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cavykatie · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 4:53 pm Post subject: Looking to adopt in Massachusetts

Hello everyone. As you may know, my dear Manteiga passed away this week. This leaves my other girl, Gwendolyn, all by her lonesome. I decided to start looking for her cagemate now since I know the process can take a while. Don't get me wrong, I don't think Manteiga can be 'replaced', but I'm trying to keep Gwennie's needs in mind.

I've had peruvians in the past and would really like to have another. I looked around, but didn't see any listed. I'd be willing to adopt a male and have him neutered so he could be with Gwennie.

If anyone knows of an available pig, please let me know. Transportation could probably be arranged for out of state cavy.

Here is Gwendolyn- my girl who needs a buddy to keep her company:

Chad · Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:39 pm Post subject:

Wow! She's a cutie! Any neutered boar would love to be with her.

No luck with Petfinder, eh?

cavykatie · Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:23 pm Post subject:

No luck yet, I think I have to call each place since I know they don't list all the animals usually.

JaneDoe · Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:45 pm Post subject:

She is so cute! Are you going to the Boston Pignic? There may be some adoptables there. Or people who know of them.

cavykatie · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:27 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I will be there!

cavykatie · Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 5:28 pm Post subject:

I have decided to adopt this little guy:

He is in Connecticut, but lucky for me Margery is headed down there this weekend and she offered to pick him up for me! I'm still looking for a long haired piggy, but I just couldn't resist little Sammy the black Teddy. I'm planning on neutering him so he can be with Gwennie. The owner was like 'gee, you can neuter them?'. Lol, yep.

cavykatie · Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject:

I decided to adopt him- he's just too cute to resist! Margery will pick him up. :)

I'm still looking for a long haired piggie, as well.

JaneDoe · Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:14 am Post subject:

Is this your first boar, Cavykatie?

Bride of Chad · Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 12:58 pm Post subject:

What a handsome little guy!

cavykatie · Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:58 am Post subject:

Margery brought him over earlier tonight. He's my first boar. After being a little nervous he settled down and chilled out on my chest... and farted. Blech. Haha.

I want to change his name from Sammy to something else. Any ideas?

Chad · Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:45 pm Post subject:

I'm terrible with names. But he sure is a cutie.

After being a little nervous he settled down and chilled out on my chest... and farted. Blech. Haha.

Just like a guy, eh? Some things don't change across species.

cavykatie · Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:30 pm Post subject:

Ha yeah, just like a guy.

Jodi · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:44 am Post subject:

He looks like Fozii! And he farts on me all the time!

Bride of Chad · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:13 pm Post subject:

I was thinking of:

Soot
Coal
Charcoal
Mr. Bean
Shadow
Shade

Those were what came to mind when I saw him. No matter what you chose, congrats! :)

JaneDoe · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:15 am Post subject:

He's obviously comfortable with you.

cavykatie · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:12 pm Post subject:

Alright, update on the long haired piggy search. I have been talking to the woman who posted this link http://boston.craigslist.org/nwb/for/1119124252.html

It's really hard to resist a peruvian himi (and the abby is cute, too). As I understand it, there should be more boars than sows in a herd, so putting three males and a female together wouldn't work. Plus, the guinea pig I got on Easter, formerly known as Sammy, is a boar who I'm told has not gotten along with other boars very well in the past.

I'm thinking I will get these two and just have them in a separate cage. As it is now, this is my cage:

So I'm thinking I'll just make the second level it's own cage, like I had in the past. It seems like my new guy and Gwennie are getting along okay through the grids and I plan on neutering him so he can be with her and also because he's beginning to have impaction issues. I think he's about 3 years old. I'm pretty sure I will be going to see the two pigs tomorrow during the day.

What do you all think of this plan?

JaneDoe · Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:22 am Post subject:

It certainly looks nice. Lucky piggies!

cavykatie · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:30 pm Post subject:

I brought the two boys home yesterday! I forgot to take photos today so I just snapped a couple tonight. They came with the names Ben (the abby) and Jerry (the himi). I don't know if I'll keep those names yet. You can't see it in the photo, but Jerry has a long kind of skirt in back, while his hair in medium in front:

I managed to get a cute one of 'Sammy', too:

'Jerry' is my first three pound piggie! He's 3lbs 2oz and 'Ben' is 2lbs 3oz. The former owner was very nervous about clipping their claws and so they were very long. Jerry's were long but not too bad, but Ben's were awful. There were a few that were quite curved and two that curled all the way around and were starting to poke his paw. I took photos- I've never seen claws like that in person before.

The poor woman really did try her best. She was the first to admit that she was finding them new homes because she realized they were much more work than she had thought. She kept saying how she was glad they were going to a home with someone who knew so much about guinea pigs.

JaneDoe · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:49 am Post subject:

Eek, what lovely piggies! And what awful toenails.

Jodi · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:40 am Post subject:

Adorable! Congratulations katiekins!

JaneDoe · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:57 am Post subject:

Have you had a teddy before, Cavy Katie?

Bride of Chad · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:35 pm Post subject:

They are adorable!