everyone who has evver read or comment on my posts read this please

[elmoscavypigs]

Yes I've wanted a horse really badly since I can remember so I am working hard to get a job that means I can care for one appropriately, but wouldn't get one until I am in a position to. Sometimes you have to wait hard as it is.

 

[meganhannaford]

I can not stress enough that you need to keep just your boys for now and dont even contenplate girls. You seem very impulsive and may want girls so bad that you dont listen to our advice.
We all care about the welfare of guinea pigs on this forum and we al know what we are talking about. I started out with 2 boys when i know nothing about guinea pigs and was desperate for a herd of girls with a neutered male.
However i had to keep my 2 males as that is what i had and there was nothing i could do about it.
You shold do the same and wait until you are more mature before taking on anymore guinea pigs

if * didnt know my age * would of use the word mature, i get it no female, doesnt mean i still cant want one just cant have one still think. beside i have had to grow up quick in this town. where i live being childish isnt good. i have done a lot of things that some ppl older having, i have done volunteer work, i have help so many charities out. i have look after so many sick animals (not just my own) i know how to look after animals i know i need a piggie cage but in the time i needed one it was all i could get, money isnt my issue, i buy all my food all the bedding and the health needs, i also pay money for car uses and buy most of my own treats, i dont depend on anyone besides myself its ppl who ask me for help in situations i am one of the most mature person in this town, and when ppl who dont know me well enough say i need to grow up it may annoy me a little.
i also manage to juggle school with high grades, work with enough hours to support my piggies and myself and a social life where i have my own time, friends and family and someone ive been with over two years

 

[claire8234]

Hi

I was unsure whether to post on here or not seeing as everyone else has already covered everything I was thinking of saying.

However, I would like to say that everyone on here is lovely and I am sorry if you feel you have been picked on or that people are being rude, its just that we all get very frustrated when advice is asked for and then ignored, especially when it comes to the health and happiness of your pigs.

You state you already have two boys and don't have the time to have any more because of illness in the family. Surely its best to give what time you have available to the animals you already have. Adding another pig just means more expense and even less time so all your guinea pigs will end up at risk of being neglected.

Why are you so desperate to have a female guinea pig and then keep the poor thing seperate from the others?

We would all like more guinea pigs or the space and money to build luxury homes for our adored pets but life will tell you that you don't always get what you want. I lost my dog just over a year ago and while I could go out tomorrow and get another one I know it just isn't practical at the moment and therefore I will have to wait until the time is right.

Please listen to the advice on here and do not get anymore pigs. We are here to help you

x

 

[meganhannaford]

Yes I've wanted a horse really badly since I can remember so I am working hard to get a job that means I can care for one appropriately, but wouldn't get one until I am in a position to. Sometimes you have to wait hard as it is.

i had to begged myparents for a year to have those piggies

 

[claire8234]

i had to begged myparents for a year to have those piggies

Then leave it at the two boys you have. It is unfair to expect your parents to let you have more animals. When you move out and have your own house you can then have whatever pets your income allows you to have

 

[meganhannaford]

Hi

I was unsure whether to post on here or not seeing as everyone else has already covered everything I was thinking of saying.

However, I would like to say that everyone on here is lovely and I am sorry if you feel you have been picked on or that people are being rude, its just that we all get very frustrated when advice is asked for and then ignored, especially when it comes to the health and happiness of your pigs.

You state you already have two boys and don't have the time to have any more because of illness in the family. Surely its best to give what time you have available to the animals you already have. Adding another pig just means more expense and even less time so all your guinea pigs will end up at risk of being neglected.

Why are you so desperate to have a female guinea pig and then keep the poor thing seperate from the others?

We would all like more guinea pigs or the space and money to build luxury homes for our adored pets but life will tell you that you don't always get what you want. I lost my dog just over a year ago and while I could go out tomorrow and get another one I know it just isn't practical at the moment and therefore I will have to wait until the time is right.

Please listen to the advice on here and do not get anymore pigs. We are here to help you

x

trust me i know ppl *** always get what they want in life, man when i was in primary school i was pick on in high school bash and change schools because of the bashing was depressed and couldnt eat, on top i lost my pop and had to watch as my family struggled, in my new school the kids said i made my dead sister up which made things worst, for when i lost her i was seven it hurt me more than anyone i didnt sleep eat, or go to school i didnt even talk. i understand completely things dont go as you want, god i still *** get called my name and ppl have known me for 13yrs and still manage not to know me for being a stupid triplet. i know what * guys are true heh i havent not listen to ** advice just was trying to see if anyway was possible to get the female i wanted i know they isnt so yes I'm not going to get one untill well i can which could even be when i move out of home. (my dream is to have 2females and one male) i will stop asking about a girl and move on to what is most important and that is the cage design/structure that my boys need. p.s if anyone says i need to grow up before making decision should get to know me first for trust me ive grown up more than ive had to

