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Pet Forum / Mammals / Guinea Pigs / July 2008new guinea pig arriving tomorrow
Recently Malinka lost both his female friends. Tomorrow, the first of his 2 new companions will arrive. And not a moment too soon, because Malinka is not the type of pig that likes to be alone. He has a stuffed animal (a guinea pig!) to keep him company, and during the evenings we spend all our time with him. But there's nothing like a REAL furry friend next to you - we realise that. The reason we had to wait was because both new piggies are still with their mom. Both current caretakers take no chances and want to make sure the little ones are ready to face the world. They rather wait a week longer instead of placing the piggie a day too early. And I totally agree! So, Malinka will be introduced to his new girlfriend tomorrow, some time during the evening. The second one is a baby born in a gp-resthome, and will also come live with us when it's ready. But that might take a little longer. More updates to come... Michel. She's here. And it's a cute one! Things could not have gone better between her and Malinka: Best friends from the very first minute. What is a ....GP resthome? is it a place for elderly guinea pigs? kelvyn. No Guinea Pigs were harmed during the writing or sending of this post. > What is a ....GP resthome? is it a place for elderly guinea pigs? Yes, that is their primary objective. But they also act as a shelter and they do a lot of work / research on the dreadful "satin disease". The little girl that is coming our way was born over there. Her mom was one of the 400 resqued piggies from Belgium. When she got at the shelter / resthome, she was pregnant. They have a website, but it's in Dutch... http://www.knoevel.nl/ Michel > > What is a ....GP resthome? is it a place for elderly guinea pigs? > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Michel Satin disease? > Satin disease? The official name is osteodystrophy. It is often called the Satin Disease, because it is mostly found with guinea pigs with a "satin fur". It's a very painful and incurable disease... > Recently Malinka lost both his female friends. Tomorrow, the first of > his 2 new companions will arrive. And not a moment too soon, because > Malinka is not the type of pig that likes to be alone. He has a stuffed > animal (a guinea pig!) to keep him company, and during the evenings we > spend all our time with him. In what way are you spending time with him? Do you let him run around your living room or just have him on your laps? Megan > In what way are you spending time with him? Do you let him run around > your living room or just have him on your laps? Both. It depends of the mood he is in, what he feels like. If he wants to walk in the living room, we just sit with him on the floor, and he loves that. So when he wants some more personal attention he simply climbs onto my lap. Also, when watching TV, he sits next to us on the sofa. But now that the new girl has arrived, his attention has shifted more in her direction (and that is of course the way it should be. Michel > > In what way are you spending time with him? Do you let him run around > > your living room or just have him on your laps? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Michel That is SO adorable. He actually sits on the couch with you?? What a human! Megan |
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