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Post by askylitheart on Apr 6, 2011 5:49:50 GMT
 Hi there! My name is Jessica. I'm 18 years old and live in San Francisco CA. I am new to this site and I just got my guinea pig last Monday. His name is Patches. He is 6 months old and sooo adorable. He lives in my room with my bf and I. Plus our 5 chinchillas and hamster. It feels like a pet store here sometimes. lol. We are currently looking into getting Patches a play mate and we are very excited to have found this sight. It's like Chins N Hedgies,but for guinea pigs. And that's just awesome!!
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Post by Kayleigh on Apr 6, 2011 6:39:02 GMT
Welcome to the forum. Patches is lovely. Im sure you will enjoy being part of the forum
Kayleigh
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Post by askylitheart on Apr 6, 2011 7:36:15 GMT
Thank you  |
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Post by gabby88 on Apr 6, 2011 16:07:10 GMT
Welcome!! Patches is adorable! Wow, 5 chinchillas!! I'm actually considering buying a pair of chinchillas in the next few weeks. Maybe I'll contact you with some questions sometime. |
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Post by enchanting on Apr 6, 2011 19:52:44 GMT
Patches is very very cute!
Wow! 5 chins?! That is pretty cool! I was considering getting a pair myself, but I decided I would wait until after vet school for that! My piggies are a handful as it is! hahaha!
Welcome to the forum!
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Post by askylitheart on Apr 7, 2011 7:34:51 GMT
Sure! Contact me anytime. I can post up some pics of my chins if you'd like. And btw what kind of guinea pig is Patches considered to be?? |
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Post by gabby88 on Apr 7, 2011 16:13:03 GMT
Chin pictures would be lovely! Does Patches have a rosette on his head? I can't see in the photo. If not, he looks like a Tortoiseshell & white American guinea pig. |
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Post by askylitheart on Apr 8, 2011 4:24:40 GMT
Here is the top of his head
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Post by tashamary on Apr 8, 2011 10:05:09 GMT
Hello and welcome to the forum - im sure you will find it very useful. 5 chinchillas arent they gorgeous my friend has 10 at the moment as she breeds them. and as a wee side note i learnt yesterday that supposedly chinchillas can loose their tails like lizards! |
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Post by askylitheart on Apr 8, 2011 22:25:54 GMT
Really? Where? I never heard that before. I know you can pick them up by the tail though.
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Post by tashamary on Apr 9, 2011 0:30:44 GMT
one of the ladys that brought one of their chinchillas said that its possible! i wouldnt be too suprised though becasue they seem to be very sensitive - like when you pick them up they can be overheat and get hot very fast!
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Post by tashamary on Apr 9, 2011 0:31:22 GMT
hi again, i just googled it and found this... Q: So a chinchilla can't be picked up by the tail, can it be caught and held by the tail so you can get to the rest of its body before it gets away? Does part of the tail really come off when caught? A: Yes - that's why one must never grab the chinchilla's tail except at the very base. Part of the tail can and will come off when grabbed and held onto and the chinchilla is trying to get away. Abby has a slightly shorter tail than she should. Chinchillas may lose the tips of their tails if they get caught in something, an accident during an escape, a fight with another chinchilla, or mishandling. It's a trait common to many long-tailed animals, shedding part of their tail in order to escape danger alive. So i guess it is true - just not the wholetail! |
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Post by askylitheart on Apr 9, 2011 2:58:49 GMT
Oh my. That's scary. I never even pick them up by the tail.
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Post by Orlaith on Apr 14, 2011 20:50:31 GMT
Welcome to you and Patches |
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