Pepperdog
Adult Guinea Pig
I phoned up the local rspca and asked for a homecheck to take on a neutered boy. It was a little hard going explaining how I have a 5/6 week old girl with the 6 month and 5 month old girls, I dont think the lady on the phone listened when I told her fudge was the daughter of minty. She thought I mistakenly had a male with the two of them - I have double checked each one of them and they are all 3 girls, which I reassured her I have done.
They seem happy with my hutch size but not happy with my run size. I originally brought the wire 4ft x 2ft (I think, might be 3ft or 2.5ft) and a week later a charity shop had a 5ft wooden triangular run donated which I brought from them, which was a bargain. But they dont like the 5ft x 2ft (or 3 or 2.5 - cant be bothered to measure the width in the dark just yet, said it was 2ft) for 4 piggies to use and have asked me to extend it - no problems there as I can attach the wire 4ft triangular run to the wooden 5ft run.
She thought I was a little weird as I said they wouldnt be in the run all day, and certainly not when I was at work as I didnt trust the local wildlife. I thought that was a good thing to point out. She asked if I had allergies, I truthfully replied "yes, but not to guinea pigs" and I pointed out I dont keep them on shavings and all hay is in a rack, plus I wear gloves to restock the hay to keep reactions down.
I am not holding out much hope of passing, I think having a dog will go against me, working full time (its not so black and white as I do 4 days out of 7, OH is home in the afternoon so that was why we passed all our homechecks for a second dog) is never a plus point and they might not like my run combo when I fix them together. I dont want to sound too negative as I know I have a good home here and any animal under my care has a great life, but I may not fit their specific criteria.
I believe in fate, if I am supposed to have a boy join our family then it will happen, but if not then it isnt supposed to be.
They seem happy with my hutch size but not happy with my run size. I originally brought the wire 4ft x 2ft (I think, might be 3ft or 2.5ft) and a week later a charity shop had a 5ft wooden triangular run donated which I brought from them, which was a bargain. But they dont like the 5ft x 2ft (or 3 or 2.5 - cant be bothered to measure the width in the dark just yet, said it was 2ft) for 4 piggies to use and have asked me to extend it - no problems there as I can attach the wire 4ft triangular run to the wooden 5ft run.
She thought I was a little weird as I said they wouldnt be in the run all day, and certainly not when I was at work as I didnt trust the local wildlife. I thought that was a good thing to point out. She asked if I had allergies, I truthfully replied "yes, but not to guinea pigs" and I pointed out I dont keep them on shavings and all hay is in a rack, plus I wear gloves to restock the hay to keep reactions down.
I am not holding out much hope of passing, I think having a dog will go against me, working full time (its not so black and white as I do 4 days out of 7, OH is home in the afternoon so that was why we passed all our homechecks for a second dog) is never a plus point and they might not like my run combo when I fix them together. I dont want to sound too negative as I know I have a good home here and any animal under my care has a great life, but I may not fit their specific criteria.
I believe in fate, if I am supposed to have a boy join our family then it will happen, but if not then it isnt supposed to be.
