Can this work?...

[sleepingbunnies]

Yesterday I took my DD to her friends party at her grandmothers house and I haven't been able to stop thinking about the grandmothers guinea pig since :-(

He is all alone, matted, no toys and just looks so so sad... I wanted to bring him home with me but couldn't as we have 2 girls (although the size of their hutch would easily take another piggie). She said I could have him and said 'I don't even like him'! It made me so sad to think how happy our girls are and how happy we could make him!

So my question is this.. If we get him 'done' is impossible that he would live nicely with our girls? Is there anything special I need to do?

I want to rescue him now!!!

Ok if you think she just doesn't know what to do with home then honesty is the best policy.

Invite her round to see yours and explain that the need simulation, to be clean, cuddles etc.

Print off some care sheets and say you dug them out from when you bough t yours and you don't need them anymore. Just explain that you don't think he is being cared for as well as he could be and you are happy to help.

If its genuinely because he was bought without and research done into how he should.be looked after still stupid imo then she should be happy for the help.

And just say that you will always have him and if you do have him they are welcome to visit to see him.

If its just ignorance then seeing your should.put it into perspective. If its laziness then there is little you can do...unless we organise a pignap !

Good luck

It is also sheer laziness on the grandmothers part... It was originally my friends pig and her mother just kind of inherited him without actually wanting him... I don't think they will ever treat him the way he should be treated but I will do the thing regarding care sheets... Subtle!

Of course in an ideal world he would be with me but short of organising a pig nap (far too tempted) I don't actually have any control over it so I know I should stop thinking about him :-(

Im in on the pignap!!

The only other thing I can think of which is not very subtle, is to express your concerns to the RSPCA,, they could send someone out to check him over and this will put the grandmother under scrutiny which she wont be happy about - it is not overt cruelty, but you could anonymously express your concern about neglect. It will of course be obvious to all that you are the 'grass' as it has happened as you have expressed an interest in him.

It is very sad to give up on him, but hopefully with some time and space the situation may change, just keep offering if you get the change. Bless him.

*chance

guinea whenever I see you I want to get you some piggies! It doesn't seem right you don't have any :(

sleeping You need <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.com/imgres?num=10&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=643&tbm=isch&tbnid=EdIeYyrbwa7lxM:&imgrefurl=cuddlycavies.homestead.com/costumes.html&imgurl=cuddlycavies.homestead.com/purplebunnyr.jpg&w=400&h=380&ei=2YVHUJq9MMHJ0QW7_oCQBQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=332&vpy=141&dur=42&hovh=219&hovw=230&tx=155&ty=97&sig=100730987210779197203&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=143&tbnw=156&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:76" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this , then sneak in dress him and run. They will never recognise him!

Iv arranged to see my friend on Friday and am basically going to take my guinea pig care book and say to her 'I'm not meaning to offend you or your mum but you do know you aren't taking care of him as well as you should?!'

The thought has crossed my mind to offer to buy him....??!

I was going to ask if you would buy him.

I think that would have been my next move, but then you don't know how they will take it. will they get another?

Money - now you are talking! I still favour the - I really need a boar as I want to start breeding my girls and I am will to pay for him' route - then they will think they want to give him to you to help you ( not because you think they are cruel!) We will have to use complex psychology! If you confront your friend and imply she is being neglectful, which she is, you may lose a friend.....

Bonkey - I am bereft without any guineas, after over 8 years of having them. I really feel something is missing from my ( our) lives....... I love reading about them all. Sadly we are renting here and there are strictly no pets otherwise I would be rescuing some locally. Have offered services as a pet sitter, but no takers yet. Give yours an extra cuddle from me, I so miss their lovely smell.....

I really need a boar as I want to start breeding my girls and I am will to pay for him Yes yes, say this!

Aww guinea :(

We've only had the girls for 3 years but I would be lost without them now guineapiglet!

We rent but had it written into our contract that we could keep our girls! Did well there me thinks!

Does your landlord HAVE to know you've got some?! :-)

When I see her Friday that is the tact I'm going to use!! Failing that those costumes are amazing Bonkey! :-)

Sadly the landlord has spies everywhere, and I mean everywhere and a very unfriendly bunch they are too, moved in about a month ago and not one person, not one, has been to say hello, miserable gits. I used to dog walk as well and have offered around to do that, am desperate for some furry pets! Am now feeding resident squirrels and wood pigeons in an attempt to cultivate some new pets....

Good luck on Friday, really hope they are sold on the idea of getting rid of him for cash, but remember guineas are not v expensive so dont be taken in by that, my guess is that they are hanging on to him ostensibly for the children, so I do think you could promise to make him 'available' for them to come and see him, tho' no doubt they will lose interest eventually.....!

Awwww that sucks!

If Friday doesn't work out I'm now seriously considering getting a rescue from a centre! I looked some up that are near to me last night and some of those poor guys have been waiting 14 months for a new home!

Fingers crossed Friday goes the way I want it to... Thank you so much for your knowledge and encouragement!

Uum, tell me more about the rescue guineas near you, are you anywhere in Hampshire, I am quite tempted to find out more, at the very least. You could also tell your friend you are planning to do that, it might encourage her to give him up if she thinks you might go elsewhere. There are people who really 'get' animals if you see what I mean, genuinely empathise with them for the animals' sake. Some people get 'pets' not really seeing them as creatures with feelings and needs and these are the people I just genuinely dont understand.

We're based in Kent, and while I know that my OH would have a fit if he thought I was looking at rescue piggies i just can't help myself! Iv Put a pic of my girls on my profile for you... Salt and pepper... Very original for the colour that they are don't you think! :-)

bunnies the GPs in rescue, although they're not in a home home will at least be looked after by someone who knows about GPs. Though they won't have as much time as someone who is a private owner at least the pigs in rescue won't be dirty,alone and in a hutch being miserable.

Hopefully your friend will see the wisdom (as I said earlier, the winter is approaching and I'm already thinking of ways to streamline my GPs wintercare routine). She might think she CBA looking after a GP in the colder months.
Though poor little thing will have an even worse time of it with no-one to hug next to and only limited daylight.

Bonkey my computer won't let me open the link, but as I suspect if it's a GP costume it's probably just as well.
I reckon my boars have scuppered the connection in case I buy them something naice

sleeping You need to make your profile public for us to see :)

Now made public! Go on - Tell me how cute my girls are :-)

Awww, cute!

But not as cute as my piggies! biased

Bonkey Prove it! :-)

Hang on....

Pics on profile.

Need to take some more recent ones really

They are gorgeous!

Man oh man to win the lottery and have a big rambling garden with fresh grass in which to house lots and lots of piggies! :-)

I would post a picture of my boars but now I know you are all conspiring to pig-nap boars , it would put my chaps at risk - they are gawjuss I tell ya.

And I'm not computer savvy enough to set up a profile

One is jet black, one is golden agouti. No white except 2-3 hairs (literally).
The agouti has little black feet and a teddy bear coloured tummy.
The black one is...well, black