Off To The Rescue

Sunday finally arrived - guinea pig day!   We popped an old towel in the bottom of the cat carrier we'd purchased and headed off with great anticipation to the guinea pig rescue to choose two girls. 

Goodness it was a bit overwhelming.  Lots and lots of guinea pigs - how on earth do you choose?  Some that caught our eye were in larger groups and the rescue lady didn't want to separate them.  Some of the groups of two girls weren't suitable for us for one reason or another.  There were a couple of very gorgeous groups of three.  I was a little worried our cage wasn't big enough for three but she assured us it'd be fine.  We had a little hold of the three we'd chosen and she trimmed their nails.  Time to pop them in the carrier and head on home. 

Into their new home and it wasn't long before they were settling in.  We put a towel over one end of the cage for a bit extra privacy and tried to give them some quiet settling in time, keeping our distance and watching them from afar.  Mostly.  

They had names but we decided to rename them.  Hope they don't mind.   I named Cinnamon, DD11 named Blossom and DS7 named Mitty.  

I'd read that they can sometimes take quite a while to venture out of their hideys when people are around but it didn't take long before Blossom was exploring, soon followed by Mitty and Cinnamon. 

I couldn't sleep that night worrying that their cage was too small and that it might not have been a good idea to get three instead of two.  Had we made the right choice?? 

Cheers, Sue