LadyHibiscus
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Joined: 8/15/2005 From: Island Of Misfit Toys Status: offline
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NO eating of cuy on this thread THANK YOU! About the allergies...my pigs lived on pine shavings, and had heaps of timothy hay. The cage got entirely changed every other day, or every day, even, if necessary. Pig got a bath every three weeks or so. My mom is *severely* allergic to cats, and had no trouble at all with the guinea pigs. I have friends who have no issues with dogs or cats that can't get near a pig at all. My best suggestion is to go to a pet shop and actually handle the pig for a bit. Hold it up to your face, let it give you a sniff, maybe you'll get a lick with its little piggy tongue!! <I am emo now...I miss my Pansy!> The biggest possible drawback of the guinea pig is its short lifespan. Six-eight years, max, rather like a big dog. If you're really resilient and good with the whole heartbreak thing, run with it. Fourteen years of keeping pigs, best time of my life. Any future life partners will HAVE to like guinea pigs. And the grey parrot, but that's another story. I adore animals, but no creature has appealed to me the way pigs have.
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