[Gpdd] MISC - BIG thanks from Harvey and his Mama!

[Nicola Atkins]

Hi all!

Sorry it's taken so long for me to say it (I'm not great at keeping up with 
sending mails, and I have been having loads of problems with Hotmail 
lately!), but from Mama it's a big sigh of relief and a 'Thank-you' for all 
the people who've mailed me with advice, and a big wheeek from Harvey for 
his very satisfactory new diet and the tips you all sent! I didn't expect 
everybody to be so friendly, or for this to be such a great little 
community, but I've been pleasantly surprised! You're all great!

On one hand, all the little stories about our piggie friends make me laugh 
or tut, but on the other hand, it's so heartbreaking to hear of all the 
little fellas passing over The Bridge. My heart goes out to all of you 
who've lost your babies. When I kept piggies before, we were breeding them, 
and by the end we had over twenty of them (and not one of them could I get 
rid of, so the whole house was over-run with them! The little critters were 
everywhere I turned!!), so with that amount, it's inevitable that you're 
going to get some pass over. Every time it happened, I was so distraught, I 
swore I wouldn't get any more when they all went, but it felt more and more 
empty and I found myself making up the numbers - especially when I saw them 
in the Pet Shops and it broke my heart at how they were being treated.

I actually got Harvey from a PetSmart, but the reason I picked him was all 
the others in his pen were resting, and he was sat in the middle of them 
all, wide awake, staring out at me with his feisty little character. Our 
eyes locked; and as soon as I looked into those big black eyes, saw that 
little face, I HAD to have him, without a single doubt. He was and still is, 
totally gorgeous! And I know I made the right choice. To all of those who 
recommended Timothy Hay - you were so right. He loves it miles more than the 
meadow hay he was getting before, and now I know I can relax about feeding 
him grass, I do, every day, and I've also started to add a few Dandelion 
leaves in with his grass supply, which he LOVES! So big thanks from Harvey 
for all your tips!

The the person who asked about her piggy wheeking when she goes to the 
fridge - my Harvey lives in the living room, seperated by two doors from the 
kitchen, but everytime I go in the fridge, he still wheeks his head off, 
even that far away! He also goes crazy when I open any kind of bag, rustle 
paper, and even open the drawers below him (I keep his honey sticks in 
there!!). He doesn't miss a thing.

I have just got a book out of the local library called the 'Guinea Pig 
Lopaedia'. Looks interesting, and I'm always on the look-out for new piggie 
info anyway. If I find any interesting stuff, I shall let you all know!

Wheeeeeeeeks from Harvey and sighs from his Mama!

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