[Stones] a "non-stone" message for the board for a change.

[becky3518@comcast.net]

I'm glad you've decided to bring new pigs into your home.  They certainly do bring a lot of joy into our lives.

I'd just like to urge you and everyone else to consider adopting your pigs in the future.  There are so many homeless guinea pigs being put down in shelters and so many rescues putting out their last dollars practically to keep pigs from being put down, the least we all can do is try to adopt instead of perpetuating the breeding cycle of pet stores.

Another consideration is the health of many pet store pigs.  Not in every case, but in many cases, pet store pigs come to you with mites, pregnant or with other health issues.

Just a little food for thought.


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: joels at ids.net
> A while back I lost the second of our two cavie girls, Star and Stripe, 
> to bladder stones.  I want to thank everyone on this board who helped us 
> through this difficult time.    After about six months with no cavies in 
> the house, we have decided to get some new ones.  Star and Stripe shared 
> our home for six years and are sorely missed. 
> 
> My daughter visited a small independent pet store in our area and they 
> had three boys ... they are all brothers (in fact litter  mates) and are 
> between 4 and 5 months old.   One is an abyssinian, one is a gold,yellow 
> and gray short-hair, and one is a black and white crested.  My daughter 
> says it would be cruel to break up the family and we should adopt all 
> three boys.   My questions for this board are
> (1)  will three boys (litter mates who see to get along well in the pet 
> store)  get along with each other when they mature or is it more likely 
> they would fight with each other and  (2) is the personality of boy 
> guinea pigs different than that of girls.  {any other differences I 
> should know about}.    Is it desireable to have the boys neutered ? and 
> if so at what age would that be done ?  (any vets out there?)
> 
> Thanks for any advice.
> 
>   Joel
> 
> 
> 
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