Goodbye, Nerys - It Is The End Of An Era!

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On Sunday I sadly had to let my beloved Nerys (“Lady”) go. She was 8 years old and very frail after battling a series of health issues since April.

Nerys is the last of my Tribe founding members of the first generation, so it is very much the end of an era! She has been with me since I adopted her and her sister Nia as new companions when my Llewelyn’s beloved older lady Dizzy was becoming increasingly frail in order to prevent him from pining.

Nia and her much larger litter sister Nerys. They were nervous, unhandled and unwanted children's pets, adopted from the RSPCA Walsall in May 2009.
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Dizzy, Nia, Nerys and Llewelyn shortly after their bonding
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As Dizzy’s passing also coincided we my being able to have more than just a couple of guinea pigs, I embarked on an exciting journey of gradually building up a group of up to 13 sows around my neutered boar Llewelyn and his successor Hywel over the curse of several years.

in 2009 with freshly adopted baby Telyn and her mum Taffy
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The Tribe in 2010 (photoshoot out-take)
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Line munching in summer 2011 with Hywel as new patriarch - with a spare bowl next to Nerys...
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The Tribe at its largest in 2013
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Nerys has been there with me all the way!
 
She and Nia had literally razor-sharp short baby nails and required very careful handling during the first few weeks if I didn’t want to end up with bloody scratches.

Nerys' feet just before her first - very careful - nail cut. At that time, she was a terrible one for pulling her feet back, which is why I had to wait long enough to have a bit of safety wiggle room!
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Nerys never gave up a calorie she could not hang onto, right until the last, and she enjoyed being carried out onto lawn for little outings even when she developed major mobility issues in the last months. She also discovered that if she sat on a full pellet bowl, she could eat out of the neighbouring one to down a double portion!
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Caught red-pawed with her favourite body-check bowl trick if you left any bowls too close to each other
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Always at the front when there was food!
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Digestive time!
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Nerys' output was never on the mean side...
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Nerys was happy to let her much smaller, but energetic sister Nia run the Tribe and preferred to do her own thing. Usually her best friends were very submissive sows, who she looked after kindly once they had passed her infamous squeeze test. Her favourite friend of all was gentle older lady Hafina, who suffered from premanent unsightly eye problems.
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In 2013 I split her and lookalike (although not related and three years younger) companion Nesta from the Tribe to live on their own when the Tribe went through a difficult phase after a leadership takeover. Nesta is taking the loss of her beloved “auntie” Nerys hard, as they have become a closely bonded couple who have always considered themselves as family.
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Because of her distinctive Battenberg bum and her equally big pigsonality, Nerys has become quite a well-known and much loved character on this forum and on facebook, as well as in the earlier issues of Guinea Pig Magazine where she reported on the Pigolympics in 2012.

Here is a last big bum orgy!
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Nerys leaves a big hole in my heart and my piggy room. My husband and I miss her very much, but we are also very grateful to have had her in our lives for such a long time and to be left with so many happy and precious memories.
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Popcorn free and mobile again with your many friends at the Rainbow Bridge, Nerys!
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:luv::hug::gp::(:soz:Oh my she looks gorgeous! It's soo hard loosing them. They each have their own little personality which you can never find again once they are gone! Love her bum trick where she would cover the bowl. RIP Angel
 
I am so sorry Wiebke :( Nerys was amazing.

I can remember the day you brought Nerys and Nia home. They were both beautiful girls and had a wonderful home with you and their many friends.

Nerys was an amazing piggy and I feel privileged to have been there to help celebrate her 8th birthday back in June.

Nerys was a legacy and leaves many wonderful and precious memories behind.

Sleep tight Nerys. Have fun at the bridge with your many friends x
 
I'm so sorry @Wiebke, it's unbearable to loose a piggy. Those pictures are absolutely gorgeous. I love the last one of her munching the grass. Popcorn free beautiful girl!
 
This beautiful tribute has brought tears to my eyes. You have done her so proud, @Wiebke . I never got to meet the owner of the famous fuzzy battenburg bum, but she was much admired from afar. Farewell Mrs fuzzy pig. Popcorn free with Nia and the rest of your family members at the Bridge xx
 
So sorry for your loss W, beautiful pigtures and memories. :(
 
Wiebke, such a lovely obituary for one of the most characterful guinea pigs ever.
The last of the original tribe: truly the end of an era.
Nerys, you will be greatly missed by all your fans.
Love Becca x
 
What a wonderful Tribute to a very special girl. Lovely photographs, and what a range of bumshots - she certainly was the Bum Queen (meaning no disrespect to her). RIP dear Nerys.
 
:( thinking of you at this tough & sad time.

:bye: RIP, popcorn free & stuff your cute little fuzzy face with green spaghetti to your hearts content. gorgeous girl & lovely photos. xx
 
So sorry for your loss. Really love the photos. what a wonderful like she had! RIP, Nerys!
 
What a fantastic tribute, sleep well Nery's you'll be sadly missed.

Such a beautiful girl with a huge piggy rump, she definitely didn't miss any calories. I love your last picture, very fitting!
 
Yes, the end of an era. Battenburg Bum was a major player in The Tribe in all her roles over the years.
Goodnight Little Miss.
 
Gorgeous girl, and what a beautiful tribute.
I am so sorry for your loss but it is amazing to see what a legacy she has left behind, and what a wonderful life she had xx
 
wonderful tribute and cherished memories.
I'm so sorry for your loss Wiebke.
A very big personality has left a space in your heart.
Sweet dreams over the rainbow bridge ,may your light shine forever.
:hug:s to you.
 
So sorry to hear your sad news. Nerys had a wonderful life with you and your tribe, she was a gorgeous piggy with such pigatude. RIP Nerys.
 
Wiebke said:
On Sunday I sadly had to let my beloved Nerys (“Lady”) go. She was 8 years old and very frail after battling a series of health issues since April.

Nerys is the last of my Tribe founding members of the first generation, so it is very much the end of an era! She has been with me since I adopted her and her sister Nia as new companions when my Llewelyn’s beloved older lady Dizzy was becoming increasingly frail in order to prevent him from pining.

Nia and her much larger litter sister Nerys. They were nervous, unhandled and unwanted children's pets, adopted from the RSPCA Walsall in May 2009.
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Dizzy, Nia, Nerys and Llewelyn shortly after their bonding
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As Dizzy’s passing also coincided we my being able to have more than just a couple of guinea pigs, I embarked on an exciting journey of gradually building up a group of up to 13 sows around my neutered boar Llewelyn and his successor Hywel over the curse of several years.

in 2009 with freshly adopted baby Telyn and her mum Taffy
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The Tribe in 2010 (photoshoot out-take)
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Line munching in summer 2011 with Hywel as new patriarch - with a spare bowl next to Nerys...
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The Tribe at its largest in 2013
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Nerys has been there with me all the way!
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I am so sorry Wiebke, she was a beautiful piggy, your care took her to a ripe old age. Run free little one too Rainbow Bridge x
 
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