An update about some of our rescued pets.

Hello Everyone,

Things have been mostly uneventful since that last incident. With the exception that Waffle somehow got out of her house and joined Panda—who's not neutered—who was getting floor time. He managed to hump her three times while we tried to catch her. It happened overnight, and so there's no telling how many times they 'mingled'.

We're going to have to weigh her more often during the next two weeks. I know that they will be incredibly cute babies, though. They both have the same three colors: black, white, and a rusty orange.

As for the newbies, Maxwell, the cat, is the most timid cat I've ever seen, and I've had and known quite a few cats. He has chosen my wife's son's room and has yet to venture out of it. We think he might be intimidated by all the guinea pigs. He has this intense meow that isn't aggressive, but he's serious about what he's saying. Sometimes he really drags it out.

Crash and Marley, the two new guinea pigs, were supposedly bonded before they came, but we quickly had to separate them. We think it's because of all the female guinea pigs, and since they were breeding pigs, it's likely that they were never around females until it was time to do their thing.

They are both very timid. Marley was the first to start taking veggies from our hand, and Crash is still hit or miss with it. Crash does like to popcorn during veggie time, which is extra cute with his long hair.

They are quite calm when we hold them and they don't seem to freeze which is a defense mechanism. It will be at least a few months before they start to warm up, which is not that uncommon. We're giving them some more time before we try to bond them, either with each other, or one of our other single males.

Lastly, and believe it or not, Hershey, shown in the image above, just turned nine years old. If you don't know, this is well beyond the expected lifetime of a guinea pig. You're lucky to get three years with most piggies.

He is our most intense foodie, and by that I mean: he cares for nothing but food. He is not neutered, but we have him paired with Pancake who is recovering from a parasite that has messed with her balance. She was in heat the other day, and he still never tried to hump her back.

Anyplace, it's important to remember that our pets only have the choices that we allow them. Give them more choices and I bet they will be happier, and they might just live longer.

Thank you so much for reading. Have a wonderful day....[[|:-)