June 8, 2018
Welcome, Sweet Potato
The girls started a new project: guinea pigs. Christina saved and bought a female from the pet store. Rebeccah and Kimberly “rehomed” two females whose family was going overseas.
We built a big cage for them to graze and roam in. (Guinea pigs hop like bunnies when they are really happy!) Well, “Ginger” was really “TobyMac.” Since all three of these animals were happily living in one cage together – Taylor surprised us with “Sweet Potato.”
(Now, the girls know for sure how to sex guinea pigs from birth so they won’t be fooled by a salewoman again.)
Now their guinea pig project has become hand raising babies to sell. They are gorgeous! Baby guinea pigs are born with open eyes, full fur, claws, and teeth! They are about 20% of the adult’s size but 10% of the weight (they are skinny, long things).
Sweet Potato stretches to look half her mom’s size, but when she curls up in a cute little ball, she’s so tiny – about the size of a ping-pong ball. By weight, she’s only 10% of mom’s size. Baby guinea pigs grow super fast. Between three and six weeks, they are independent. They actually start trying to graze the first day! About 3 months, they are adult size! Males get bigger than females. However, TobyMac is only 4 months old so he is still smaller than the over 1 year old girls, Taylor and Avery.
The girls are super excited to “spoil” Sweet Potato for a few weeks so another family gets a loving, cuddly, super sweet little pet!
Thanks for reading!
Type at you next time…
~Nancy Tart