We now have a new friend for Herbie. A beautiful boy called Pippin. He was a bit nervous the first night but we were still able to handle him more than our own Guinea Pig Herbie who we have had for 10 months. Herbie is fine with your feet near him but doesn't like hands for some reason.
Pippin is a beautifully coloured boy who is small compared to Herbie. Pippin tipped the scales at 771g on his first weigh in but Herbie is a whopping 1400g. They have been getting on pretty well and are having the usual establishment of domination in the pairing. Herbie pretty much had control the first day but Pippin had his share of chasing Herbie about for a while today. Herbie is much more talkative for the first time since Buddy passed away and Pippin is very vocal as well.
Pippin has a lovely nature and was sitting in my arms happily eating peppers and cucumber from my hand. He had parsley for the first time today and seemed to enjoy it greatly along with red pepper. He is eating well and put on 14g his first day. He sat really well to have his nails trimmed, although he wasn't keen on the noise of the clippers at first.
We are delighted with him and he will have a home for life here and a big play pen to roam in during the day and a huge cage to share at night.
Thanks to Deirdre and Louise for helping us and to whoever trusted us with giving Pippin a loving and caring home. He will be spoiled and loved in equal measure.
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