We're up to four (almost)...

Guinea pigs that is... I have Cashew, who used to belong to my "sister." Then I got Stella, a young sow along with Trixie, another young sow because I wanted two in the same cage. (Cashew does NOT like other pigs.) Trixie was with us for a few months, and then passed away unexpectedly. I rushed to the pet store and bought Birdie (another young sow) so that Stella wouldn't get used to being alone. A few weeks after that, Birdie lost the use of her back legs and despite the fact that I started hand feeding her (she couldn't walk to the food dish), she didn't last very long. I now have Pumpkin (yet another young sow) in with Stella and they are doing really well together. On Saturday, September 11th, the pet store in town had a pregnant sow give birth, and I was immediately notified. (I guess that's one of the perks when the girl in charge of rodents really likes you and knows you like pigs.) I have one of them on hold, pending finding out which sex it is. If the one I picked out is NOT a girl, I can't take her because I don't want babies. But if this ends up being the case, Jessie (the girl at the pet store) is going to pick one of the other four babies (she had six, but one was still-born) for me to have. My only requirement is that it's a girl. Cashew is fixed (my "sister" paid $160 to have his nuts chopped off) but again, does not like other pigs, so no boys in this house! For my birthday (next month), I've informed Norman that I want a bigger guinea pig cage for my three girls. I want one like this:





This is Cashew:





And this is Pumpkin:





I can't seem to find a picture of Stella, but I posted a picture of her a few posts ago, and this is (hopefully, if it's a girl) Rocket: