We soon found out that Tinkerbell was actually male, and so his name changed to Tinkerbob, Raindrop we found out was "with child". That was a little more than I bargained for! I met a friend who also adores guinea pigs, so we traded Raindrop for Lloyd, and renamed Tinkerbob to Harry. Lloyd didn't last long :( he died about a week after we got him. He was our favorite, very friendly, and loved to talk to you. We had our first pet funeral last Friday :(. Very cute though, Abigail prayed for Lloyd at his funeral and asked me about an hour later if I thought that God had taken him yet. I then "attempted" to explain to my 6 year old the difference in your body and your soul. I must not have done a very good job though, because a little later I saw her outside walking slowly to the grave site and checking to see if Lloyd was gone yet.
I had to quickly find Harry a new buddy, but instead found 2 last Friday. Brownie came from a shelter and Eddie, a 4 week old baby, came from a friend. Tuesday, my friend who gave us Lloyd met me with 2 more boys, Gus and Figaro. Gus is HUGE he weighs a whopping 2.7 lbs and our biggest so far. They are all doing well, and the kids love playing with them all almost as much as I do!
I have found that the best guinea pig toys are those things recycled. I found this dishtub at a thrift store for .79 cents and its their favorite by far!
Left to Right: Figaro, Gus, Brownie, Eddie