 

[JoBo]

if * didnt know my age * would of use the word mature, i get it no female, doesnt mean i still cant want one just cant have one still think. beside i have had to grow up quick in this town. where i live being childish isnt good. i have done a lot of things that some ppl older having, i have done volunteer work, i have help so many charities out. i have look after so many sick animals (not just my own) i know how to look after animals i know i need a piggie cage but in the time i needed one it was all i could get, money isnt my issue, i buy all my food all the bedding and the health needs, i also pay money for car uses and buy most of my own treats, i dont depend on anyone besides myself its ppl who ask me for help in situations i am one of the most mature person in this town, and when ppl who dont know me well enough say i need to grow up it may annoy me a little.
i also manage to juggle school with high grades, work with enough hours to support my piggies and myself and a social life where i have my own time, friends and family and someone ive been with over two years

Ok i did not mean to offend you but until i read that you were 17 i would have actually said that you were younger. You sound very much like my 15 year old daughter who wants something so badly that she will not listen to anyones advice and ends up finding out the hard way. You came onto this forum to get advice and talking to you is very difficult because you come across very blinkered and what you want is what you want and you wont take anyones advice.
The fact that you are so defensive and the way you have just commented tells me that you did not really read what i put. I did not tell you to grow up. I told you that maybe you should experience life a bit more and take on board what these forum members are saying to you, maybe you should re-read your previous posts and realise why i think what i think about you.
I am not using this as some kind of personal slanging match, we are all trying to help you but you are extremely defensive and very difficult to communicate with. We are happy to give advice, what you choose to do is up to you, but it is probably best not to use this forum at all if you are going to go against experienced advice.

However i am glad that you now appear to have realised that getting more guinea pigs is not an option xx

 

[meganhannaford]

I'm the one who is sorry

I am sorry guys i have been a witch (put B where W is) for well i as * might have seen no luck at all and lately been like AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRHHH and just get so annoyed so easily and i *** seem to be able to hide it anymore so i lash out which i know is a no no. anway i am sorry and hope ill still get advice for i need it badly

 

[Kazz]

Have skipped some replies. But think my advice would be to wait until you can get cages ect set up as they should. So it's not a case of you can't ever have anymore but now might not be the best time. Girls in my experience do make some boys fight. Even bonded pairs of boys.

It's never easy hearing people who don't know you very well giving advice that you don't want to hear. But you did ask for advice. So you got it.

 

[liquorice allsorts]

yes of course you willx but you must be willing to listen and take that advice( i think now you will)

 

[JoBo]

I am sorry guys i have been a witch (put B where W is) for well i as * might have seen no luck at all and lately been like AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRHHH and just get so annoyed so easily and i *** seem to be able to hide it anymore so i lash out which i know is a no no. anway i am sorry and hope ill still get advice for i need it badly

You have not been a witch (replaced with b) at all, we are not ganging up on you we just want to help you and the welfare of your guinea pigs. You just need to think on how to communicate with us and exactly what advice it is that you need.
You have realised through this thread that you can not have any guinea pigs. Like i said you really remind me of my daughter and she means well most of the time but can often be misjudged because of her communication and this can lead to frustration on her and our part.

We are all friends on this forum and we just want to help, take our advice on board rather than fighting againt us, because there is always a solution xx

 

[meganhannaford]

the only reason i fight back like this is for i have been put down put last for as long as i could remember. and well after awhile it gets old.

and ppl on this forum *** compare me to your children please

 

[JoBo]

the only reason i fight back like this is for i have been put down put last for as long as i could remember. and well after awhile it gets old.

and ppl on this forum *** compare me to your children please

OMG you are hard work, there you are being defensive again. I am only comparing you to my daughter to let you know that i understand you, gosh trying to be nice to you thats all x

 

[meganhannaford]

think this is for the best

i believe ill leave this forum for a while till i sort myself out so i *** argue back, for i do not like being compared to ppls childrens younger than i

so no post, updates from me for a very long time
thanks for all the help

in the good memories
megan

 

[JoBo]

Lol my daughter is also called Megan (such irony) obviously what i have tried to say to you has not sunk in at all, so maybe you should take a break and think about things for a while x

 

[Toffeewoffee]

Perhaps not such a bad idea, your welcome back any time, but you just seem to be contradicting yourself alot on here right now, at 17 you should be able to contain yourself, and understand people's comments rather than take offence. Maybe see you back soon.

