Snowpigs!

[mousapelli]

Since Shelbi posted some of the snowpig girls, I suppose I ought to put up some new ones of the boys.

Sanapig and Datte figure out I put the hay too close to their cage.	So you can see their actual colors. The lighting in my apartment is always terrible.
Hay!	Everybody loves the ledge in their cage, although if two of them are up there, they nap on opposite ends.
Senga likes the hay too ♥	Sanapig knows he can get out somehow, if he tries hard enough.
guest appearance by my brother's guinea pig, Mocha.	This is the size they are right this second. Datte!
Sanapig snuggling on the ledge. He's usually the one up there, rubbing his butt all over the towel.	Sanapig! He's so big, omg, and his paws are all oversize still, so I think he's going to be quite the big pig. Also, he's really bulky, vs the other two are kind of more slender, esp Datte.
Datte wouldn't sit still, lol. This was as good as I could do. He's the smallest and has definitely stopped growing as fast as Nonpig.	Nokkun just sat there and took it. It's hard to get good pictures of him in the cage because when he hears the 'deedle' of the camera starting up, he runs under the ledge. He's just a little smaller than Sanapig.

Comments

[shabzilla.livejournal.com]

okay that's it I'm getting one.

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

LOL are guinea pigs popular in Britain? are they something you can get easily?

GET A BOY because sometimes when you get girls you get seven for the price of one, like shelbi did~

[shabzilla.livejournal.com]

yah most pet shops, but I wondered about their size... I think I want a hamster sized one and need to see if they breed them... akd;ldk

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

well the ones the shops sells are I would assume babies, 5-8 weeks old, esp if they're anything like hamster sized. full grown they can be somewhere in the realm of 8-12 inches, depending on whether they are short and fat or longer and thinner. The boys aren't fullgrown, to give you an idea, but they're probably about 2/3s of the way there. Pigs aren't usually full-grown until they're about a year old.

[winters-queen.livejournal.com]

I love Datte's coloring.

[tsubasa-lupin.livejournal.com]

omg why so cute x3

This is the first time I'm actually considering getting one xD But I was thinking in getting a fancy rat too ... what do you recommend? which one is the snuggliest? When I was like 12 I had a hamster, but that's the only rodent I ever had :/ (and he was such a tsundere hamster, not friendly at all... unless you had apple sticks with you lol)

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

I like both rats and guinea pigs a lot.

Guinea pigs are more expensive but they live longer if they're healthy. They're pretty affectionate, and if you get them out all the time they can be really good lap pets and are perfectly happy to sit next to you fatly and munch on some food and watch TV with you (boys esp). They don't try to escape usually (Sanapig is an exception) and even when they do, they can't squeeze into tiny holes or anything. Their cages have to be cleaned kind of a lot though, esp since pet stores usually sell guinea pig cages that aren't nearly big enough. Solo guinea pigs are usually fine if you give them lots of attention and their cage is in a spot where people usually are so they can see the action, but a pair is probably better if you can afford it/have the space.

Rats are much smarter and not as clumsy, so they are much more of escape artists. But they're affectionate too, they really like people, and they like the same kinds of snacks as you (salty or sweet things). They aren't so much a lap pet, although boys can be once they're getting older and lazier but the girls are very busy, but you can teach them tricks if you're patient and if you handle them a lot you can get them to ride around on your shoulder. They're much cleaner and you can litter-train them pretty easily. The real downside to rats is that you get totally attached to them, and they only live ~2 years so it's kind of routinely heartbreaking. that's why I'm on a rat break right now. Also you should really get rats in at least pairs, because they have a lot of social behavior that they can't get all from you. Also I always encourage people to get male rats because the female cancer rate is very high, and also because you know you won't end up with 15 accidental rats in a couple weeks.

on the whole I'd say guinea pigs are a little easier but more expensive, and if you're looking to own just one of something I'd go for the guinea pig instead of the rat. But they're both good pets.

[tsubasa-lupin.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D I was already thinking in getting two rats, so getting two pigs is reasonable, I don't want them bored when I'm out.

I'll hit the pet stores to see both so I can make my final decision. Where I live guinea pigs are everywhere, but it's pretty hard to get rats (hamsters and gerbils are the favorite options).

Thanks again for the help ^^

[musikologie.livejournal.com]

Aw, I miss Mocha and her anti-social ways.

[shimizumiki.livejournal.com]

*dying and alsk;djfalskdfj*

[timeripple.livejournal.com]

Awwwwwww. *melts into puddle of goo* Why so much furry cuteness. ♥

[snowqueenofhoth.livejournal.com]

Cuddly~ ♥

[kira-shadow.livejournal.com]

pigpile :D

I'm sad I cannot have any pets myself because my family has just about every pet hair allergy out there... orz

[shimizumiki.livejournal.com]

sdlkjasdfj.sdf *flaiiiils*