After tidying up my dining room, I checked on the pigs and noticed that Truffles was a bit "fragrant." She tends to find one spot to sit and lets the poop pile up under her. I use baby wipes to spot clean my guinea pigs, but I thought she really could use a bath, so that's what I did. Curly and she are usually bathed together, but Curly was just fine.

Truffles likes her baths. She sits patiently and loves it when I shampoo her. Curly is normally nearby, so that's probably a comfort to her, too. This time, Truffles was not as happy. I think she noticed Curly was missing and made a few loud calls out to her. It was a different sound I've rarely ever heard from a guinea pig, but I could tell what it meant.

The bath was quick and easy and I quickly blow dried her on low setting. What I didn't expect was, that reaction I got when I put her back in the cage with Curly Fry. Curly approached her and sniffed her all over, probably confused by the smell of the shampoo. Then, she stopped and started licking Truffles all over. It was so cute; sort of like a mother cat licking her kittens. Truffles just sat there, taking it in, until Curly got to her face. Then, she let out a few wheeks of protest but still didn't move.

A short while later, I checked on them again and they were sound asleep, side by side. They are a bonded pair now, those two...