guinea pigs

A massive small-animal hoarding crisis has emerged in South Los Angeles, where rescue volunteers estimate between 400 and 500 guinea pigs were discovered living in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions. The Southern California Guinea Pig Rescue (SCGPR), along with other rescue groups, is urgently calling on local officials, the public, and fellow organizations to take immediate action to prevent further suffering.

Rescuers turned out in force over several days to hunt down nearly 60 guinea pigs that were spotted dumped along a Florida road.

Fifty-four guinea pigs were caught as of the evening of June 29, according to rabbit rescue organization Space Coast Bunnies. At least three were found dead in Orange County, southeast of Orlando.

I put her in a bowl to weigh her, but she flipped it onto herself.

It's pen cleaning day, so the girls have an afternoon in their playpen while their home gets refreshed.

Ink probably isn't too good for guinea pigs though.

She comes out of the pigloo with her hair standing up. You can't see it very well in this photo, unfortunately.

Also, I'm new to lemmy, so hi! I'm looking forward to seeing all the cute guinea pigs here.

I've never seen such a stressed-out sleeping face.

Based on the way he was twitching, I'm betting he was having a nightmare about fighting over a treat.

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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/16936962

Rottweiler rule

Seeing lots of cat pictures, but not enough guinea pigs, so here's Daisy and Rose.

Rose, by the way, seems to have recovered completely from her intestinal parasite.

She was getting better, but her recovery coincided with us introducing fresh wheatgrass into their diet (we grew a little window garden for the girls).

They both loved it, but Rose may have loved it too much and gave herself a bellyache. Rushed back to the vet and got more X-rays just to find out that Rose perhaps doesn't know the meaning of "enough".

She's doing well now, and having no problem with the wheatgrass.

We're also pig sitting for our daughter while she takes finals.

This is Etch, the chill college boy:

He's unique among guinea pigs in that he was abused by the other pigs in his environment before she got him, so he wouldn't tolerate being around other guinea pigs. He does ok with Daisy and Rose, although they are in a different pen at a suitable distance from his.

My favorite pastime is telling people all about skinny pigs.

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"Here's a picture of a scrotum with a mustache. He will never know what warmth feels like. If you want him, you're going to have to pick between his happiness and safety. If you want him to be happy and get him a friend to live with, when they argue his friend will bite him in the rump, and he's going to be constantly sick. If you want him to be safe, just get him, but he might actually die of loneliness."

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