Guinea Pig Shell Game

Our guinea pig friend is heading back home today. I'm sure going to miss his cute little face and the little wiggle his butt makes when he's running around. Yesterday he was napping in his igloo and decided he wanted to eat some pellets. Instead of just coming out of the igloo, he bopped his …

Guinea Pig Sound Effects

Jeffrey makes such cute little noises. They're different from rabbit noises. His purring sounds more like the noise my Charlie makes when he's asleep. I say it's snoring, but he kind of sounds like a pigeon cooing. Whenever I put my hand in his cage to clean or give him food, I'm greeted with little …

Keeping Pretty & Hydrated

Whenever I change Jeffrey's water dish in the morning, he comes right over for a drink, just like my Charlie does. He seems to drink so much during the day that I've been topping him off before bedtime so the level doesn't drop too low. We had a few warmer days here last week, so …

WWYD for some Clover?

Everyone is enjoying the clover in the hay we recently got from Agway. Bunnies and piggy included! They'll probably wind up putting on a couple of ounces from it, but we're a third through the bale already and we probably won't have as much in the next. Everyone seems to have less of an appetite …

Little Furry Yawns

Now when I go to pet Jeffrey he lays down, stretches out and purrs like a lion. He didn't mind at all when I cleaned his cage yesterday. He just hopped over to the other side and let me do my work. He's a smart little piggy, he learns fast. I got to see a …

When the Piggy Purrs

I got to pet Jeffrey for a while yesterday and he purred for me. It's a different kind of purr than rabbits do. It sounds more like a cat's purr and I could feel his body vibrating. I saw him drinking a lot from his water bottle and I know bottles are harder to get …

One Relaxed Pig

Our house has all sorts of new noises that the bunny and guinea pig visitors have to get used to during their stay with us. So far Jeffrey doesn't seem too bothered by the noise, and certainly knows how to relax when he's feeling comfy. He's in his own little world when he's in his …

Pass the Clover, Bunny!

I gave Jeffrey a few little head pets and he didn't seem to mind. I always let him give me a good sniff before I pick up anything near him so knows that it's just me. He spends about half of the day sleeping in his igloo, and comes out to eat. He loves munching …

The Piggy’s Back!

Jeffrey stayed in his cage after he arrived yesterday, but readily chowed down on greens, pellets, and hay. My boys were sitting on the other side of the fence watching him, so he might have been a little nervous. I put up cardboard at night so he would have more privacy. He's such a cute …

Getting Accustomed to Piggys

"Jeffrey" For such a little guy, Jeffrey sure can be noisy. He frequently "redecorates" his cage by moving his igloo around. It's a noise that my rabbits aren't used to and frightened Butterscotch yesterday. After moving it once, Butterscotch thumped every two minutes for 10 minutes. Such odd things seem to set him off. At …