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Post by SarahHound on May 11, 2013 19:31:01 GMT
I'm adopting a new piggy that someone has lost interest in  he's 3 years old. He's called Mr Darcy at the moment, but I'm thinking I'll re-name him Milo  Can't wait to get him, he's coming on Friday, he's been offered a lift from his old owner to me! Isn't he cute?  |
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Post by fatamorgana on May 11, 2013 20:58:38 GMT
Very handsome little chap.
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Post by cazypops on May 11, 2013 21:02:27 GMT
Hes lovely, nearly as big as the dog, lol
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Post by tonib on May 11, 2013 22:25:37 GMT
A lovely addition to your family.
How do you introduce guinea pigs, i.e.gradually like cats or do they normally get on well together?
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Post by SarahHound on May 11, 2013 22:29:43 GMT
A lovely addition to your family. How do you introduce guinea pigs, i.e.gradually like cats or do they normally get on well together? Well 3 unrelated males will very rarely get along, and I already have 2 males. I will try to introduce them (has to be done on neuteral ground, and its a good idea to wash every guinea so they all smell the same), but if it doesn't work, most likely I'll just adopt another as company in the long run for this one! Females are easy, you usually just put them together and thats that. Females are very social compared to males who are usually quite dominant over everything. |
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Post by gladys on May 11, 2013 23:24:14 GMT
Ah bless him. Hope he settles well. He definitely found the right home. |
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Post by tonib on May 11, 2013 23:34:07 GMT
A lovely addition to your family. How do you introduce guinea pigs, i.e.gradually like cats or do they normally get on well together? Well 3 unrelated males will very rarely get along, and I already have 2 males. I will try to introduce them (has to be done on neuteral ground, and its a good idea to wash every guinea so they all smell the same), but if it doesn't work, most likely I'll just adopt another as company in the long run for this one! Females are easy, you usually just put them together and thats that. Females are very social compared to males who are usually quite dominant over everything. I presume that guinea pigs aren't neutered (or are they) so you don't mix males & females. Good luck with the introductions or is this one really an excuse to get another   |
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Post by SarahHound on May 13, 2013 9:55:32 GMT
Well 3 unrelated males will very rarely get along, and I already have 2 males. I will try to introduce them (has to be done on neuteral ground, and its a good idea to wash every guinea so they all smell the same), but if it doesn't work, most likely I'll just adopt another as company in the long run for this one! Females are easy, you usually just put them together and thats that. Females are very social compared to males who are usually quite dominant over everything. I presume that guinea pigs aren't neutered (or are they) so you don't mix males & females. Good luck with the introductions or is this one really an excuse to get another You can neuter guinea pigs, but it doesn't make much of a difference. It only stops the chance of babies, doesn't remove the hormones in guinea pigs for some reason, like it does with rabbits. They still keep their anger! It's also quite a risky OP, so only done is really needed. |
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Post by lotsofcats on May 13, 2013 11:32:19 GMT
What a lovely guinea pig - he reminds me of one I had when I was in my teens - I used to have lots of them and they are lovely pets. What amazed me about them is that when guinea pigs give birth the babies can eat and run around straight away, they have all their fur and their eyes are open - they are just a tiny version of a grown up guinea pig.
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Post by tonib on May 13, 2013 12:40:20 GMT
I'm learning a lot about other animals here. I only ever had a goldfish and a dog as a child/young adult. Now cats |
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Post by SarahHound on May 13, 2013 16:06:44 GMT
What a lovely guinea pig - he reminds me of one I had when I was in my teens - I used to have lots of them and they are lovely pets. What amazed me about them is that when guinea pigs give birth the babies can eat and run around straight away, they have all their fur and their eyes are open - they are just a tiny version of a grown up guinea pig. Yes, we had an accidental litter a few years ago. Sadly they were all born dead, but it amazed me how they were just identical little replicas of their parents! |
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Post by SarahHound on May 13, 2013 16:07:33 GMT
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Post by tonib on May 13, 2013 20:34:01 GMT
Great photos - he's certainly used to dogs |
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Post by cazypops on May 13, 2013 20:43:49 GMT
He's a very handsome fellow. |
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Post by SarahHound on May 14, 2013 19:17:40 GMT
Great photos - he's certainly used to dogs Good thing too in our house |
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he's 3 years old. He's called Mr Darcy at the moment, but I'm thinking I'll re-name him Milo 
Can't wait to get him, he's coming on Friday, he's been offered a lift from his old owner to me!
