Piggy New Year 2013

We would like to wish everyone and everypig a happy new year! May every day of the coming year bring you happiness, good food, and piggy kisses. (And hopefully, no trips to the vet.)

Abby-Roo's retreat

One evening during cage changing, Abby-Roo managed to hop into a fleece hut that had temporarily been stacked on top of a cardboard hideaway.

Merry Pigmas!

Wishing everyone a very happy holiday season filled with food, laughter and carrots.

Merry Pigmas, all!

From:
Belka, Truffle, Peaches, Poof, Revy, Abby-Roo & piggy slaves

Crunching on cranberries

Fresh cranberries are a seasonal favorite with almost every guinea pig here. The crisp, tart fruit is the perfect size for demanding cavies to nibble on as a treat.

Stages of a piggy yawn

Introduction: a preliminary stretch

It is always a thrill to catch a cavy mid-yawn. That piggy tongue, those tiny teeth, those stretched out feet!

Cozy utilization: a difference in piggy opinions

Many guinea pigs enjoy using their cozies like sleeping bags, tucking themselves into the warm fleecy pocket. This is how Abby-Roo prefers to hunker down for a snooze.

Abby-Roo & Belka, Pet Piggies on Parade

Abby-Roo and Belka were honored to have their pigures chosen for the Pet Piggies on Parade 2013 calendar! We were all excited to see the calendar in our mailbox earlier this week.

Crazy cavy faces for mint

Lettuce and cucumber are well known guinea pig dietary staples, but have your cavies ever sampled mint? This common household herb can be fed in moderation as a treat.

Mint is one of Poof's favorite herbs, but sometimes the cooling sensation is too much even for her. She can often be spotted making crazy cavy faces while gobbling up entire sprigs at a time.

Deck the cage!

Now that the cage has finally been decorated, all the piggies are officially ready for Christmas! We cordially invite you to take a tour of the holiday cage.

Peaches lipoma

No doubt Peaches expected today to be like any other day - a typical piggy day filled with eating, sleeping, wheeking and general lazing about while looking cute.

Little did she know that she had a date with the vet to check out her newly acquired belly lumps.

DIY guinea pig toy: Paper bag of hay

Have any spare paper bags lying around? For quick piggy entertainment fold the edges back, stuff with a handful or two of hay and lay them sideways in your cavy's cage.

Peaches lump

"No, not the vet!" 

Yesterday while Peaches was enjoying cuddle time our humans discovered a small, solid, fur-covered lump on her belly.