So today the pet sitter who will be looking after the guinea pigs came to visit.
She comes highly recommended, a friend already uses her for her cats, and I did check her references, but today she came to the house to meet the pigs for the first time.
I was actually a bit worried, as we have decided to keep them on fleece while we are away.
Initially I planned to switch back to Auboise, but fleece has proven so much easier that I decided to run it by her.
She was super interested in the whole set up (C&C's don't seem to exist here yet) and she loved the idea of fleece.
In fact she asked if she could take a few photos and the web site of the supplier, as she knows a couple of people who might be interested. She also asked if she could write about our set up on her Blog!
She was great with the pigs, and Ruby and Lucy rushed right over to say hello.
Eddi held back a bit, but did start begging. She thought this was very cute, and I have given her strict instructions that he is to have no more than 1 blueberry a day.
I swear I saw his little face fall when I told her this.
So it all looks good.
Fingers crossed she manages with the fleece ok, but she did seem very keen and asked lots of intelligent questions.
DD said my instructions were clear (her German is better than mine, so she is in charge of correction and feedback!), so although I am nervous about leaving them for the first time, I also feel like they are in good hands.
She comes highly recommended, a friend already uses her for her cats, and I did check her references, but today she came to the house to meet the pigs for the first time.
I was actually a bit worried, as we have decided to keep them on fleece while we are away.
Initially I planned to switch back to Auboise, but fleece has proven so much easier that I decided to run it by her.
She was super interested in the whole set up (C&C's don't seem to exist here yet) and she loved the idea of fleece.
In fact she asked if she could take a few photos and the web site of the supplier, as she knows a couple of people who might be interested. She also asked if she could write about our set up on her Blog!
She was great with the pigs, and Ruby and Lucy rushed right over to say hello.
Eddi held back a bit, but did start begging. She thought this was very cute, and I have given her strict instructions that he is to have no more than 1 blueberry a day.
I swear I saw his little face fall when I told her this.
So it all looks good.
Fingers crossed she manages with the fleece ok, but she did seem very keen and asked lots of intelligent questions.
DD said my instructions were clear (her German is better than mine, so she is in charge of correction and feedback!), so although I am nervous about leaving them for the first time, I also feel like they are in good hands.
