Himalayan girlies

[Guinea pig slave]

Have finally sorted out my photobucket account at last so thought I'd pop a few pics of the little Himi sows we rescued a few months back from a breeder who was trying to sell them.
After weeks of coaxing them to come out of hiding, they have finally got to trust us and have become very lovable and cuddly additions to the piggy family.
Hope you like them, I have difficulty telling two of them apart but noticed one has one lighter brown foot so that one is Chei (pro. Shay). The bossy one with the lighter nose is Maia, definitely the dominant one of the three and Xuix (Soo) is the quietest. At around 4pm every afternoon, they have the zoomies and chase each other around the pen, up and down the ramp - so funny to watch them

Hope you like them, we love them to bits x)

 

[Toffeewoffee]

Little Beauties! I want a himi now ! x

 

[Kym]

They are gorgeous Looks like you have a pretty cool set up there also! How have you made that enclosure? =O x

 

[CandyFloss]

Wow.... they're real beauties x) x) x)
x

 

[Amysmom]

They are beautiful.x)

If you dont mind me asking though-what do you mean by you resued them from a breeder who was trying to sell them?
Did they just let you have them?
They are a rare breed so I would be very suprised if you didnt have to pay for them!

 

[Guinea pigs <3]

Woohoooo! We finally have pics of the girls! xx>>>xx>>>xx>>> They are so beautiful and their cage looks so snuggly and cosy! I would want to jump in there with them!

Hope to see more of them in the future too!

 

[Guinea pig slave]

They are beautiful.x)

If you dont mind me asking though-what do you mean by you resued them from a breeder who was trying to sell them?
Did they just let you have them?
They are a rare breed so I would be very suprised if you didnt have to pay for them!

She was giving the breeding up as she had not long had a baby who was born with 'difficulties' so to speak. I emailed her and said I was concerned they would get into the wrong hands and die so persuaded her to let me have them. It was over 250 miles there and back so she knew I was serious about giving them a great home to travel that distance
Himi's are quite rare, I was desperate for a little girl but three came along

 

[Guinea pig slave]

Woohoooo! We finally have pics of the girls! xx>>>xx>>>xx>>> They are so beautiful and their cage looks so snuggly and cosy! I would want to jump in there with them!

Hope to see more of them in the future too!

Sorry mallethead I'm a bit of a tease
Good job your Finlay has his wifey's or he may have been on my pignapping list drool |)

 

[Amysmom]

I see, so you did get in touch with a breeder with a view to buying a Himi though? People certainly made sure we aware that people here are anti-breeder.

Sorry I'm not having a go its just that we had pages and pages of people having a go because I wanted a Teddy and went to a breeder because like you I wanted one so badly.I could say that I rescued our two girls from being bred because they came from show parents.They were also kept in not very good surrounding-a dark room with no daylight and a small hutch.The lady we had them from is no longer breeding them so even though we paid it was done with good intentions like yourself.

Maybe I should have told a 'white lie' and said I didnt pay anything for them, then maybe people wouldnt have thought so badly of us :-(

 

[Fudge and Rainbow :)]

They're so pretty! x)

 

[Guinea pig slave]

They are gorgeous Looks like you have a pretty cool set up there also! How have you made that enclosure? =O x

It is the base of my dining table, OH lowered the legs and took the top off then replaced with a sheet of MDF...then got building. He's great at this sort of stuff.

Will be having our Christmas dinner on trays on our laps now ! Sacrifices eh

 

[Poppy'sMum]

Wow that's fab! They are looking so gorgeous now! Do they ever try to get over the top? And where are their poos? Lol

 

[Guinea pig slave]

I see, so you did get in touch with a breeder with a view to buying a Himi though? People certainly made sure we aware that people here are anti-breeder.

Sorry I'm not having a go its just that we had pages and pages of people having a go because I wanted a Teddy and went to a breeder because like you I wanted one so badly.I could say that I rescued our two girls from being bred because they came from show parents.They were also kept in not very good surrounding-a dark room with no daylight and a small hutch.The lady we had them from is no longer breeding them so even though we paid it was done with good intentions like yourself.