 

[Guinea pig slave]

Tbh, I haven't read the whole of this thread because a soon as I sense different opinions arising, know conflict will start.
People on here only give advice as a guideline to others and if they chose to ignore it, that is their choice. At the end of the day, all we care about is the piggies welfare and if a potential regrettable situation can be avoided, advise less experienced people to take comments on board and not to heart
-c

 

[Coconut]

I don't get why you are arguing against everything that is said... You ask for advise it is then your choice to even take it or leave it, there is no point trying to say the advice is wrong, people are being unfair to you (the advice about not mixing boys and girls wasn't special to you, it's just the way Guinea pigs are and only certain gender combinations work: two boys and a girl not being one of them) or try to make peolple feel bad about the advice. A dream world I'd love to have a massive cage with a mixture of boys of girls but I know this would just end up in a nightmare situation so i'm sticking with my ONE neutered boy and group of girls because that is a combination that works.

You sound like you've got a lot going on in your life outside of the pigs so thinking about it logically more pigs really wouldn't be a good idea, fair enough if you want to dream about more but it is a better thing that you have decided to just concentrate on the two you have, if you do long for the company of more just play with your sister's/ mum's.

Also don't take the comparison to a younger child as a bad thing, it is a two year difference and was only used as a way to show Jo understands. I'm fine with people saying I'm acting younger than I am if it is a real reflection of how I am acting... And for all I know they could be talking about a very mature child.

 

[BellasMummy]

I have 2 pigs and wouldn't say they would be any happier with more pigs. They are perfectly happy as a pair. I really don't think its necessary for your to get anymore pigs, i'm sure your pair are happy as they are.

 

[Cgilchrist]

looked at all of this and MEGANHANNAHFORD you seem to be going through a tough time at the moment and I think it is making you react a bit defensively but I think you know as you said sorry which is appreciated. Perhaps you need to get some support from your doctor or something like a support line? There are plenty of Mental Health support places in the uk but not sure about where you are I'm afraid. It is lot to go through at any age and we all need help and support sometimes. I myself have depression and anxiety and can empathise with how you feel. We are here to help but first please take a deep breath after you read the replies and reply we are not here to challenge you just trying to help please belive that.

In the meantime, I am glad you are sticking to the 2 boys at the moment but perhaps [*]a little later on [/*] you could try to save up and get both boys neutered and then get them a wifey each if you are desperate for a girl? You would still need a cage each for the happy couples because the men will still fight even if they have a girl each as they are greedy like that and want the ladies all to themselves! but seriously let life settle a bit for you hun then you can give the boys all they need and the experience to expand on your piggie family!

 

[Toffeewoffee]

looked at all of this and MEGANHANNAHFORD you seem to be going through a tough time at the moment and I think it is making you react a bit defensively but I think you know as you said sorry which is appreciated. Perhaps you need to get some support from your doctor or something like a support line? There are plenty of Mental Health support places in the uk but not sure about where you are I'm afraid.

A very brave post.......

 

[ninz]

Hi meganhannaford!

Hope family stuff is getting better now? I can see where you are coming from and it can be really stressful when everyone is saying something different to what you want.

I've just turned 22 and I don't know how old you are but a few years back when I was younger, I was quite like you. I wanted budgies so badly but I couldn't afford them or keep them. I have a pretty difficult life from a very young age, my father is severely disabled and has schizophrenia, my mother is a 24hour carer for him and she does not speak English.
This meant that I had to look after myself almost and even look after the house such as looking at telephone bills and calling certain places to ask what happened, why is the bill so much etc from the age of 6. Sometimes I had no clue of what I was saying and had to hold the phone to ask my mum a few more questions to gather up some info.
School was the same for me, homework done by myself, work, revision all done by myself where my parents had no idea of what I was doing and how well I was doing. However, I did really well as I made sure I was top in my class (almost top! lol)

I'm not going to say my burden is more than yours, or yours is more than me, but that things are atleast a little bit similar... I understand why you must get annoyed and frustrated because you are doing too much by yourself and that is the mistake I made which is why I have depression at the moment and am working on myself to get better.

Again, I am not saying you have depression at all! Just saying you must be working too hard for such a young person who really shouldn't be doing everything.

I'm a newbie so I don't know much about guinea pigs but have read in books that boars prefer to live in pairs whereas sows can live in bigger groups.

I am sure you can have a female guinea pig soon, just have patience, I'm dying to get guinea pigs now but as you can see, my knowledge and expenses are in no position yet so I might be getting them in summer? ?/ Who knows it might be another year but we are owners and we have to want the best for our pets.

Wishing you all the best, please do come back when you can and let us know whats going on... also I would love to see the new cage! :<> x

 

[gogoguineas]

oh when ppl post advice a way to not make the new ppl sound stupid or not good or being a bad slave would be to write the nice thoughts downs not neg ones, also ways to fix problems not ways it wouldnt work for i thought that myself. i know ppl are more experience than me that is why i want help not reasons to not have a girl piggie for ive never had a girl even as a little girl ages 5-9 (when i didnt look after them mum did) so * saying its impossible to have one doesnt help makes it worst

But you are asking to put your pigs in a negative situation so people are going to tell the truth which is negative, lone pigs will be unhappy, more than 2 boys will fight, end of!

