Copper & Silver - Serious Situation
Our Story
For a long time, I wanted to get pet guinea pigs. Only a little while ago was when I finally brought two males into my home. Copper (white with patches of red/brown) and Silver (salt/pepper and white) came from Petsmart and are both very healthy little guys.
Copper is kind of skittish when it comes to being picked up and held and occasionally tries to bite, but he's never been successful in all his foolish attempts. His favorite afternoon is the one he can spend laying in his hammock. (I sewed a fleece hammock that I could hang up on their loft. Both boys like to take turns lounging in it.) Copper always likes to keep moving and therefore finds it hard to hold still through grooming sessions. He has short fur that sheds excessively in Spring and early Summertime.
Silver enjoys a long cozy snuggle wrapped up in soft, warm blankets (not when it's warm out!) and he'll sit patiently while I brush his fur, but he cries whenever it's time for a claw trim because once when he was younger, I slipped and cut too much off...he's all healed now but still never forgave me. When I first got him, he would sit in my hair, but he stopped about a year ago and hasn't shown signs of returning to his old habit since then. He's the one with a little bit of long fur in the back which stays clean as long as I keep brushing it regularly. I used to trim it but decided not to anymore, but that doesn't mean you can't. He doesn't mind either way. They get along so well, which especially surprised me when the small fight they got into in the spring was so easily resolved using the power of lettuce. I'm not certain what kind of dominance system they have, only that everything works out in the long run.
Neither of them are neutered, so please keep them far away from females! They're doing fine together and any contact with a female with change their relationship with each other forever.
As a fun gift to whoever is lucky enough to adopt Copper and Silver, I'm offering most supplies free of charge, considering I have no use for it once they're gone anyways. The following will be included with your adoption:
-A spacious habitat with loft
-Wood shaving bedding (I have about half a bag as of the day of this listing)
-Oxbow Tomothy Hay (I have a full box as of the day of this listing)
-Oxbow Adult Guinea Pig Food (I have a full bag as of the day of this listing)
-A hay rack (included with habitat) I have another if you prefer it
-A food bowl (included with habitat) I have another if you prefer it
-Lixit water bottle (I have several water systems. You can have all of them if you want)
-The Hammock that is cherished.
-Two hideouts (one for each guinea pig)
(There are several other items I own, such as a smaller habitat and a litter box from a failed attempt to litter train them. I also have a homemade run as seen in the pictures.)
Remember, guinea pigs need love, and I've been forced to neglect them in that way. More than anything I want to hold them like I used to, but the newly discovered allergy means all my interaction with them must be kept to a minimum. They're good boys and deserve only the best.
PLEASE CONTACT GENEVIEVE FOR PRICING. IF YOU USE THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED, PLEASE TEXT ONLY. INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION AS WELL AS ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT COPPER AND SILVER. THANK YOU.
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Rehoming because
I've had my guinea pigs for almost two years now but have just recently developed an allergy to them. I love them so very much and it breaks my heart to have to part with them, but the longer they stay in my home the worse my problem gets.This in a serious situation.
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