The 3 (new) little piggies
There was a minor 4.8 earthquake here this evening. It affected Gilligan the most. It took him the longest to calm down. When I went in to check on him he ran to the front of his cage wheeking his head off. He usually wheeks when I come in, but does it from the back of the cage and waits until I approach to come out. He also climbed up my arm rather than going to his usual corner to get picked up. He snuggled under my chin and squeaked in protest for a minute or two before he calmed down and wanted back in his cage.
We get minor earthquakes from time to time, but the fault system that runs under us isn't anything close to what's under California. I know most pets don't react well to earthquakes and while they do upset the boys, none as much as Gilligan.
We get minor earthquakes from time to time, but the fault system that runs under us isn't anything close to what's under California. I know most pets don't react well to earthquakes and while they do upset the boys, none as much as Gilligan.
I've invested a ton of my time and energy into these guinea pigs. I don't regret one single second of it. It's times like this when I get a return on that investment. There's nothing more satisfying than getting to watch them go from being scared little creatures to fully trusting, loving companions.
Finally got some of the piggies out in the lush grass. Oreo and BJ would have loved this. Gilligan and Skipper sure enjoyed it.
I have some pest control to do before I can do that. Starting with the 6 foot black rat snake in the barn. Short stays outside, away from the barn of 15-20 minutes once or twice a week with me standing watch over one or two piggies at a time are fine for now and not for the little ones. Until I address that problem and figure out a solid overhead protection, they'll be relegated to me picking the grass and bringing it in to them.
- Lynx
- Celebrate!!!
Black rat snakes are generally good snakes to have around (they will eat mice and rats). An unattended guinea pig unfortunately would also make a meal. My chickens have not had problems with the black rat snakes but I did have one that "ate" a fake egg (much to his/her regret).
Hardware cloth is great for predator protection.
Hardware cloth is great for predator protection.