Pet Adoption (Guinea Pigs Adoption)

Our 2 guinea pigs are ready for adoption (whenever we can find a good family who wants to have them as pets). There is no hurry - we hope that who ever adopts them meet our criteria:

• No cats & dogs in the household (dogs can be dangerous to rodents - Idon't even trust my own doggie to be around them -- she tends to be over enthusiastic!).
  
• Very small kids who may mishandle them (falls can be fatal for the GP, and when tripped on or sat upon, these GPs will have little chance of 'making it alive'.
  
• Time for the GPs -- they need to be played with, stroke, fed, bathed, and their areas kept clean.
• A safe place - open garden may be good when there is supervision but certainly not advisable when left out without shelter (they can escape and become prey to birds).
• Both Fluffy and Baby must be adopted together and not be separated because they are a bonded pair.

If you happen to read this blog and live in Hong Kong or know of someone who is looking to have guinea pigs as pets, please contact us (also view the ads here). Our last resort would be to leave them with the SPCA (HK) for adoption when the time comes but of course we prefer to screen the adoptees personally.

The Last Few Months

It had been a very hectic 3 months with lots of changes. Fluffy and Baby are now 16 & 15 months old respectively and still growing from strength to strength. They both are growing especially well now because they are "no longer scratching themselves".

2 months ago I noticed Fluffy scratching quite a bit and decided to send both to the SPCA vet. They were both given injections for mites infestations (only suspected) and they had gone for 2 visits in all (costing $400 +) for their medical treatments. I now bathe them in tea tree oil formulation (supposed to be good for anti-bacterial / anti-fungal protection). I believe these 2 GPs are now very happy because they are pop-corning more than before (I thought only the little ones do that).

Fluffy has his haircut twice -- it was "Floor-length" and very glossy, but it was hard to keep him clean when he's having such long hair! But his hair grows so fast that it will be long again in no time. We are getting them as much goodies as we can now -- it might be the last few months we can indulge them with the best. As we will be leaving HK in a few months time and will be travelling extensively, taking care of them will no longer be feasible and we will be putting them up for adoption to a good home. It is so sad but I believe they will bring much joy to another family just as they had brought to us the past year.