NatalieMT
Teenage Guinea Pig
I adopted the most lovely guinea pig from Walsall, just be really patient because like others have said it takes time to get a reply back when volunteers are in and out all the time. If ever I didn't hear back about my pig, Ed, I'd wait a few extra days and then just send another quick message to check he was all okay. That's all you can do really!
I found the whole process to be pretty easy in the end, after the homecheck we were contacted quickly to pick up Ed and I think all in all I had him 6 weeks after he arrived at the rescue or so. I saw his picture here and it was love, I think it's worth waiting for the right piggy. He's absolutely amazing, I caught him napping in his cosy this morning and I thought 'I love you way too much', he's just come on so much since I got him and that's lovely to see. He's always waiting for me with his wife and he just seems really happy.
Ed is a Swiss which is a beautiful breed, super lush coat, I don't think they come into rescue often though! I was looking for a neutered male and he was perfect. I do have a pair of golden agouti Rex sows and they are great too, mine are super friendly but pretty much all my pigs are, with the exception of baby Godzilla who is coming on. With most pigs if they are handled regularly and rewarded for sitting on your lap or coming over to you when you open the cage they soon learn and cotton on to the fact it's a good thing! I wouldn't worry loads about breed temperament because you can turn most pigs personalities into nice ones eventually. Some are grumpy but I have found mainly towards other piggies as opposed to human kind!
I found the whole process to be pretty easy in the end, after the homecheck we were contacted quickly to pick up Ed and I think all in all I had him 6 weeks after he arrived at the rescue or so. I saw his picture here and it was love, I think it's worth waiting for the right piggy. He's absolutely amazing, I caught him napping in his cosy this morning and I thought 'I love you way too much', he's just come on so much since I got him and that's lovely to see. He's always waiting for me with his wife and he just seems really happy.
Ed is a Swiss which is a beautiful breed, super lush coat, I don't think they come into rescue often though! I was looking for a neutered male and he was perfect. I do have a pair of golden agouti Rex sows and they are great too, mine are super friendly but pretty much all my pigs are, with the exception of baby Godzilla who is coming on. With most pigs if they are handled regularly and rewarded for sitting on your lap or coming over to you when you open the cage they soon learn and cotton on to the fact it's a good thing! I wouldn't worry loads about breed temperament because you can turn most pigs personalities into nice ones eventually. Some are grumpy but I have found mainly towards other piggies as opposed to human kind!