Maybe I should have told a 'white lie' and said I didnt pay anything for them, then maybe people wouldnt have thought so badly of us :-(

No - I placed adverts everywhere I could and had lots of breeders contacting me but not with Himalayan sows. This was one person out of many who happened to have three girls and was happy to see them go to a good home rather than make money - she only had three other piggies at her house and was keeping them...one was a magnificent Rex boar whom I fell for so now have a passion for them mallethead
I don't think members here meant to have a go at you, yes we are pro rescue but I would have probably paid for the Himi's if she'd have insisted rather than leave them to a 'death sentence' from being back to back bred. It's the care you give them that matters not where you have them from hun, members on here have bought from pet shops - my first two boars are pet store piggies and am not ashamed to admit it. I didn't know about rescues until we decided to increase our little piggy family and stumbled across the rescue sites.
I certainly am a converted piggy owner and would not buy from a pet store again knowing how many there are waiting for homes but my ignorance at the time can not be blamed. We have 15 piggies now who are totally spoiled and we dote on them - that's all that matters to me not where you have them from

 

[Guinea pig slave]

Wow that's fab! They are looking so gorgeous now! Do they ever try to get over the top? And where are their poos? Lol

|) Poo's, what poo's They don't use the upper bit unless they're chasing each other so rarely find poo's up there but believe me, they could fertilise a field with their daily piles rolleyes
The front is around 10 inches high so they can't climb out

 

[Saysie]

Aww they are gorgeous! Fab set-up too!

 

[gogoguineas]

at last! woohoo gorgeous hun bet you're chuffed to bits!
That set up is the quaintest thing I;ve ever seen, realyl lovely and different too, bet they love it

Now we just need pics of all the the others and their set up....

 

[piggyfan]

Oh they are so pretty!x)

 

[Guinea pig slave]

at last! woohoo gorgeous hun bet you're chuffed to bits!
That set up is the quaintest thing I;ve ever seen, realyl lovely and different too, bet they love it

Now we just need pics of all the the others and their set up....

This monster ! Shortly to be a Grotto so all the Beach Hut theme will be revamped for Christmas - not a palm tree in sight :{ |) Needs a de clutter tbh so have the perfect excuse

 

[Guinea pigs <3]

Sorry mallethead I'm a bit of a tease
Good job your Finlay has his wifey's or he may have been on my pignapping list drool |)

you have to beat lots of others to it! I don't think he'd want to run away from his wife pigs now, although i'm sure he could be tested with your girls droolx)

 

[Amysmom]

Thank you for your kind reply.

I think though that some members should go a little easier on any new members that come on here and dont really know that there are a lot of guinea pigs needing homes.

We did try to rescue a guinea pig but it all went pear shaped unfortunately and it involved quite a lot of hassle to be honest.

Obviously though like us you did want a particular breed badly and you did advertise for a breeder to get the breed you wanted-fortunately it resulted in you being able to rescue otherwise you would have purchased them.

Bonnie and Lottie are roan so I also like to think that we stopped someone from breeding a roan with a roan.

Snowball is an alpacca and we purchased him from a pet shop-he is VERY high maintenance so I like to think we stopped him from going to a person who wouldnt have given him the care he needs.We werent even told about the care Snowball would need so thank god he came to someone who is a commited piggie owner.

 

[Dindypig]

They're stunning.

 

[Little Piggles]

Very pretty! I've always loved himalayans!

My Hettie (in avatar) is a mis-marked himi that was lucky enough to find in Rescue (or for Boris my neutered boar to find anyway!)

 

[Poppy'sMum]

Thank you for your kind reply.

I think though that some members should go a little easier on any new members that come on here and dont really know that there are a lot of guinea pigs needing homes.

We did try to rescue a guinea pig but it all went pear shaped unfortunately and it involved quite a lot of hassle to be honest.

