Having gone from 4 pigs in 2007 to LOTS in 2008, I've learnt a few things along the way that I thought might be familiar to others out there!
1. They never get ill at the same time, or in standard working (vets) hours. No. They take it in turns, and they wait until Sunday evening or worse still, a bank holiday, before falling ill.
2. When you get to the vets, they act like nothing is wrong - and the vets think you're a mad guinea pig lady
3. No-one (family) understands why anyone would want more than 2 guinea pigs, or that they're all different
4. Most people think guinea pig are hamsters, or vice-versa, or that they bite, or have tails.
5. Most people react to you having guinea pigs by reciting some sort of story, you know the sort - 'Oh, I had guinea pigs when the kids were little, until next door's dog got in the garden and ate them'
Also, most people (not inc. Vikki and Ron!) don't understand why I'd rather be having a 'shed day' than be at work or on holiday!
Sophie
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1. They never get ill at the same time, or in standard working (vets) hours. No. They take it in turns, and they wait until Sunday evening or worse still, a bank holiday, before falling ill.
2. When you get to the vets, they act like nothing is wrong - and the vets think you're a mad guinea pig lady
3. No-one (family) understands why anyone would want more than 2 guinea pigs, or that they're all different
4. Most people think guinea pig are hamsters, or vice-versa, or that they bite, or have tails.
5. Most people react to you having guinea pigs by reciting some sort of story, you know the sort - 'Oh, I had guinea pigs when the kids were little, until next door's dog got in the garden and ate them'
Also, most people (not inc. Vikki and Ron!) don't understand why I'd rather be having a 'shed day' than be at work or on holiday!
Sophie
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