Feed me

Today was a great day, they got a nice 2 veggie course with celery and carrot: two of their favorites. 

Honey believes you must run away with your food. The fastest I've ever seen Honey run was to get away with a large piece of pepper that she didn't feel like sharing with Rocky. Honey has taken a whole stalk of celery and tried to take it into a pigloo, unfortunately, it didn't fit too well.

Home Wheek Home

We like Piggy Pouches, they mean treats!

      Whee Piggies are home from our stay with the lovely Claire. She is our favorite piggy friend! While we were gone, the cavy slaves had an idea!

The voyage!

Today we embarked on a journey without our cavy slaves to stay with one of our best friends, Claire. Whee get to stay in the same enclosure and she is one of our best friends. Claire's cavy slave is a vet tech for dogs but fell in love with a guinea pig, but we will tell that story another time. Claire shares a room with a bunny who smell weird. Anyway, here is our travel carrier! 

So long, 

Your Piggy friends!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Well I decided better late than never! We peegs are thankful for abundant grass, arugula and Tuscan kale. We had a bountiful feast earlier in the day, but the cavy slaves were very busy with guests. Unfortunately we didn't get very much attention but oh the joy, we got lots of food and then took naps all afternoon. Have a good veggie day or in your case turkey day. Happy Thanksgiving!

The peegs,

Rocky and Honey

Sleeping Pig

When I walked up to say goodnight to the squeakers, I had a mini heart attack because Rocky was lying on her side. Then I realized she was just asleep. I always panic even though she has always slept on her side. Guinea pigs sleep so many different ways! Feet outstretched, curled up on their sides and sometimes with their heads on pillows! Rocky was sleeping at the top of the ramp and preventing Honey from going to the bottom of the ramp. Rocky was woken up for her green bean tips and carrot ends, and finally let Honey pass to the lower level. Fun Fact: Some guinea pigs sleep with their eyes open! Below are some pigtures of Rocky sleeping.

We love you Estrella

On Friday morning, we walked in with a petsitter to explain the cage setup, etc. We noticed Estrella was panting hard and so we took her into the vet, hoping they could help her. They put her on oxygen but she was too sick. It turns out she had a sudden case of pneumonia, we had noticed she was losing weight, but not that substantially. We miss Estrella and mourn for her. Rocky and Estrella wrote a short poem.

     "She was an average pig,

Feisty, Mischievous, and Energetic.

She spent her life enchanting every pig and human she met. She was average in every way except, she was the star in our lives, she brought comfort and love where ever she stepped. She was the pigture perfect pig. She narrated her life in wheeks and squeaks and purrs. We love you Estrella."

-Rocky and Honey 

"Wearing argyle fur 

Wheeking loudly whe'er she roamed
Curled sweet paws - 'Strella"

- Cavy Slaves

Fleece Flippers: The way of life

When we first got our fancy C&C cage from Guinea Pig cages store, we were just using normal old fleece over towels and let me tell you, it is  SO much simpler to just use fleece flippers.  Sure, they are an investment but it saves time and irritation in the long run. The employees are very friendly and help you with anything you need/any questions you may have. Once you get your first fleece flipper, you can easily make more of everything (flipper cases, U-Haul pads and even coroplast).

The three parts

U-Haul Pads

Close up of U-Haul pads (moving pads) which you can get at your local U-Haul store (look online or call). They are made from recycled denim.  We got ours for $7.99 each for a 68x85" pad.  

Fleece

When buying fleece, it is normally a good idea to wait until a huge sale if you are buying any quantity of it. When getting fleece, you want to choose a fleece where debris won't get stuck in the fleece and it can be vacuumed/cleaned up easily. Wash/dry about three to five times on hot or until water does not bead on the surface of the fleece (wicking). Once you have washed it and dryer it, you can start your flippers!

Anyway, we have been using flippers for about two months now and it has really reduced how much bedding we use!

Rocky

It's that time... PIGGY FEAST

Every night when the humans make fancy dinners, they bring us what we can eat! Tonight it was a feast of fennel. Although you can't give piggies too much at once, we do enjoy it. We ate using our veggie holder where we have to work for it so we don't turn plump.

Every night we get different veggies so we don't get bored or have uncomfortable stomachs. We get citrus almost everyday! Some citrus that we get are lemons, oranges, limes, and on special occasions, grapefruit. But the humans always get rid of the seeds and wash the peel really well so we don't eat anything we aren't supposed to!

Welcome

Welcome all Guinea Pigs Owners from far and wide! Me and my family have been busy preparing for summer. The Humans have been busy researching ways for us to have more fun and get exciting adventures every day. My name is Rocky and I am almost 4 years old. I am happy to say that I am a very good Blogger and you guys are going to love this blog. More updates soon! I will give you a full overview of my family in the next post. Here is a picture of me!

Keep on Wheeking!

Rocky