Posted in General

My husband had this mug made for me for Christmas. Two of the guinea pigs pictured (Twinkie and Oreo Blizzard) passed away this year. read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

Rigatoni is a pretty tidy guy. I think he has promise to become a semi-litter box user. I've never had a guinea pig that exclusively did that, but Twinkie was the closest that ever came to it. I figured it probably had a lot to do with the fact that she loved to sleep in it, so the odds were in favor of having her droppings deposited in the righ… read more

Posted in Adoptions

When Twinkie passed, I took out her cage and disinfected it and had my husband put it up in the attic of the garage. I tossed out the fleece, bottle and dishes that were in her cage. I moved one of her litter boxes into Rigatoni's cage. I've spent the last couple of days since then trying to reorganize my dining room. I have an armoire in there w… read more

Posted in General

I just wanted to take a quick moment and thank everyone for the kindhearted comments and messages they sent me regarding the death of my Twinkie. It always hits me really hard when I lose a pet, but having the support of all of you, has helped carry me through it. My friend Carol Langford made an unbelievably beautiful video about Twinkie. It … read more

Posted in In Memoriam

Twinkie died last night. My husband found her late last night. She was five years, seven months old and was the only baby I ever adopted. She was also my only chirper....she sang like a canary. She was a shy girl, but very, very sweet. She developed an abscess on the bridge of her nose when she was about two years old. We thought that her cage … read more