If you are not going to take experienced members advice then accept that you are going to enter into a situation where you could end up with 3 or more lone pigs due to fighting and that will be the worst situation and you will have to live with the fact that it of your own doing.

Maybe you should take some time out to read up the best situations and the mimimium housing requirements too.

 

[meganhannaford]

But you are asking to put your pigs in a negative situation so people are going to tell the truth which is negative, lone pigs will be unhappy, more than 2 boys will fight, end of!

If you are not going to take experienced members advice then accept that you are going to enter into a situation where you could end up with 3 or more lone pigs due to fighting and that will be the worst situation and you will have to live with the fact that it of your own doing.

Maybe you should take some time out to read up the best situations and the mimimium housing requirements too.

yeah i have taken the advice for i am no longer thing about getting a female for the time being. and for now i am working on the boys home, ppl are posting when i have already said okay and i wont get a girl.

 

[meganhannaford]

Hi meganhannaford!

Hope family stuff is getting better now? I can see where you are coming from and it can be really stressful when everyone is saying something different to what you want.

I've just turned 22 and I don't know how old you are but a few years back when I was younger, I was quite like you. I wanted budgies so badly but I couldn't afford them or keep them. I have a pretty difficult life from a very young age, my father is severely disabled and has schizophrenia, my mother is a 24hour carer for him and she does not speak English.
This meant that I had to look after myself almost and even look after the house such as looking at telephone bills and calling certain places to ask what happened, why is the bill so much etc from the age of 6. Sometimes I had no clue of what I was saying and had to hold the phone to ask my mum a few more questions to gather up some info.
School was the same for me, homework done by myself, work, revision all done by myself where my parents had no idea of what I was doing and how well I was doing. However, I did really well as I made sure I was top in my class (almost top! lol)

I'm not going to say my burden is more than yours, or yours is more than me, but that things are atleast a little bit similar... I understand why you must get annoyed and frustrated because you are doing too much by yourself and that is the mistake I made which is why I have depression at the moment and am working on myself to get better.

Again, I am not saying you have depression at all! Just saying you must be working too hard for such a young person who really shouldn't be doing everything.

I'm a newbie so I don't know much about guinea pigs but have read in books that boars prefer to live in pairs whereas sows can live in bigger groups.

I am sure you can have a female guinea pig soon, just have patience, I'm dying to get guinea pigs now but as you can see, my knowledge and expenses are in no position yet so I might be getting them in summer? ?/ Who knows it might be another year but we are owners and we have to want the best for our pets.

Wishing you all the best, please do come back when you can and let us know whats going on... also I would love to see the new cage! :<> x

yeah i get you i was just frustrated for i bought my two piggies thinking female for the pet shop owner said so, and when they turned out boys a little upset for i knew deep down i couldnt have girl now but i was just trying to push for a way to get one. and i agree i do have to much to do on my own i have to rehome one of my elder animals (rabbit) who is two big to look after and costing more than my piggies, also rehoming my sisters (same age sister) birds for no love is there and i do not like birds. heh and need to help baby sit my nans two dogs for a long time so yeah i get you. i have consider what ppl say and think wait atleast till the boys have a huge cage, and happy than maybe think about a female or too when ive saved and set the cage up so i *** have the same problem again.
p.s i think when I'm older i might go into breeding for i want a female male and the baby, but thats when i live in my own house years to come lol

 

[Glynis]

Hi Megan please just remember not to discuss breeding on here
That is one of the forum rules.

Have you sorted out what type of house your Dad could build for you? If you have a look thru other threads you'll see some great setups other people have made.

p.s. i had to close down my computer, and my outlook is not working as yet grr!

 

[meganhannaford]

Hi Megan please just remember not to discuss breeding on here
That is one of the forum rules.

Have you sorted out what type of house your Dad could build for you? If you have a look thru other threads you'll see some great setups other people have made.

p.s. i had to close down my computer, and my outlook is not working as yet grr!

oops i forgot, what i reallly meant was allow them to have a baby for me to keep (never sell lol) sorry and I'm making the plans tonight

 

[Stacey]

I also agree with what everyone else has said. If your boys are happy with the company of each other then i would leave it at that. Why upset them for no reason?

 

[meganhannaford]

A very brave post.......

heh i *** need to go to a mental hospital

 

[meganhannaford]

I also agree with what everyone else has said. If your boys are happy with the company of each other then i would leave it at that. Why upset them for no reason?

yeah i do too i was just tryin to see if anyway was possible to have a girl but its not i know that so ive moved on