Meet the newest member of the family
May. 3rd, 2008 07:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bunrabHere's Ike:
The college student across the street works part time for a vet; Ike came into the vet to get put to sleep because he wasn't a girl (and the owner's other guinea pig was), and instead TK brought him home, then didn't know who to give him to - fortuitously, we happened to stop to pet her dogs and chat, and voila! Ike is now ours. He's an adult pigster, probably at least 2 years old judging by his size and his claws and ears.
In a way, this is also fate, because Lamarck chinnie passed away the other day. Unknown causes - he was only 6 years old, barely middle age for a chinchilla. He was a bit sluggish in the evening and didn't want his dried fruit treat; he was dead the next morning. He was definitely the friendlier of the pair, and it will take some time to get Darwin to adjust. We will try to get Darwin and Chippy to get along. We will miss that little squirrel-on-steroids!
The college student across the street works part time for a vet; Ike came into the vet to get put to sleep because he wasn't a girl (and the owner's other guinea pig was), and instead TK brought him home, then didn't know who to give him to - fortuitously, we happened to stop to pet her dogs and chat, and voila! Ike is now ours. He's an adult pigster, probably at least 2 years old judging by his size and his claws and ears.
In a way, this is also fate, because Lamarck chinnie passed away the other day. Unknown causes - he was only 6 years old, barely middle age for a chinchilla. He was a bit sluggish in the evening and didn't want his dried fruit treat; he was dead the next morning. He was definitely the friendlier of the pair, and it will take some time to get Darwin to adjust. We will try to get Darwin and Chippy to get along. We will miss that little squirrel-on-steroids!
