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Pikachu is such a little nut. I marvel as I watch her move everything around in her cage that's not too heavy to lift. She spends her day, shifting and reshifting until it's "just right" or when I clean her cage..... then it's back to "Moving 101" again. She really cracked me up this morning. I gave her a handful of junk food that I bought as… read more

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My herd does their own thing. Each pig is unique and, although they sometimes go with the flow, I often see them do something that is uniquely them. Pikachu is one of a kind. I'd say she rarely goes with the flow and does some funny things. She's the only guinea pig that has a plastic bowl. Why? Because she loves to carry it around and place… read more

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It's official. Queen Puzzle has abdicated her throne... not by choice, though. Goody has outsmarted her royal highness and it now appears little Goody Two Shoes holds the coveted title of Queen of the Cavies. I'm shocked at how quickly it happened. It only took a few cunning moves; forcing Puzzle out of the pigloo, pooping in the hay racks and… read more

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Puzzle Pieces and Goody Two Shoes have two hay bins, two food dishes and two pigloos in their cage. I noticed them eating side by side and pretty much coexisting with no problems. They will get along fine since they seem to know how to handle one another. While sitting at the computer, I heard Goody wheeking, and as I got up, I could see Puzzle… read more

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Cully had suggested I make a flowchart with my guinea pigs and their relationships. I decided to just write up a summary of each one with info about them. PIKACHU: She was adopted from Critter Corral almost three years ago. A responsible teddy breeder passed away and left her guinea pigs to our rescue. Pikachu was on the petfinder list for a … read more