on the look out for another girl pig as a friend. We knew the shelters were a little cleared out from it almost being Christmas so we got on a wait list and settled in our new piggy.

But of course, the day after Christmas we stopped at this local pet store to find a particular water bottle (why are lixit bottles hard to find in person?) and there was a chunky sad guinea pig. She was in a tiny cage with only pellets and a dry water bottle. She didn't even have a hide and she was super cheap. Like make me snake food cheap. I asked the owner about her, and he said someone dropped her off pregnant with the father and that he had sold all her babies and the dad, but he was trying to get rid of her because she was older, thus why she was so cheap. I asked to hold her and she buried herself in my neck and hid in my hair. At this point she had won and she was coming home within about 10 seconds of me holding her.

Now we had done a lot of research about guinea pigs, but not pregnancy since I never planned to breed. But I noticed she was a little chubby so I got suspicious and asked the guy if she was pregnant. He picked her up and felt her belly and said "No she's just a little chubby from giving birth recently. I can't feel any babies in her. She'll loose it soon."

So anyways here's Marigold and her babies four days later:

Grown up a little!


Please excuse the mess. We stupidly believed the guy and weren't expecting babies so we weren't prepared to suddenly have 2 tiny piglets running around through grids. We woke up to those two in the cage and freaked out and went searching for more babies under dressers and stuff then had to frantically zip the cardboard to the sides.

Now we have 2 girls and 2 boys and I can't bring myself to rehome the babies so guess who gets to build a double decker cage! Tomorrow is intro day for the girls and one person is going to supervise that and the other is building the cage from scratch so they will be totally set up after this.

I still can't decide if the dude lied on purpose or not. Either way, we have two new unexpected additions to the household.

 

[Guinea Pig Papa]

Marigold and her babies are adorable. Welcome to the forum, and congratulations on your new additions.

My sincere best wishes for a happy and healthy future for all of you and your little furry kids!

 

[TheGuineaPigGal]

Baby wheeks! Cute! Have you given them names yet?




P.S: NEVER trust what a pet store tells you about the sex of a guinea pig, and if it is pregnant or not

 

[MerryFriarTuck]

What gorgeous piggies! Despite the surprise I'm so glad you could save Marigold and her babies, and give them such a caring home. Marigold looks almost exactly like my Robin Hood



This forum is wonderful, if need help with anything ask away.

 

[LittleWheeks]

What gorgeous piggies! Despite the surprise I'm so glad you could save Marigold and her babies, and give them such a caring home. Marigold looks almost exactly like my Robin Hood

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This forum is wonderful, if need help with anything ask away.

Wow they even have orange in similar spots! Also I love Robin Hood's name!

 

[LittleWheeks]

We gave them temporary names because we figured they'd be changed when they have new homes. I was silly to think I could ever give them up no matter how hard I tried to distance myself. So now we're thinking of new permanent names! Right now the rex is Clover and the American is Shamrock. Open to name ideas though!

I knew we shouldn't trust him, but I couldn't leave her behind or return her. That little snuggle into my neck and her horrible conditions meant she was coming home no matter what! At least now we know she's definitely a girl!

 

[Guinea Pig Papa]

Yes, I know exactly how you feel. Piggies don't come into my home and leave, either.