Obviously though like us you did want a particular breed badly and you did advertise for a breeder to get the breed you wanted-fortunately it resulted in you being able to rescue otherwise you would have purchased them.

Bonnie and Lottie are roan so I also like to think that we stopped someone from breeding a roan with a roan.

Snowball is an alpacca and we purchased him from a pet shop-he is VERY high maintenance so I like to think we stopped him from going to a person who wouldnt have given him the care he needs.We werent even told about the care Snowball would need so thank god he came to someone who is a commited piggie owner.

I think if you fall for a piggy it doesn't matter where it comes from, it will be well loved & cared for that's all that matters. I have never hidden the fact that mine aren't rescue piggies either, not for want of trying, I did look at some but they didn't seem keen on us lol rolleyes & then the only rescue within a reasonable distance appears to be decidedly dodgy from reading threads on here, we had a lucky escape. I hope people don't vilify me for not having rescues, I did make an effort to go that route but I feel it was fate we ended up with ours (& they are the most adorable piggies ever )

I get the feeling a few on here aren't happy with what I did but I did what was best for us at the time. I have given a home to a female who will have no more litters & 2 babies that will never be used for breeding. Yes I can see that people think if you buy even one that perpetuates the breeding but there are responsible breeders as well as irresponsible ones, just as there appears to be good reputable rescues & very iffy ones rolleyes I've seen where my piggies came from, there were very few piggies there compared to one or to places we did look at & didn't like because of the conditions they were kept in. I feel we were careful & responsible in finding ours. However if we do add to ours in the future I would still try to find some rescue ones first & support the rescues on here in doing such a wonderful job

 

[Poppy'sMum]

I must add that if I lived nearer Milhaven I think Joanne would probably have a shortage of piggies as I would have adopted them all, they are so gorgeous x)

I really hope this forum is about people who adore their piggies first & not to judge too many of us too harshly as not all of us are able to get to the best rescues & I would have been so upset if I had got some piggies & then found out that the rescue I got them from was no better than a bad breeder

 

[gogoguineas]

holy crap that's a piggy palace and a half! :o I just sat boggle eyed at the screen for 10 minutes! I love the fact that it has a theme, you must put pics up when its a grotto! |)

 

[Sodapops]

x)x)x)x)x)x) too gorgeous.....

 

[sport_billy]

They are little stunners! x) I can't get over your full setup, your OH is a very talented person to build that! Your piggies are soooooo lucky. Thanks for sharing your pigtures x

 

[Posiesparkles]

Squeeeeee! x)x)x)
They are sooo gorgeous! I love himis, Misty does try by getting her PEW self dirty but somehow it is not quite the same
The only question is - how come it has taken so long for pigtures?!
I love your setups, looking forward to the christmas one now. I demand pigtures of all 15 piggies!

Btw - I want GP<3's Finley too! x) I want his double who is on another rescue thread but so far OH is resisting me! xx

 

[Guinea pigs <3]

Squeeeeee! x)x)x)
They are sooo gorgeous! I love himis, Misty does try by getting her PEW self dirty but somehow it is not quite the same
The only question is - how come it has taken so long for pigtures?!
I love your setups, looking forward to the christmas one now. I demand pigtures of all 15 piggies!

Btw - I want GP<3's Finley too! x) I want his double who is on another rescue thread but so far OH is resisting me! xx

Pleaaaaase get his double! He is sooooo cute! x)

 

[Guinea pig slave]

Squeeeeee! x)x)x)
They are sooo gorgeous! I love himis, Misty does try by getting her PEW self dirty but somehow it is not quite the same
The only question is - how come it has taken so long for pigtures?!
I love your setups, looking forward to the christmas one now. I demand pigtures of all 15 piggies!

Btw - I want GP<3's Finley too! x) I want his double who is on another rescue thread but so far OH is resisting me! xx

My photobucket account wouldn't let me play :{
Have 100's of pics of our piggies so will do another thread later - it's deep cleaning/washing day today so that keeps me busier than busy rolleyes
I love to look back and see how much they have grown x)