My Guinea Pig friends at Hutch A Good Life are so adorable and that got me thinking about our past piggies. We miss them very much. We have been pigless for a few years now.
Mr. Moto (mostly white) and Georgia (brown) had a wonderful life together at the zoo. They had 3 kids, 2 boys (Bubba (aka Mo Jr) and Panda) and their daughter, Checkers. Mo and Georgia started their family very early in life. You see, the pet store where they came from, though Moto was a girl (whom we named Martha) and it was not until Georgia was with child that we learned the differences in the appearance of boy and girl guinea pigs (just think ‘Y’ or ‘i’) and how young they can conceive (3 weeks). Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! (I learned a lot about birthing piggies that year.)
That being said, we had a happy hutch of 5 pigs, with the girls in one cage, the young boys in another, and Mr. Moto by himself (because he just did not like living with the family).
For years, multiple cages took over my kitchen and then the dining room. But it was worth it. They were the sweetest (and funniest) pigs in the universe. The boys were adopted out after about a year, but Checkers stayed with her Mother all her life. Sadly Checkers was the first in this family to pass over at about 4 years; Moto passed in 2009 at about 7 years of age, and Georgia lasted until she was 8. Before that family we had ‘Sam,’ who was a great pig and really started the whole thing, and then during the ‘pig time,’ we took in a rescue named S’more, but he died very shortly after coming to us. We had such fun with them and miss them all. Maybe someday we will have Guinea Pigs again, but right now, the zoo is full (and I am afraid the dogs would eat them). But if you don’t mind, I think a will tell some pig stories over the next few months because they are just so cute.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
DogDaz Zoo 
Basil
November 15, 2012 at 04:16
Can’t wait to hear them!!
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dogdaz
November 15, 2012 at 09:20
So many stories, so little time.
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jmgoyder
November 15, 2012 at 04:27
Looking forward to it!
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dogdaz
November 15, 2012 at 09:20
Did you ever have Guinea pigs? They are so much fun.
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themisadventuresofmisaki
November 15, 2012 at 06:29
They sure were cuties 🙂
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dogdaz
November 15, 2012 at 09:17
Yes they were. Thanks
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Mag (Chancy's Mumsy)
November 15, 2012 at 09:43
What pretty piggies you had. Looking forward to reading your stories. We have one piggie and agree that they are cute, funny and fun to have. We had two but Snowball has passed. Hugs and nose kisses
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dogdaz
November 15, 2012 at 09:54
They have such a short time on this planet. Thanks for stopping by.
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Genevieve Petrillo
November 15, 2012 at 10:17
Guinea pigs are so cute. I mean they’re not dogs, but…. cute.
Love and licks,
Cupcake the DOG
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dogdaz
November 15, 2012 at 10:22
They are definitely not dogs. LOL
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Katie and Coccolino the mini pig
November 15, 2012 at 17:52
Definitely get some more piggies when the zoo isn’t so full. They are lots of fun (the guinea and Vietnamese potbelly kind).
Oink oink,
Katie and Coccolino the mini pig
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dogdaz
November 15, 2012 at 20:01
We thought about a potbelly once. How are they on stairs?
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