Griffin Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Trust me I used to keep guinea pigs, I had a colony of thirteen girls all living together in a custom built, hand made rosewood two storey hutch that my ex-FIL made. They had the run of my garden during the day and were spoilt rotten My last guinea pig died around ten years ago. Mr Griffin also used to keep them as a child, he bred them and had at least thirty at one point Over the summer we looked after his cousins sows while she was on holiday. Our daughters loved having them here and really enjoyed cuddling them and helping to care for them. We agreed that eventually we'd like to have some of our own. I swore I wasn't buying any and that our sows would be rescue ones. So last week when I saw three twelve week old sows in the Blue Cross adoption area of Pets@Home I couldn't get them home fast enough The only problem is they're all albino I've always loved albino piggies, it just makes these girls a little harder to tell apart They were quickly named Matilda, Maggie and Martha by my daughters. One of them has odd coloured ears, the others have pink ears but one girl has a rip in one of her ears. I'm a bit confused as to which is which and I'm not sure if the kids know but at least there are tiny differences. They've settled in really well and tolerate cuddles from my five year old. I'm loving having them around and making up yummy bowls of chopped veg for them. Here's Georgia with the odd eared one, I think it might be Matilda????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Very cute Georgie looks really proud - reminds me of the cuddling her rabbit photo, love that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Awwww how lovely, i do love a guinee piggie. My sons pig was so cuddly and used to love a bath! He would sit on my knee while i dried him with the hairdryer and even lay on his back while i dried his tummy Too many chooks in the garden for piggies now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloss-Hen Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 We went out to a show and came back with a dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunie Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Well done Griffin rescuing some GP's (as I call them) I do love them. Our current two are called Whiskey and Soda, who have just come in to live in the house as the garden is rapidy becoming a quagmire! Good luck with your 3 GP's! I must admit that Pets at Home is dangerous with the adoption centre as we have alreadt rescued a hamster and a rabbit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
