Is one guinea pig a herd?

[Catherine]

I have had a herd of guinea pigs for about 15 years. I started with Pigbert and I have  had a herd ever since Frodo joined him.
Who can forget guinea pig Christmas where I took in 3 females at once. It has been a chaos of piggies ever since.
There were losses, but new piggies always came along to join the herd.


My five boys, Lambert, Norbert, Rosebert, Murray and Robbie

My herds were always so much fun.


Who can forget Martha and the Muffin who joined Rosebert, Norbert and Robbie.

There is a story behind every piggie and why they came to me.


Biscuit, Cinnamon and Caramel

They were all fluffy together. It was so cute.

These are not all the piggies I have had in my continuous herd. The most I ever had was 11 at one time.  That was a lot of work. 


Then it was  Larry and Joey who joined us.

They were no longer wanted because their owner was expecting a baby.
We have been together for years. Sadly they both passed in the last few weeks.
They were happy piggies and they had a good life with me.



Now all I have is baby Boris, who is actually a big boar now. 



I really should take some newer pictures of him. He came to me as a baby 3 years ago. He was dumped in a box outside the reptile centre in the middle of winter. We all know what the guy hoped would happen. The guy wanted him to be snake food. That would never happen. He was so little and so scared.
Now he is a big happy boy, but he wonders why there are no other piggies to talk to.

After all these years of having one continuous herd, having just one is really strange. Boris and I talk a lot. We miss having other piggies.

Are there new piggies in my future? I do not know.