My Piggie Thread!

[hrl20100]

Oh wow popular piggies!

Originally Posted by Thin Lizzy

Blimey! 5 piggies, who are absolutely beautiful! Your new additions are so fluffy.

Yeah I have a fair few animals... 19 to be exact... all small animals apart from one who is a gecko!

Originally Posted by Elliiy

oh wow they're all so beautiful, lovely photos. Can't wait to hear more about them and see many more piggy photos exciting! lol

Thankyou so much! I will update this thread like I do my rattie one, so hopefully it will be fairly often.

Originally Posted by Wanna Hamster

Aww! They're all so cute! Congratulations, Hannah! Can't wit to see more pictures!

Thankyou!! Love my little piggies so much :')

Originally Posted by Coco61

Ooo! Piggies and 5 of them!! Love piggies but sadly our last,Sandy, died in 2003. He was so special and tame that he was never replaced.
Keep those photos coming!

Aw thats so sad! Its always special when one is so tame... Patch is a very special girl to me.

Originally Posted by flowerfairy

What a lovely bunch of guinea pigs. Sounds like your boyfriend is into small animals too which must be great.

I especially like the look of Cinnamon ...

He is into small animals, when we go to petshops he always looks at the animals and says how 'we must get it!' and then he falls in love with them all and then I give in and then we end up getting more animals!
Cinnamon is a lovely girl... when she was a baby she had a slightly longer coat, as she grew the fur stopped growing so now it doesn't look as long as it did.

Originally Posted by Elliiy

ohh as for name suggestions for your little one how about paprika or nutmeg

Nutmeg is adorable!

Originally Posted by Piebald

Oh great! I love piggies! You have to video them making the "woop woop" noise
(I can actually do a good imitation of it lol)
They all look lovely.

I must say i'm good at imitating their noises too! haha

Originally Posted by Cinnamon Bear

The new one is my favorite (last picture), although they are all adorable! How about Elysia, Cyleigh, Cadence (Cady)?

Cady is a cute name!
Yes I did have a major soft spot for her!! She's very tiny compared to Maple, and they both the same age (2 months)

Originally Posted by flowerfairy

I must say the two new girls are rather stunning. Patch sounds really special. It must be lovely having that kind of bond.

She really is a one of a kind, I dont think i'll have another one that quite matches up to her!

[Jenibelle]

Your piggies are beautiful!

I had six... Emma and Ella were my originals, but Emma came to me pregnant (surprise!) and she had four babies. Unfortunately, as I'm sure you're aware, guinea pigs are A LOT of work. When I went to college, I couldn't bring them with me and no one at home wanted to care for them for me, so I had to find them new homes. Emma and Ella went together, the three baby girls went together, and the little boy went to a home with lots of other boys for him to live with.

Emma was amazing though, she sounds a lot like patches. She was trained! She knew her name and would come when called, would "beg" for treats (aka: sit on hind legs with paws in front of her), would run to her bed so I could pick her up when I said "get in the bed", and would run in circles when I said "circles". She is such a special girl. And Ella? Such a snuggler! We would take naps together. I love guinea pigs, hands down the best pets in my opinion.

[hrl20100]

Originally Posted by Jenibelle

Your piggies are beautiful!

I had six... Emma and Ella were my originals, but Emma came to me pregnant (surprise!) and she had four babies. Unfortunately, as I'm sure you're aware, guinea pigs are A LOT of work. When I went to college, I couldn't bring them with me and no one at home wanted to care for them for me, so I had to find them new homes. Emma and Ella went together, the three baby girls went together, and the little boy went to a home with lots of other boys for him to live with.

Emma was amazing though, she sounds a lot like patches. She was trained! She knew her name and would come when called, would "beg" for treats (aka: sit on hind legs with paws in front of her), would run to her bed so I could pick her up when I said "get in the bed", and would run in circles when I said "circles". She is such a special girl. And Ella? Such a snuggler! We would take naps together. I love guinea pigs, hands down the best pets in my opinion.

Wow thats such a special bond! Patch doesn't do any tricks, she's just an attention seeker. I think if I tried to train her, she wont have any of it! Though she is very food motivated...

[hrl20100]

I have finally named my little girly! She's called Treacle. I think Treacle and Maple go well together... Like the syrup stuff you can buy!

All 5 of them are now living together! I have them in a 6ft by 2ft hutch at the moment, its a little small for 5 of them though. When I got the newest two, I was only meant to get one! Boyfriend persuaded me to let him get one! A 6ft by 2ft hutch is enough to house 4 piggies, but saying that the new ones are only little.

Underneath their level, is Sooty, my very old old rabbit. She is 10, coming up to 11 now. So when she passes away, I will convert the hutch into one, making a long ramp from the guineas cage down into Sooty's. Then they will all have plenty of space. Thats the plan!

They all went outside in the run the other day. It was Treacle and Maple's first time in the run and they LOVED it. They were popcorning like crazy and loves nibbling the grass. They were in with the other 3 as well (to help with bonding) and they have both taken a liking to Patch who keeps grooming them and snuggling up to them. The group were bonded very quickly which didn't surprise me as female guinea pigs are very easy to introduce.

Here are some photos:
Treacle with Lilly behind her


Maple


Cinnamon stuffing her face as usual


Patch! (She looked up from grazing when I said her name, after I took this photo she came running over squeaking her head off XD)


The two gingers, Cinnamon and Maple


Little tiny Treacle having a nibble


Treacle, Patch and Lilly


My beautiful, and very chunky, Lilly Piggie!


Maple is going to grow up to be one gorgeous girly


Patch and Cinnamon super chilled out in the evening sunshine!

[ayemee]

Oh my gosh they're all so gorgeous!!! I have eight piggies 7 females and one neutered male. They're delightful pets

[Elliiy]

lovely photos all your piggies are so cute and absolutely love the one of patch, so cute

[flowerfairy]

Oh my word. They are all just soooo gorgeous. Great pics. I miss having piggies.

[Cinnamon Bear]

All your piggy's have beautiful fur patterns!

[Coco61]

What a fantastic photoshoot. Such a beautiful bunch!

[hrl20100]

Originally Posted by ayemee

Oh my gosh they're all so gorgeous!!! I have eight piggies 7 females and one neutered male. They're delightful pets

Thankyou so much! They are wonderful little animals!

Originally Posted by Elliiy

lovely photos all your piggies are so cute and absolutely love the one of patch, so cute

Thanks! Patch is a pretty piggie

Originally Posted by flowerfairy

Oh my word. They are all just soooo gorgeous. Great pics. I miss having piggies.

Aw thankyou! I can't imagine life without the noisy little things!

Originally Posted by Cinnamon Bear

All your piggy's have beautiful fur patterns!

I have a thing for getting the ones with multiple colours in their coats! I want a black and white one eventually!

Originally Posted by Coco61

What a fantastic photoshoot. Such a beautiful bunch!

Thanks! Luckily the weather was good that day so the lighting was perfect!