I hated pink eyes, like to the point where I was scared of them; not just guinea pigs but on any animal! :{
Saturday march 12th 2010
I went to pick up Ruby and Co, I got told they were all "brown guinea pigs" I got there and 4 pairs of pink eyes were looking up at me, I had no intentions to keep them at first.
I then went on to listen to the woman:
"Oh we don't have names for them apart from that one, she’s called hairy".
"My son wanted baby guinea pigs so we just got a boy and girl, we end left the male in the cage when she gave birth and she didn’t hurt the babies"
"The cage is chewed as the dog tried to get at them"
"We have never held them so they are a bit jumpy"
"There’s their food" It was hamster food
"I don’t know how old the babies they are about 4 weeks something like that"
"You make a packet when you breed and these won’t stop breeding their worse than rabbits"
"Hairy has had 3 litters one after another after another"
I felt so angry and upset, I sat in silence on the way home, I wanted to cry but smile at the same time, knowing these guinea pigs would have a loving home forever made me feel so happy.
I got home and named every single one of them, Ruby, Henry, Sadie & Rosie, Henry was taken straight out of the cage, it was already too late though Ruby was already clearly pregnant, it never crossed my mind at this point that Sadie or Rosie could be pregnant.
April 7th 2010
I got up to check on Ruby, she had gave birth to 5 beautiful babies but only 4 pairs of pink eye's were looking up at me, I cried for ages why could life be so cruel. I named the babies Pooh, Pigglet, Eeyore, Tigger & Roo(RIP). Although I didn't get to know Roo she was very much part of this family. After getting to know each baby pig it was amazing, watching them grow and then the fun of sexing them, I guessed we had 2 girls 2 boys and when they were 3 weeks they all went to the vets for their bits to be checked and I was right.
Friday 13th May 2010
Sadie gave birth, so small and fragile herself and still just a baby. I was overwhelmed with the babies but one refused to walk unlike the other two running around. This baby sat in the corner going cold, Sadie had made no attempt to dry him off, I quickly got my towel and dried him off and sat and gave him a little cuddle, I put him back in the cage and we still had no movement off him
I feared he may have to be put to sleep as I couldn't see him developing. 3 beautiful boys were born and I am pleased to tell you all Logan is perfectly fine now and living here forever.
Monday 16th May 2010
I turned the kitchen lights off and covered Rosie's cage, I had forgot to get a drink so popped back into the kitchen only to find 3 newborn babies, so stunning and beautiful again I was put on a high but felt sorry for the babies with them being Henry's children as well as Henry being their grandfather.
I have fallen in love with all 14 of them, I can't keep them all but I can keep 9 out of the 14. It breaks my heart to think from day one Ruby was in my eyes abused and never loved, Henry was used to create money and Sadie and Rosie were just "stock". How anyone could use guinea pigs like this is beyond me.
My lesson was well and truly learnt, you should
never judge, eye colouring is one of the daftest things you could be picky on. I showed my "friend" Ruby & Co and she said "they look evil" I asked why and she replied "its their red eyes, they look like the devil".
I am truly blessed to have Ruby and all of her family with me here today, I love her more than anything and spoil them at every opportunity. I don't know why I ever felt like red/pink eye's weren't nice, at the end of the day I think people are way to quick to judge on looks and I
was one of those people, I guess I learnt my lesson the hard way!
Until you have owned an animal that is different and that looks different you will never learn.
Here's some photos of my gorgeous pink eyes:
Henry & Pigglet
The Girls
The four babies
& Logan
Sorry for the huge post:red
