Do you get grief for being a lover of piggies?

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All0about0the0animals said:
Was told I'd 'out grow' guinea pigs because they're childrens pets before rolleyes

I take it all with a pinch of salt. My home, my life, my choice. If people don't like them they don't have to come to my house.
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My nan keeps asking when I'm going to grow out of my love of guinea pigs. One of these days I'm just going to turn round and tell her where to go. They're my pigs, she doesn't even know what my girls and boy look like. She never has and never will have anything to do with them so I don't know why it bothers her too much.

My boyfriend thinks I have too many and that I'm a bit crazy, but hey, he's not met most of them yet and I'm sure they'll put little paw prints on his heart when he does meet them all! The last time he was here (long-distance relationship...) I only had Tigger and Munchie, and we got Teaser when he was here. He's not met the other 6 girls... yet. :D
 
My mother routinely says very very hurtful things about my piggies....she wants me to just "get them all put down" because of the vets bills.

I always have to remember not to tell her anything about them when we are on the phone :red

I am the eldest sibling, I have no partner and have not produced any of the "prized grendchildren" for her....and her whole life now revolves around the "grandchildren" that my younger brother and sister have produced.......but that I haven;t.


Well, as far as I am concerned...my piggies ARE my children. I once had an opportunity to produce human versions but the timing (abusive partner and other stuff) wasn;t right.

So I missed my biological window....but I'm actually really happy with how things have turned out..(apart from the news tonight :().......so it's a real shame my mother isn;t happy...(but maybe that's because she doesn;t care about my thoughts and feelings at all really - all she cares about is her own aims and aspirations)

If you take pleasure from your piggies then the best indicator of real friends is people who will supportyou in that. Forget about negaitve parents please.....


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I dont get grieve at all from my family - they all know my animals are life itself - that's me.
However since the Piggies became a big part of my life my hubby gets a bit jealous - a little comment here, a little comment there. Its because he's not really involved with them really compared to the dogs, cats etc that we have had.
I do have two children and my nan always said (RIP Nan) "Our Paula will never have Children" as they could see how much I enjoyed the animals, at the time it was my 4 dogs as I used to work training Assistance dogs too.
I get a feeling their kinda proud of me that I love my animals and put their needs before my own - and I'm forever telling whoever walks through the door about the lastest arrivals or how I've set the cages up differently.
I hate going a night away in our Caravan now cos of all the preparation it takes, I have to organise and give step by step instructions to my 71 year old Mum that comes to live in :)

I know what I have done though - I have made some fantastic animal friendly friends and cocoon myself with their friendship cos they are the same as me - anyone that doesnt love animals never gets past the polite smiles stage - I find animal people are the most compassionate. :)
 
My friend did royally take the mickey out of me today as I bought a baby's hair brush set and a dog toy for the guinea pigs, and then when I told her Henry was havign his bits removed and the toy was a comforter type thing for him...well she could hardly breathe for laughing.

On the whole tho my friends are pretty good and Mum, although on the face of things thinks I am nuts for worrying about them so much has been known to sneak upstairs during the day to give them lettuce and does leave the radio on for them...

Everyone worries about me not having a boyfriend tho!
 
I love my piggy but my family dont understand why he cant go outside when I go home (i live in a flat but take piggy to my parents home most weekends)....they think he smells (he doesnt, i clean him out regulaly). Would he be ok going from being an 'inside' pet to an 'outside' one or would the temperature change be too much?
 
He will be fine going from inside to outside. Just make sure he has lots of hay to keep him warm. But summer is coming so should be ok.
 
See I would not be able to put my pig outside. It get way to cold where I live. My piggie is staying inside with me. :)) I'd have him sleep with me if i could.. LOL.



When I was in grade five we had a GP as a class pet. I wanted my own so badly! For Christmas my Mom surprised me with my own. I named him Norman. He lived till I was in grade 10. I'm sure he would have lived longer if I was more responsible and my Mom never got tired of looking after him herself. :((( But now that I am older,married and have two kids and a cat. We got a pig. I love him so much. Charlie is my baby! :)
 
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People often ask me how the Gerbils are? :))..

It really doesn't bother me, my mum says someone will have to love me to take on all my pigs.

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flintstones said:
People often ask me how the Gerbils are? :))..

It really doesn't bother me, my mum says someone will have to love me to take on all my pigs.

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haha....
i've been told I'm like the crazy cat lady... (but I'm serverly allergic to cats)
and i apparently went for the second best and got guineas.... haha...
i had my friend come round for the first time last week and well.... my tiny house is half filled with guinea pig cages and then every other flat surface is covered in guinea pig parafanalia.... (SP...?!?!?)... and well.... i think i scared him... the look on his face when i was talking to them was priceless... haha....
i genuinly think some people dont get it...!
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ugh! my step mom's a piggy hater! She thinks they look like giant mice with no tails (which they certainly do not!) and after my baby girl, Hash died I wanted to get another, because my room was too quiet without her, my stepmom would throw a temper tantrum about not wanting anymore pets. Luckily 7 months later, I've finally convinced daddy that I can have another. I'm currently preparing to listen to her whine about it forever, on account of we haven't told her yet. hahaha
 
All the time. My mom just doesn't understand why it hurts me so much to not have a guinea pig. She thinks I'm crazy. And I'm trying my hardest to clean out a lot of my junk so I can have room for piggies again and she doesn't understand why I'd want to fill my open space with a stinky guinea pig. She does think they're cute but she just doesn't understand why they should be in the house.
 
heavenlydemonick said:
All the time. My mom just doesn't understand why it hurts me so much to not have a guinea pig. She thinks I'm crazy. And I'm trying my hardest to clean out a lot of my junk so I can have room for piggies again and she doesn't understand why I'd want to fill my open space with a stinky guinea pig. She does think they're cute but she just doesn't understand why they should be in the house.
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And right after I posted this my boyfriend borrowed the laptop and made fun of me for being on a guinea pig forum.
 
heavenlydemonick said:
And right after I posted this my boyfriend borrowed the laptop and made fun of me for being on a guinea pig forum.
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Mine makes fun of me all the time it goes like this:

'Simon can I please use your laptop?'

'What so you can go on the 'Guinea Pig Forum.'?'

It used to get to me, but now I say:

'Yes Simon I would like to go on the Guinea Pig Forum whilst you play your 'XBox'

He soon pipes down.

(The italics are meant to be a really patronising and condescending voice - just realised how hard that is to type out!)
 
My mother in law kept making comments about me growing up! cheeky moo. I love all my piggies my mum says I am suffering with empty nest syndrome as both my children are now at school but I think that they are the most wonderful creatures and would love to just sit and watch them all day. I have just bought a pop up ball pit from elc for them to use as a run during the day when it is wet outside as I miss not putting them in their runs and playing with them. God bless our piggies they are just the best thing.
 
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