Posted in Food & Treats

Oxbow Cavy Cuisine has always been my pellet of choice for my guinea pigs. It contains no alfalfa which can lead to stone formation in guinea pigs. Recently, I needed to buy another bag and stopped at a different pet store. They didn't carry Oxbow, so I picked up Kaytee Timothy Complete with timothy hay. I've bought it in the past when my stor… read more

Posted in Behavior & Training

This morning it was sunny, warm and beautiful. As the afternoon progressed, the sky clouded over and the rain began to fall. Perfect sleeping weather, piggy style. My whole herd was sound asleep... so I thought. I was cleaning up in the kitchen and the "suggestion" of an afternoon morsel must have gotten the best of Pikachu and Curly Fry bec… read more

Posted in Food & Treats

Pikachu has it all figured out. She knows how she likes having her cage arranged and she's constantly showing me how efficient she is. I've moved her pigloo in different areas of her cage, but somehow, that pigloo always end up in the same place. I think it has to do with convenience. She drags her treats in there, but she doesn't move it nea… read more

Posted in Behavior & Training

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

Posted in General

My husband made this mouse pad for me two years ago. It features twins Juicy Fruit on the left and Goody Goody Gumdrop on the right. Steiff Swinny is in front of them. Juicy Fruit and Gumdrop were relatives of Pikachu. They all came in to our rescue from a teddy breeder who passed away. Sadly, The twins died within months of each other. Gumdro… read more