Is there anyone out there in the vicinity of Oklahoma that can find me one or more black (or maybe brown or blond, just not white) self Peruvian guinea pigs (female).
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Several years ago as an act of appeasement (sis wanted a dog) my mom bought each of us a guinea pig. I picked mine and she turned out to be a solid black Peruvian (mix?) with black eyes. She was kind of a brat but I loved her, but she passed away a few years ago at the ripe old age of 6.
Now for first time I'm in the position to become a guinea pig owner again! So, I've been on the hunt for another like her for few weeks now. But everywhere I go I can only find short hairs. I've found a few abbys (including a black one) that I kind of considered, but they were male. I'm sorry, but boys have a very distinct smell that I am not fond of (and I hate having to keep the area around the testicles clean). I guess I could get one neutered, but I'd rather just skip that and get two females that could be friends.
I have seriously checked all over Craigslist and the classified ads, called the shelters, searched for rescues, called the adoption centers at the pet stores, and finally even checked all the pets stores in my area. I even caved and (tried) to contact a few breeders. I have probably searched a 200 mile radius around where I live.
Now, I'm feeling pretty ridiculous that I'm being so picky (I think the pet store people think I'm nuts for being so picky about a silly "kids pet"). And I'm feeling a bit like a hypocrite. I always get angry with people that go out of their way to get dogs of certain breeds from breeders when there are shelters full of dogs. And here I've suddenly realized that I'm just like them! *horrors*
In my defense, I actually am somewhat allergic to guinea pigs (minor skin rash breakouts). I dealt with it before and will deal with it now but only if I get the fuzzies I want. So, it's them or nothing. I'm sorry short hair guinea pigs... but I'm just not going to adopt you.
I DESPERATELY want to rescue some guinea pigs though... I don't want to go to the breeders/pet store. But I just can't find the ones I want!
So, is there anyone withing about 150-250 miles of Oklahoma that knows of any guinea pigs like this they can get a hold of for me. I actually found ONE about 5 hours away in Texas but it's from a breeder. There was a trio on Petfinder (also in Texas) that were almost what I wanted... but I can only really handle a pair. Any leads would be awesome!
My original guinea pig was bought when I lived on the east coast so maybe they're a bit more common in the pet store stock there? I don't know. I've also included a picture of Shadow as a baby so you can see how cute she was (I loved her bangs).
