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Pikachu is a solitary creature. Not only does she not want a cagemate, she doesn't appreciate toys that look like her. I brought out a pile of Pokemon toys my kids want to sell in a garage sale. Some guinea pigs are very curious about new things...not Pikachu. Her attitude was more like "Thanks, but no thanks..." She's back in her pigloo, h… read more

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Lilyrose...Rose....gave me a great idea yesterday. Seeing how much Truffles and Curly miss one another and how active and reckless little Goody Two Shoes is, Rose suggested I give Truffles and Curly Fry time alone. I thought it was such a great idea, I decided to try it this morning after shaking out the fleece. I didn't want Goody to feel left … read more

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I woke up really early this morning to something that startled me. I'm a pretty light sleeper, so that's not really a surprise. As I listened more carefully, I realized it was a dog barking. Not surprising, either, since we are one of the few families on our block that doesn't have a dog. What's odd was the timing. It's usually very quiet around … read more

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I had my air conditioning off all day and my windows open. As the sun started to set, it got hot in here so I put on my a/c....now all of my guinea pigs are asking for more fleece....figures..... read more

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I decided to clean cages tonight instead of tomorrow since I'm off this evening. I took Truffles out of her cage and sat her on a piece of fleece because I know she'll never take off anywhere. As I went to put her back, I decided to let her visit Curly and Goody. Of course, Goody jumped right over her back end and Truffles let out a yelp. Curl… read more