[Gpdd] (Misc) Miss Piggy update

[SCOTT KLING]

Hello everyone! I thought I would give a quick update on Miss Piggy since I haven't written for a while. She is doing well, although I do think she is bored. That of course will change tomorrow night! I have only been able to hold her a few times since there really is no place for me to cuddle with her on my lap at my friends' house. And I hate chasing her around the cage! I would love some input on the best ways to get her to trust me and not make me chase her, I was thinking of bribery. I know that she will start to love her free time out of the cage once we get her here (the door closes firmly so the cats will stay out while she is out on the floor) so that may help. She loves to be petted and will even come up to my hand if I'm giving her space for eating. She loves the red leafed lettuce, the romaine is ok too. As for fruits she likes oranges, grapes are better, and the blueberries are the best! I gave her some apple which she gobbled up but then read that they can sometimes get
 mouth sores from the apples so I think that we will just avoid them. I am a little worried about her teeth since she has no interest in the chew stick. I saw some interesting things at the pet store but am unsure which is safe for them. Has anyone tried the lava chews? How about the loofah chews? There were also bark chews and fruit branch chews. Any opinions? I also read that GPs like some of the bird toys with bells and mirrors has anyone tried them?
   
  I have been reading all the newsletters and although I am new to this group and to the guinea pigs in general, I must say that my heart has broken for all of the lost babies I have read about. They all sounded so loved and so missed, the tributes were truly beautiful. I have had animals all my life and every time one leaves I ask myself why I put myself through this pain. And the answer is always the same - because it's worth it. I loved that story about the little boy with the true insight about all our pets - they are born loving so they really have nothing to learn. But, bless them, they keep trying to teach us. I am truly sorry for your losses, and hope your pain will ease, and hope the  day will come when you can look at the pictures of them and smile without the tears. And simply rejoice with the richness they have given your life.
   
  Merry Christmas everyone,
   
  Juls