You can’t always see comments while watching . I was possibly horrified as I fell in love 😍. PHEW,Thank goodness I found this pinned post 🙏

That is very nice of you :) Quick question though - aren't you afraid of having too many babies at the same time (as I see babies in the video)? What do you do with excess of babies?

How do you manage to do health checks on all of them?

I'm not a vegetarian but my favorite thing to have an animal as is a pet.

@@Arsaja Thank you for your question. Overpopulation and an excess of new tiny mouths to feed is always a concern, when you have this many (which I definitely don't suggest doing). Especiallly because guinea pigs tend to breed...well, like guinea pigs, really. Separation of the genders helps. Re-homing with loving owners, when and where possible.

So glad you found us. The piggies and myself wish you all of the best with your surgery, and send our good wishes for your quick and complete recovery!.

I hope you're well Sharon. Sorry you're going through this. If you ever find yourself needing your faith strengthened please come see what I found on a map. God bless and keep you.

I had emergency surgery in October 2020 make yourself a playlist of things just like this!!! It’ll keep you from losing it. I wish you a speedy recovery.

Wish you all the best :)

Try Sherpa the Husky also. He makes me laugh if you need some smiles in there.

Thank you so much!.

yes but only carrots can cause to much intake in sugar and thus can cause diabetes

@@klarmy2145 Agreed. Carrots need to be given in moderation, as a part of a balanced diet -as was the vet advice that we got.

Watching them run with the carrots made me giggle❣️

Mine dont get carrit stucks as they hit eachother with them. Carrot discs only

It's called, the guinea pig family who stays together, eats together.

Me too. I also like to hear the happy, contented chatter while they chow down. :)

Like the Amish

I have 2 and I can't believe how much they eat 😋

AMEN

@@Caterpillartears and?

Well hamster can't live in groups so....

Rats could, but hamsters are solitary creatures and would fight

@@Caterpillartears Hamsters only eat their young if the mother is extremely stressed, which means something is wrong with her environment or care. That means it's the owner's fault for not taking proper care of the hamster (too small cage, bad food, dirty cage, abusing the hamster by "playing" when it doesn't want to) and stressing it out. It's also like a mercy killing for her babies because in the wild a predator would get them first.

A fine little man pig named Zeke 👍

My older pigs we had a mated pair, I helped deliver the third litter…she had 6!! They all made it but I bottle fed them as well just so my Nu Nu could rest too💕💕. RIP Hoss & Luna🥰🥰🥰

Weakened the gene pool for future generations

We adopted ( thanks to my then 10 year old son) a pair of Gpigs within a couple of weeks we noticed when we woke up two turned into 3 . Evidently one was pregnant and we didn’t know. We ended up buying a plastic kiddie pool for the Gpig farm. This was their hangout when we weren’t home. The kids loved the Gpigs . After 3 litters we had to separate the girls from the boys and ended up with more pools.

Thanks!.

What a BEAUTIFUL and sweet story. Your home sounds idyllic. I love people who Love and protect animals.

Love them furry potatoes 🥰🥰🥰

They do have different personalities! We have one who loves to be picked up and runs to you, one who loves to be nose scratched but is seasonal on picking up, one who “allows” us to pet her and mainly when veggies are in hand and the last one is just 6 months old so she’s still a wild child.

Thank-you!. Yes, taking a carrot back to their house is like them having their own, personal security 'carrot'!. That way, they can sit back, relax ...and still keep on chewin'!.

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yea it's paradise for sure i would love to live in there x)

Thank-you for your lovely comment!. I hold deep admiration for anyone who owns guinea pigs-no matter how many!. I'm sure your 12 are a wonderful group to have!. Yes, I very much agree with you: guinea pigs definitely have some of the most redeeming qualities of any pet!. Wamest Wishes, ~Annabel.

my buddies in the states called them tribbles lol i have 2 skinny pigs and when they would make noise id hear "GO FEED THE TRIBBLES"

@@b1gr3d53 lol. Too funny. That is awesome.

That pretty much sums up a peeg =Tribble🥰

thought the same thing...

Cutest thing ever

I want the one with the stripe on its head! Looks like a mini badger!

@@warlockostia bro 💀

@jane oracion looking*

Thanks!. Glad you enjoy your three!.

Thanks for your ongoing support and encouragement, Cynthia. So happy that you find our guinea pig crew to be entertaining!. Always something happening!.

A tiny home couldn't handle this, unless you get a few tiny homes just for the piggies

That's exactly what I was reminded of, The Trouble With Tribbles episode!

For almost 20 years I always had around 15 guinea pigs running around freely in the garden and in the house. When you deal with them, they are like dogs. Highly intelligent and also affectionate. Everyone has their own character, likes and dislikes. They brought us a lot of joy.

25lbs at a time is a bare minimum.

You are so kind. Thank you!.

I was trying to tell you that; you have the 'Robot Chicken'🐔 animation crew members who have just gotten away with making fun of the guinea pigs, which is wrong.

Someday you ought to appreciate me telling this to you.

Thank you for watching and commenting: much appreciated!.

Quite so. Their design is adapted to it, accounting for their size. We imagine lots of little molars and what they are suited to. Beyond that, they are very adaptable. Even live with people, so well as allowed. Their lives are short however, reminding us to ours as much the same. It seems a fine thing to fill them with comforts of happiness.

@@annabeltemple230 Yes, the grasses are their natural food in their native habitat. Very tall grasses sometimes. I was reading about their countries of origin and how they live in the wild. They tunnel through the grass. They run like bullet trains in their tunnels. And you know how they eat it like spaghetti so even if its very long, in it goes. Delightful to watch that little chewing and grass disappearing. Adorable. They even can chew their cud at times like a little cow or horse. There are so few people on earth it seems that we can share this love of piggies with. However, early in my piggie keeping days, I connected with fanciers in England over the rather new internet at that time. There were "cavy rescues" (the brits call them cavies) where sweet and loving people kept many of them rescued from various animal shelters. Then there were breeders of every kind and peculiarity. My very first sow was a beautiful cream colored long hair. Not Peruvian, because it was short around the head, but very long in the back and with a bit of wave. She was gorgeous. Huge eyes and very blunt nose. I named her Cream Puff. She gave me my first babies. The boar was a short haired "self" (all one color) shiny black, Ebony. They produced self babies of all colors. Pure white, pure red, pure black, pure cream. They were such beauties and so large! They grew to two pounds and had very sweet dispositions. Calm. Affectionate. I still remember those first babies with such delight. And it never ended. Each litter was a big family affair with all of us trying to catch the mommy having the babies. I'd bring them inside and keep them by my bed so as to not miss the grand event, but almost every time I'd fall asleep and in the morning there would be a litter of darling kits making baby noises. But there were times when we did witness the blessed events and those were thrilling. My children enjoyed them and handled each baby immediately to imprint it so it would not be fearful of people. I have many photos of the kids holding the babies. Such a sweet way to teach children about mammal reproduction. Almost bloodless births and the babies so ready to interact right out of the chute. Within days they are eating food as well as nursing. Mice and rats and rabbits are born blind and naked. Not piggies! They must be ready to run through the grass with mommy to survive. And they can talk to us right away. Perfection. Yes, some of mine were shorter lived than others also. I had one line which were quite small and they only lived two years so I stopped breeding that line. I tried for longevity and good temperament. Ebony lived five years and I thought that was long until Flash! Flash is going on nine or ten years old. I have actually lost track of his age! He has outlived two mates and some of his offspring. But as you say, their lives are far too short and their passing was always such a sadness.

Thank you for your kind words.