KampingKris
Folsom, CA USA
Senior Member
Joined: 09/17/2002
View Profile
 Offline
|
Don't know if you all remember me, but I had an issue with a couple of guinea pigs who turned out to be a "pair" and not sisters.
We are now up to 9 guinea pigs. Apparently, the critters can breed right after (and I mean within the minute) of giving birth. And since we didn't realize our mistake until the first batch of little ones showed up, several months later on Monday a new litter of four identical babies arrived. Holly (the mama) was more than just fat. And unfortunately, one poor little runt seems to be blind in one eye. We're out of cage room even with three cages. The noise level when one opens the frig is loud with a chorus of purring, squeeks and whistles because they think they are STARVING all the time. They're messy critters and we have to keep them in the office to keep our super prey dog from shaking a cage for the tasty treat.
Anyone interested in a cute, cuddily guinea pig or two or three...
KampingKris & FiremanSteve
Jada - American Eskie princess
2003 GMC Sierra 3500
2006 Alpenlite Limited 34RLR
2010 Polaris 850XP
2008 Polaris RZR
|
RicJones
So. Cal.
Senior Member
Joined: 10/29/2007
View Profile
Offline
|
Check with your local pet store, sometimes they buy them.
|
Happytraveler
Capistrano Beach, Ca. USA
Senior Member
Joined: 07/16/2003
View Profile
|
A few years ago we went through the same thing you are going through. We thought we had a male, not. I swear we were having hamster babies every month. Hate to say it, but we release them at a park because nobody wanted them. We went through hamsters, birds, snakes, turtles, tarantulas and fish. The best pet out of the whole bunch was a dog. To bad we we didn't start with a dog at the beginning.
Charlie, a male Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Katie, a female Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
|
Terri travel
North Mississippi
Senior Member
Joined: 05/09/2007
View Profile
Offline
|
We purchased one guinea pig from Petco, and about two weeks later woke up to four in the cage. Anyway, we just waited until the babies were older and carried them back to Petco. They were happy to take them. I love the little things, but they can be smelly/messy.
2006 Jayco Jayfeather 29BHS
Mike & Terri (working hard to play)
Melissa & Ty (23yr old daughter,13yr old son) Just along for the ride
Cujo & Sophie  {1 bad Chihuahua & Diva French Bulldog}
|
Joy
Henderson KY 42420
Senior Member
Joined: 08/10/2001
View Profile
Offline
|
Take them to your animal shelter or Pet store, give them away with ads in the paper, call your schools - some classes keep small animal pets - but for Petes' sake DO NOT turn them loose!! They have no way to feed themselves in a foreign environment and will certainly be killed by other animals!
See ya' down the road!
Don-SCPO USN Ret.Corpsman
Joy-Ret.Off.Mgr.
Maggie-Chihuahua
Chrissie-Chihuahua
Lucy-Jack/Rat
'03 38'Phaeton DP
'06 Saturn Vue
LIFE ISN'T ABOUT HOW TO SURVIVE THE STORM BUT HOW TO DANCE IN THE RAIN.
|
|
|
Hiker3
Florida
Senior Member
Joined: 01/21/2007
View Profile
|
Oh gosh. We had two G.P. in the family --- and you are so right about the refrigerator door! I cannot imagine having that many little ones to feed (and listen to every time they get revved up for breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack, etc.)
Livin Lite Quicksilver 8.0 (Folding Tent Camper) only 900 lbs!
|
