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Amysguineapigs

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She's called Bonnie:)p

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Awww, you finally have a new piggy! Where did she come from in the end? She's very beautiful! x)
 
What a gorgeous little fuzzball x)

What is that coat type called?
 
Shes from a lady who rescues piggies and breeds a few (which i know is discouraged on here).

She's a pure teddy guinea pig, we've always wanted one!
 
She's a real stunner x) sooooooo pretty!
 
I don't think it matters where your piggies come from, at the end of the day if nobody bred them then there wouldn't be any piggies at all, as long as they are from responsible people who want the best for animals that they buy/sell or rehome but that's just my humble opinion we are each entitled to our own xx

Your new bubba is sooooo cute :)
 
harold_the_pig said:
I don't think it matters where your piggies come from, at the end of the day if nobody bred them then there wouldn't be any piggies at all, as long as they are from responsible people who want the best for animals that they buy/sell or rehome but that's just my humble opinion we are each entitled to our own xx

Your new bubba is sooooo cute :)
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Thankyou- I totally agree. We saw both mum and dad, they looked very healthy:) and the lady had loads of animals, which looked like they were cared for very well!
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Yay you have a piggy!

She is lovely x)

My two boys aren't rescue guinea pigs. I go them from a lady who kept guinea pigs as pets and had a litter. All of her piggys were family pets, well loved and I could see mum as well. They were clean, happy and healthy, not all breeders are bad :)
 
Hi, I'm Amys mom!

I wanted to answer the question about whether our new piggie has a mate.

The breeder was very happy to sell her as a single guinea pig and we explained that shes going to be an indoor who will have a lot of love and attention.She said as long as she has lots of toys she will be fine and I trust her opinion.

The indoor cage we have is too small for 2 adult guinea pigs plus having just one means less noise so Amy wont be loosing any sleep!

We have 2 boys who are together and from what we have seen Snowball is happier alone as he was alone for 2 years.He ignores Cookie really and just wants his own space.They dont eat or sleep together so it just goes to show that sometimes piggies want to be on their own.

As far as our new piggie is concerned she wont know whether there SHOULD be another piggie there or not!

Sometimes thats how a situation is because of financial circumstances.As long as she is well cared for and loved surely thats all that matters?
 
Hello Amysmom welcome to the forum. I hope you enjoy being a member and learn lots while you are here. Bonnie is very sweet and I am glad she has her own home. Amy may need her sleep but Bonnie needs a friend.

I want you to imagine something.

You live in a room, just a room, all on your own. The only contact you have is with someone who leaves you a plate of food each morning. They sometimes talk to you but you don't understand what they're saying, it's a foreign language. Would you not feel there is something missing from your life?
 
Amysmom said:
Hi, I'm Amys mom!

I wanted to answer the question about whether our new piggie has a mate.

The breeder was very happy to sell her as a single guinea pig and we explained that shes going to be an indoor who will have a lot of love and attention.She said as long as she has lots of toys she will be fine and I trust her opinion.

The indoor cage we have is too small for 2 adult guinea pigs plus having just one means less noise so Amy wont be loosing any sleep!

We have 2 boys who are together and from what we have seen Snowball is happier alone as he was alone for 2 years.He ignores Cookie really and just wants his own space.They dont eat or sleep together so it just goes to show that sometimes piggies want to be on their own.

As far as our new piggie is concerned she wont know whether there SHOULD be another piggie there or not!

Sometimes thats how a situation is because of financial circumstances.As long as she is well cared for and loved surely thats all that matters?
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Guinea Pigs thrieve with living with others -
After all they are hard wired as herd animals - Sorry that you think that offering a loving home your piggy wont miss having a Guinea pig friend - Animal welfare - emotional & physical needs should be met and as a owner should be put first for the needs of the animal.

http://www.cavyspirit.com/sociallife.htm
 
Amysmom said:
Hi, I'm Amys mom!

I wanted to answer the question about whether our new piggie has a mate.

The breeder was very happy to sell her as a single guinea pig and we explained that shes going to be an indoor who will have a lot of love and attention.She said as long as she has lots of toys she will be fine and I trust her opinion.

The indoor cage we have is too small for 2 adult guinea pigs plus having just one means less noise so Amy wont be loosing any sleep!

We have 2 boys who are together and from what we have seen Snowball is happier alone as he was alone for 2 years.He ignores Cookie really and just wants his own space.They dont eat or sleep together so it just goes to show that sometimes piggies want to be on their own.

As far as our new piggie is concerned she wont know whether there SHOULD be another piggie there or not!

Sometimes thats how a situation is because of financial circumstances.As long as she is well cared for and loved surely thats all that matters?
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Hi, I've never kept a guinea pig on its own but I do have experience of sick guineas and quarantined baby guineas and the difference in a guinea pigs behaviour when they are alone or with a friend/group never fails to amaze me.

I've just had a very poorly piggie who had to be separated from her friends while in hospital. While on her own she wouldn't eat, poop or move. We brought her home and put her back in with her friends. Although she mainly ignored them and didn't want to join in with them, she did begin eating and I believe 100% that being around their smells/noises/activity has enabled her to get better.

Even when some pigs appear to get cross/fed up with each other, you just need to see how they behave if something startles them. They will rush to be together and seek comfort from each other.

As much as we humans love our guineas and want to think that they love us back (and that we are enough for them), we're not. Pigs need other pigs.
 
I respect your opinions but surely if I put two guinea pigs in the cage shes in everyone would be saying it was cruel and wrong (it is!).

I am at home everyday as I dont work-if I worked full time I wouldnt contemplate having an indoor piggy.She is never in isolation as I'm always around.We had a guinea pig on his own who lived to the age of 8-he had a very happy, healthy life.

Why is it possible to get cages/hutches that are only big enough to house one guinea pig-its if its so wrong they shouldnt be made.

I think its wrong to make a person feel bad about having one guinea pig when its being given an extremely animal loving home.If its so wrong petshops would NEVER sell one guinea pig-it just wouldnt be allowed.At the end of the day then guinea pigs should live in herds and nobody would have them as pets.We do the best we can for our animals.
 
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