ElleTrixieB13
Junior Guinea Pig
I've been asking many many questions since the unplanned acquisition of eight neglected guinea pigs at the beginning of December 2019. This forum has been a great help as I navigate my new piggie mom status. I thought I would start a thread here introducing the whole herd where I can share stories 
Here are the first six:
JK has quickly wormed his way into my heart. He is one of two males, although for the first four days he tricked me into thinking he was a female. He loves his veggies, loves lap time, solicits petting and is generally outgoing and happy. He & Fleur are good friends (through the bars) and I can't wait to get them in together once he is running on empty. He was neutered January 6th so the countdown is on.
Nymphadora was my most skittish piggie and it took almost a month before she wasn't running and hiding any time I was in the room. Now she's my loudest wheek'r, the pushiest of the bunch and the first to line up for her fresh veggies. I think she is the dominant sow of the bunch, she definitely caused the most drama on the first few days in the new cage, but is quite settled now.
Ginny is a quieter pig, not much of a wheek'r and I think resides more at the bottom of the hierarchical structure. She now comes to the front to get her veggies too, but she isn't very pushy and is easily frightened. She is also the most dramatic when I have to pick her up. She does come up to the bars for a visit on occasion.
Bellatrix started off as my more friendly pig, she's definitely likes to have her opinions heard! She is pretty bonded to Nymphadora and they are often hanging out together. She is a particular fan of bell peppers and will push everyone except Nymphadora out of the way when those are on the table. She is one of the few still gaining weight, so I am keeping her on pregnancy watch.
Fleur is my beauty queen, she is absolutely gorgeous and I think she knows it. She is still very skittish when I'm reaching in the cage, but she is also the one that requires the most handling to keep those flowing locks mat-free. She spends most of her time in the log hidey or sitting up on the log house to be close to JK. She is very loud about her love of kale and parsley, but not quite ready to take it from my hand. She hangs back a little bit and waits until someone else drops their piece. Of all the girls, she is the one gaining the most weight, so she is also on pregnancy watch.
Newt is a funny little character. He is also male and was neutered in early January. When I tried to bond Newt & JK to avoid the neuter Newt was the bully of the bunch. He currently resides in a split cage with JK and he rumble struts all the time. He is willing to take food from my hands, but then runs off to his hidey with it, always jumping through the window instead of the easy opening. Cilantro seems to be his favourite treat.
I will introduce the others in the next post!
Here are the first six:
JK has quickly wormed his way into my heart. He is one of two males, although for the first four days he tricked me into thinking he was a female. He loves his veggies, loves lap time, solicits petting and is generally outgoing and happy. He & Fleur are good friends (through the bars) and I can't wait to get them in together once he is running on empty. He was neutered January 6th so the countdown is on.
Nymphadora was my most skittish piggie and it took almost a month before she wasn't running and hiding any time I was in the room. Now she's my loudest wheek'r, the pushiest of the bunch and the first to line up for her fresh veggies. I think she is the dominant sow of the bunch, she definitely caused the most drama on the first few days in the new cage, but is quite settled now.
Ginny is a quieter pig, not much of a wheek'r and I think resides more at the bottom of the hierarchical structure. She now comes to the front to get her veggies too, but she isn't very pushy and is easily frightened. She is also the most dramatic when I have to pick her up. She does come up to the bars for a visit on occasion.
Bellatrix started off as my more friendly pig, she's definitely likes to have her opinions heard! She is pretty bonded to Nymphadora and they are often hanging out together. She is a particular fan of bell peppers and will push everyone except Nymphadora out of the way when those are on the table. She is one of the few still gaining weight, so I am keeping her on pregnancy watch.
Fleur is my beauty queen, she is absolutely gorgeous and I think she knows it. She is still very skittish when I'm reaching in the cage, but she is also the one that requires the most handling to keep those flowing locks mat-free. She spends most of her time in the log hidey or sitting up on the log house to be close to JK. She is very loud about her love of kale and parsley, but not quite ready to take it from my hand. She hangs back a little bit and waits until someone else drops their piece. Of all the girls, she is the one gaining the most weight, so she is also on pregnancy watch.
Newt is a funny little character. He is also male and was neutered in early January. When I tried to bond Newt & JK to avoid the neuter Newt was the bully of the bunch. He currently resides in a split cage with JK and he rumble struts all the time. He is willing to take food from my hands, but then runs off to his hidey with it, always jumping through the window instead of the easy opening. Cilantro seems to be his favourite treat.
I will introduce the others in the next post!
