Salt n Peppers mum
Adult Guinea Pig
Well yesterday me, OH and my 2 girls went to an Adventure park. And since visiting last time they have a new animal section.
11am was 'meet the animals' so we went to check them out.
The Guinea pigs had a nice big comfy enclosure and I was impressed with the amount of hay and tunnels and hidey places, nice clean water, plenty of food. Wasnt so impressed with the Rodent exercise wheel stuck in the corner,rolleyes but the pigs wernt using it - surprise, surprise.
They put a few of the larger pigs them out on the grass enclosure while we were there, and brought a couple of the youngsters up to a table for all the children to put their grubby hands on them !
Anyway, I couldnt resist :red I asked the 'keeper' how old they were and he said about 5 to 6 weeks, I asked if they had been sexed and he said 'No, we are waiting for the vet to do that',, Ohhh I said, you know they could breed from about 3 weeks don't you? inbreeding The 'keeper' sort of spluttered and didnt know what to say.
Just thought I'd share this as I dont know why places like this do it. Are they wanting hundreds of Guinea pigs or are they not educated?
On the same subject a place in Cleethorpes we visited in June had at least 100 pigs most very pregnant (and itchy) wasnt impressed. We went back a few weeks ago and counted 6 youngsters. :{ I asked the lady on the desk where they had all gone, and she said 'Errr, well, people come in and ask about them, and we sold a few, they just kept breeding and it just goes on and on' and I said 'Do you sell them to pet store?' and she said 'no'. Which I didnt think they would have as they looked so itchy, but god only knows what happened to that lot. But then I think about all the repiles they have to feed, but dont want to think about that either >>>
And another farm me and my girls recently went where all the animals Guinea pigs - Rabbits, hens, chicks and geese were all together, outside on mud, and no food or hay available apart from the 50p bags of mixed musli stuff you could buy and throw in and feed anything with including the sheep. And 3 babies had escaped up a grass banking (at least they had food)
Sorry :red RANT RANT RANT over (for now)
11am was 'meet the animals' so we went to check them out.
The Guinea pigs had a nice big comfy enclosure and I was impressed with the amount of hay and tunnels and hidey places, nice clean water, plenty of food. Wasnt so impressed with the Rodent exercise wheel stuck in the corner,rolleyes but the pigs wernt using it - surprise, surprise.
They put a few of the larger pigs them out on the grass enclosure while we were there, and brought a couple of the youngsters up to a table for all the children to put their grubby hands on them !
Anyway, I couldnt resist :red I asked the 'keeper' how old they were and he said about 5 to 6 weeks, I asked if they had been sexed and he said 'No, we are waiting for the vet to do that',, Ohhh I said, you know they could breed from about 3 weeks don't you? inbreeding The 'keeper' sort of spluttered and didnt know what to say.
Just thought I'd share this as I dont know why places like this do it. Are they wanting hundreds of Guinea pigs or are they not educated?
On the same subject a place in Cleethorpes we visited in June had at least 100 pigs most very pregnant (and itchy) wasnt impressed. We went back a few weeks ago and counted 6 youngsters. :{ I asked the lady on the desk where they had all gone, and she said 'Errr, well, people come in and ask about them, and we sold a few, they just kept breeding and it just goes on and on' and I said 'Do you sell them to pet store?' and she said 'no'. Which I didnt think they would have as they looked so itchy, but god only knows what happened to that lot. But then I think about all the repiles they have to feed, but dont want to think about that either >>>
And another farm me and my girls recently went where all the animals Guinea pigs - Rabbits, hens, chicks and geese were all together, outside on mud, and no food or hay available apart from the 50p bags of mixed musli stuff you could buy and throw in and feed anything with including the sheep. And 3 babies had escaped up a grass banking (at least they had food)
Sorry :red RANT RANT RANT over (for now)