Veganlove
Junior Guinea Pig
I rang a lady that was advertising new home needed for 2 female pigglies ...
It seemed to take forever to get there and the fuel seemed to have mysteriously plummeted! I pulled up outside a neat well kept corner semi and was taken round the back - I was shocked to see 2 little pigglies huddled in the corner of what looked like a rough timber home made hutch - it was only about 2ft x 1ft and an inch thick in droppings, there was no trace of hay no hiding places or shelter just a dish piled high with muesli - their only entertainment was to look out at the lush overgrown garden that they couldn't get to
The lady grabbed one and held it up - it was a male! So it turned out was the other one, i really didn't want any more males but i couldn't bear to leave them there - they had been her kids pets and had started off in the bedroom, the novelty wore off the kids didn't bother with them and she didn't like them " they're like rats." she'd said. Oh well at least she was honest about it and had eventually done the decent thing and advertised for a new home for them!
All the way home i could smell them, hardly surprisingly - they stunk!
Poor things as soon as we got through the door i was running their bath!
It was then, in the tub, that i noticed that they hadn't really got much hair apart from their "Yeti boot" legs!
After regular baths in lice n easy and being treated to a course of Ivermectin each their fur is now growing nicely.
They were terrified of being handled and used to freeze into a kind of starfish position when i picked them up & poor Dodger used to literally scream continuosly
Although they're still a bit skittish they've calmed down a lot and i'm sure in time they are going to be 2 very friendly little characters. Unfortunately from day one really they have squabbled and after continuous fighting i felt i had to seperate them- i had to divide the hutch into seperate floors, but they still chat to each other and go out in side by side runs (weather permitting)
Barnaby:
Dodger:
I have to be honest and admit that i was going to advertise them for a small charge to at least recouperate the £20 fuel that i'd burnt off fetching them - but i have grown so attached to them that i keep putting it off - i'd never intended to keep them but i am so worried that they might end up in the same situation that i took them from, so if anyone reading knows of someone that could give them a good permanent loving home please let me know - this is far more important than a few quid & i really would like to be able to keep in touch with how they are doing- so a forum member would be great. As they were probably clumsily handled by their previous child owners, i don't think they would be suitable for children so an adult home would be best. They are used to my cat and dog strolling about and peering at them so aren't afraid of other animals.
It seemed to take forever to get there and the fuel seemed to have mysteriously plummeted! I pulled up outside a neat well kept corner semi and was taken round the back - I was shocked to see 2 little pigglies huddled in the corner of what looked like a rough timber home made hutch - it was only about 2ft x 1ft and an inch thick in droppings, there was no trace of hay no hiding places or shelter just a dish piled high with muesli - their only entertainment was to look out at the lush overgrown garden that they couldn't get to
The lady grabbed one and held it up - it was a male! So it turned out was the other one, i really didn't want any more males but i couldn't bear to leave them there - they had been her kids pets and had started off in the bedroom, the novelty wore off the kids didn't bother with them and she didn't like them " they're like rats." she'd said. Oh well at least she was honest about it and had eventually done the decent thing and advertised for a new home for them!All the way home i could smell them, hardly surprisingly - they stunk!
Poor things as soon as we got through the door i was running their bath!
It was then, in the tub, that i noticed that they hadn't really got much hair apart from their "Yeti boot" legs!
After regular baths in lice n easy and being treated to a course of Ivermectin each their fur is now growing nicely.
They were terrified of being handled and used to freeze into a kind of starfish position when i picked them up & poor Dodger used to literally scream continuosly
Although they're still a bit skittish they've calmed down a lot and i'm sure in time they are going to be 2 very friendly little characters. Unfortunately from day one really they have squabbled and after continuous fighting i felt i had to seperate them- i had to divide the hutch into seperate floors, but they still chat to each other and go out in side by side runs (weather permitting)
Barnaby:
Dodger:
I have to be honest and admit that i was going to advertise them for a small charge to at least recouperate the £20 fuel that i'd burnt off fetching them - but i have grown so attached to them that i keep putting it off - i'd never intended to keep them but i am so worried that they might end up in the same situation that i took them from, so if anyone reading knows of someone that could give them a good permanent loving home please let me know - this is far more important than a few quid & i really would like to be able to keep in touch with how they are doing- so a forum member would be great. As they were probably clumsily handled by their previous child owners, i don't think they would be suitable for children so an adult home would be best. They are used to my cat and dog strolling about and peering at them so aren't afraid of other animals.
