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Oh poor baby. Thank goodness she is with you now. It angers me people buy animals for children! She is so cute.
 
It is annoying,children loose interest so quickly,she hasnt been handled much at all,so alot of patience is needed and time and i have have both. She is living with my 2 babies and they have settled together really well,i have had to buy a new hutch for them today so they have plenty of room now. I have named her Bluebell.
 
I applaud you for adopting this lovely girl.

A possible remedy to things like this is that children who (think they) want a guinea pig should first do a 2 hour session cleaning out at the rescue before being allowed to have any small animal. They would then have a better idea of what's involved. Parents should partly take the blame because they're usually taking on an animal that has a potential to be with you for 6 years. So it should be a family decision & parents should be prepared to take over if the child loses interest. One of the guinea pigs I rescued & took to the rescue was brought to me because they'd bought a solo male guinea pig while on holiday in May together with cage which was far too small & then by October the honeymoon was over & no one wanted to clean it out.
 
Its the parent's responsibity to maintain the child's interest, its easy enough to do, we make hidey houses out of cardboard boxes, construct elaborate play pens for floor time, shop for and grow veggies for the pigs etc. The kids help to paint the hutches etc too. The pigs have to be kept at the centre of family life but its not hard if the parent can be bothered!
 
Glad she's safe with you now.

It should be up to the parents to ensure that if their children get a pet then they understand that it's their duty to look after it with supervision from an adult when needed.

I had my first pet at the age of 7, my brother was 4 at the time. We each had a rabbit and it was made very clear that is was our responsibility to look after our pets as they couldn't look after themselves. We were warned before they arrived that if we forgot to feed them that our parents would forget to feed us..... same with ensuring they were cleaned out etc.

I remember one evening coming in for tea only to find there wasn't any for my brother or me. I think it took us a matter or seconds to work out why! None of the pets were ever forgotten again, and at times we had quite a menagerie at home. But it was that first early lesson from my Mum who knew we hadn't seen to our rabbits that taught us both a very valuable lesson about responsibility.
 
That's a lovely name for a pretty pig :)

I hope I didn't offend anyone in my previous post about kiddies, it was not my intention. I was referring to those parents who don't do the research before taking on guinea pigs or any animal. Which is not anyone on this forum because well, we all have to admit we are piggy slaves or soon to be lol. Before getting my pigs I did a lot of research but soon realised how complex they actually were as time went on. I have owned pigs for a number of years now (4 or 5 years I think) and I am still learning! Personally, I feel there is no excuse for the neglect of any animal, if you can't cope speak up.
I can't remember how many times I have overheard 'adults' with kiddies saying 'we'll get a bunny and a guineapig' and a large pet shop let them! I have many rants but I shall not go on because this is a lovely thing you have done for BlueBell and I don't want to spread negativity on your feed.

Tewdric- that's how my Mam taught me too! Totally worked as I am a food driven creature much like pigs hahaha
 
I know what you mean about always learning,i to have kept piggies for 4 to 5 years,i had a break for about 12 months due to illness,there alot i have learnt by being on this forum and researching,theres always something to make piggies lives better,they are very addictive. My daughter who is 14 helps me a great deal with cuddles,feeding etc. i have 3 at the moment but no doubt that number will grow over time,lol.
 
Glad she has found her perfect home with you, she is a beauty!
 
I got two pigs first then my daughter got her babies so I knew what I was taking on then another six arrived so the bulk of them are mine and her two are in with two of mine.Wouldn't have got any if I wasn't prepared to look after them as she isn't in much
 
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