Bugger. The other guinea pig has died.....

[seeker]

....it's very sad- we all loved him very much, and I'm not looking forward to telling ds this evening.

And now I'm going to have to face the dog issue again- the guinea pigs bought me some time.

Is there any sort of transition pet? Something between guinea pigs and dogs?

Rabbit?

Get a decent house bunny and take it for walks on a lead (but DO NOT put it in a tutu and take it to an Easter egg hunt like my sister in law did).

Or a rat. Does tricks, comes when called. Apparently very good pets though DH begs leave to shudder at the thought differ.

We had a rabbit- she got mixy- and the vet said that there are so many mosquitos round here that he wouldn't recommend anyone had a rabbit. Wish we had known that before we fell in love with lovely Pearl

I would love a rat- we had them as children and they are wonderful. But dp says it's a rat or him- he has to hide when the cats bring one in.

I'm going to have to reconsider the dog, arent't I?

Wish we had thought to put a tutu on her..............!

So sorry about your pig, seeker. We lost our last, venerable pig last week and I'm stll wandering round looking for someone to give the carrot peelings to. We'd have a dog like a shot if it weren't for allergies - I have a fantasy whippet .

What about a house rabbit? (she suggests with no knowledge or experience whatsoever).

Sorry, x-post on the bun.

Awww

seeker you need to get yourself a CAPYBARA
Giant guinea-pig style rodents so you'll be fine feeding them.God knows what size their turds are though, I reckon about as big as an avocado but won't smell like dogs dirt.You'll have people fighting for your pets waste I tell ya.

They look about the size of a springer spaniel so you could get a lead on it.

And they look very smug too

I discovered to my delight recently that there are fossils of guinea pigs the size of rhinos!

Would love a giant guinea pig, but not if it (and its companion) grew old and infirm and expected to move into the dining room, like our last lot.

Oh, and not if we acquired two mega-pigs and the both turned out to be pregnant, again like the last lot.

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