Patches, our short-hair:
and Skunk, the obviously long-haired guinea pig:
And yes, they did come with those names. Probably a good thing, since Adriana has been a little too eager to use various forms of "poop" in names lately.
I noticed last night that someone was giving away two guinea pigs on KSL classifieds, along with cages and all supplies (i.e. bedding, food, vitamin drops, guinea pig shampoo, etc.). I've actually called a few times when someone was giving away gerbils, and then some fish, but I've never been the first one to call and I didn't think I would be this time. Surprise, the guinea pigs were mine. Adriana was ecstatic when I told her this morning that we were going to pick up her very own pets this afternoon. She didn't stop chattering the whole way home from Riverton, nearly 45 minutes away. Miriam is much more skittish around animals than Adriana, but she does seem fascinated by our new "innies! innies!" as she calls the guinea pigs. As long as they don't get too close.
For now the guinea pigs are in Adriana's room, but they may end up in the laundry room if the smell bothers me. It's not bad at the moment, with freshly bathed guinea pigs and new bedding, but we'll see in a few days. Not suprisingly, it took Adriana a while to calm down enough tonight to fall asleep.
These are actually my first furry pets (only had a lizard and the family had a bird). I do realize that the bulk of the taking care of the guinea pigs will fall on me, but I am adding some pet tending activities to Adriana's daily chore chart. And hey, they were free, so if it really doesn't work out I wouldn't feel too bad giving them away to someone on Craig's list. The only bad thing would be my three-year-old would disown me.
4 comments:
I can't think of a better first pet! These animals are usually so talkative, social, and fun to feed. Try all kinds of veggie snacks.
I could be wrong about this, but I believe they're less fragile than hamsters or gerbils. I think this was a good first pet. *nods*
They've proved pretty hardy so far and have survived a lot of "loving" from both of my girls. They love to cuddle, don't run around a lot (um, at all) when we have them out of the cage, and they've loved any veggie or fruit treats we've tried so far. I think they will be good first pets.
Peach is dying to meet them.
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