Cinnamon had Babies
We are just raining in Ron’s babies right now! Cinnamon had a total of four, but one of them was twice the size and didn’t survive the birth. The other […]
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Charcoal had Babies!
What is it with Charcoal (who is black with a bit of white markings) and producing gorgeous babies! In her last set, she had Coco, an amazing brown creature. I […]
Butters Had Babies!
Yesterday, I lost one of the two piggies that got super wet. It was the one that still had slight breath crackling. It was fine outside for a little while, […]
A Cure for Mites?
So, my dearest Fluffy Guinea pig ended up with mites from the immune system stress caused by getting attacked by Ron. He was crying in pain all the time, and […]
Creme Puff had babies!
Creme Puff is a smaller pig than most… So generally, she only has two babies. But these guys are American and Abyssinian crosses, and they are a magnificent burgundy color […]
Graphic Guinea Pigs
I spent the night last nigh resorting my guinea pigs. Since all of the females that I got from VA had their babies, it was time to rebreed. One of […]
Baby Piggies and a Miscarriage
Once again… The doctorate student falls off the face of the earth, as she is cranking out faculty applications, organizing a communications in science workshop, and trying to get ready […]
Three More Baby Piggies
So, lucky for me, one of my black sows was ready to pop! She had three cute little babies. A black and white Dutch colored baby, an orangish baby, and […]
And More Baby Guinea Pigs
Well, this doesn’t make up for the rabbit and quail losses, which I am still reeling about. But, it does help with the whole, “Life Goes On” thing… This lovely […]
Poor Fluffy
So, apparently Reba was actually Ron!!! Did I bother checking?!? No, I don’t know why I didn’t, but every other person on craigslist was correct on guinea pig sex… Anyways, […]
Missing Charcoal!
Sometime Wednesday, Charcoal went missing. Sneaked under the wooden side of the Guinea pig tractor through a hole. She was one of the only pigs that I had that carried […]
My Screw Up and New Babies!
So, last week, I had my doctoral oral prelims. So, I didn’t get a chance to blog about the twelve new guinea pig babies that I had in the last […]
Boars from VA
And, the final set of pigs I got from VA. The big boars. He is the reason that the babies are super creepy and albino. I really like this guys […]
Not Quite Grown Sows: Part 2
As promised, here is the second installment of the juvenile sows that I got from VA. I think this is all of the sows I got…
Not Quite Grown Sows: Part 1
In order to be ready to breed, a sow has to be 1.3 lbs. I got several of them that are coming up as replacement stock. I have 12 females […]
Cinnamon & Twist
And, another few females off Craigslist. They are mostly white, with bits of tan and brown. Cinnamon has a tan butt and brown face. Both are a little over a […]
The loss of Oxy
Usually, when I lose a Guinea Pig, I understand why. Guinea Pig diagnostics are tough, they don’t show any sign of illness until they drop dead. Symptoms of upper respitory […]
The Exodus, and Four More Female Piggies
Monday, when i was at work, there was a guinea pig exodus. I placed the cage in the long grass, but was unaware of the hole that was perfectly aligned […]
New Digs and New Does!
After the unceremonious end to my last rabbitry (needed to liquidate stock after the landlord flipped out, even though we weren’t violating any city codes or laws). We officially have […]
Germinating Pumpkins!
Well… The awesome pictures that I got from the installation of PRS nutrient probes (more on these later) and nutrient sampling with my interns Karyn and Bella went into the […]
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