Things About Owning Guineas That Have Come As A Shock

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The hay thing is a problem when you don't realise there is some stuck in your hair , and you get to where ever your going to see people giving you strange looks and wondering what you've been up to
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Guinea Slave said:
I love this thread, so funny! I can add....when you go to a meeting and realise you had a bit of critical care stuck to your light coloured top throughout your presentation. :cen:

Oh and when you empty out your hand bag at the till because you cannot find your purse and half a dozen syringes all fall out.

Leaving little notes from the guineas to the husband in obvious places so that he does not forget to feed them when you are late home or away. Although getting texts from the guineas (via husband) to say they are fine is kinda cute.

Watching husband fall in love and go all goo gar over them was a HUGe shock!
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Lucky you - I think I've got a long wait before my OH goes ga ga over them:lol!:
 
GloriousGuineaGirl said:
I have developed "Piggy paranoia" Everytime I sleep over at work...text to husband " are the boys ok"? ..." yes dear, exactly the same as they were 10 mins ago when you text and after the last 10,000 texts before that, go to sleep woman!".
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I am the same when I sleep in at work, first thing I do when I get home is go and check all my boys, they are always so pleased to see me
 
lisaali said:
One of Ali's colleagues at work asked him "When did you get a dog" almost in unison 3 other colleagues shouted "That's not dog that's Guinea Pig hair" ... :D
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Ha ha. I've never bought so many lint rollers since I've had mine.
 
LOL! I miss my boy but this thread has cheered me up no end. I agree with all the above. Piglet had his own little fan club at work and they all laughed at me when we had a cuddle after feeding and I told him he was "mummy's special boy" but were all gutted when we lost him. Even the dean of the vet school knew about Piglet!

Tiny bodies - massive personalities! x
 
i am constantly covered in piggie hair and my OH has found hay in my hair and i am forever trailing the stuff into the house.
last night i was cuddling Maple Moo-Pie chooken legs all relaxed and guuuuuuuush! She peed and left a flood! It was the funniest thing. 1 never knew a pig could pee so much and 2 so loud! When she went to bed for the night the OH said i smelled of three things - a little perfume, Maple and pee :P!

plus the OH admitted being jealous that she was half asleep on me...hehehehe
 
I'm afraid that we are so far down the line that there's no recovery. We write the Guinea Pig Magazine. Well, Alison writes it and I clean the piggies out.
 
pigs not kids, love it that's defo me! Id rather have my funny farm any day. Mine perch with their front feet on their food bowls and stretch their necks to try and see me when i leave the room as they are watching to see if in getting more veggies, when i cone back in their little eyes are twice the size gazing at me in hope, and i simply explain to them sorry boys not this time this is a cup of tea you've had yours already - i talk to them as if they understand me
 
Nicola_ said:
Haha! You're definitely right about the hay - I woke up one morning holding a piece of hay in my hand! I can assure you - I did not go to bed with it in my hand!

I've pretty much given up the battle of the hay and have just accepted that I near enough live in a barn!
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I had this same problem, but i just got a carpet sweeper for £12.99 and it works wonders and i only have to give my room a quick sweep twice a day! :)
 
The biggest shock for me was how big their CHARACTERS are. My OH says Jedward's just a rodent, he's not keen on small furry things as he's never had pets as a kid but Jedward is the BIGGEST Diva I know. Hands down. Animal or human. It's hilarious. And yes we all worry if they're poorly or that they're not happy enough or that their cage isn't big enough (my current piggy blues) but they're so so worth it! And about the hay... I even found it in my underwear once or twice! Don't ask me how, I really have NO idea!
 
Guiinea Slave said:
Actually another one...when you go into a hardware or DIY store and are immediately excited about looking for stuff which could make piggy 'toys'...drain pipes for instance.
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I now live In b&q lol. It annoys me so much when I want something really specific to make something for my pigs andI'm in a shop and i dont know what its called or what its used for in the real world so cant ask for it lol!
 
How they all have their own little ways of wanting veg.

Romano stands at the bowl, feet on the side.

Sakurai knows when I open the living room door and wheeks her lungs out.

Matthew runs to the bars and goes into insane mode, forgetting about everything that exists chewing them.

Ryou stands at the bars then chews them, then runs around and returns to the bars chewing them.

I love their individual personalities. :))
 
Earlier on I went into the bathroom and found hay on the toilet seat :hmm:
 
I think the biggest shock of all wasn't the piggies - it was my friends in the role play group we have on Sunday afternoons wheeking for coffee! That got me completely, I was literally open mouthed.

So - to get my undivided attention be a piggy!
 
Bekki said:
For me its how much you actually miss them when they go :-(
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So true. They leave a huge hole in our lives when they pass over the bridge. (((((hugs))))
 
You are so right Bekki. I find I think of piggies that have lived with me again and again, they are still here in my memories so vividly years and years later. I miss them all so much still. Hamsters and mice have never had the same colossal emotional effect.
 
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