Mr. Moo & The Guinea Pig Crew

08/19/2024

08/19/2024

08/19/2024

All of us love our treats...but hooman mom can only carry so many treats and it annoys us

08/18/2024

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So of Course we met Sir Bugsy Pigglesworth, knowing he has 2 Brothers he came to Mr. Moo's with. Let's meet his bedroom Mate and Brother!
This is Winston Piggles, a 7 month old, Abyssinian Satin and White Crested, Male Guinea! Just like his Brother, he also has very unique coloring. Being mainly Black with White and Buff patches. He is definitely your Shy, Quiet type of Guinea and Loves to just Snack, Sleep and Hang out with Bugsy. Their bond is absolutely unbreakable. Winston will immediately look for Bugsy if we do PigPen transfers separately, so we try to move them together, but they're definitely Thriving!
Since coming to Mr. Moo's, we have definitely seen Winston gain some confidence, such as taking treats from hand and occasionally allowing for chin scratches. So even though he's a shy boy, he's coming out of his shell in his own time! We love having him with us!😘❤️

08/18/2024

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We've finally had time to sit down and consider the next round of introductions! We have 6 more to Complete, so stick with us!
This is Sir Bugsy Pigglesworth, and if you knew him, he for sure is the up and coming Prince 🫅 in our Herd! He is a 7 month old, Male Abyssinian. His Colors are absolutely Gorgeous, being White, Black and Blonde/Buff mix. He's our Little Flirt here and he doesnt make exceptions for the Human Ladies. He is a huge fan of Treats, but we believe its for the attention from Guinea Mom and the Guinea Ladies watching when he is getting his treat, but we love his big personality in his Tiny Body🥔
He came to Mr. Moo's with 2 Brothers and apparently bonded. We quickly learned that Busgy here must be with a passive male guinea and his 1 Brother is quite high strung and very active, while his other is very Passive and Relaxed. So, we immediately had to move his Brother to a separate cage and everything has been Great since❤️ And with all of that, We now have the 2 Brothers to Introduce!!!!

08/10/2024

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PICTURE #1:
This is Nugget Hamster! He is not the most photogenic, so this was when we brought him home! No! He isn't in that tiny travel cage, but this cage is much safer for travel than a soft carrier, so it's what we transported him home in! He is almost a year old and he's a Teddy Bear Syrian (Biggest domesticated hamster) & a Roborvorski Hamster (Smallest domesticated hamster) We got him as our first pet, with previous dwarf hamsters experience, we found out that he is nothing like a dwarf and if he wants to bite, blood will be drawn! So we quickly realized we made a commitment (so he's stuck with us) but he wasn't a good pet for kids. He proved us wrong since I volunteered as tribute to keep getting bit to handle him and get him feeling safe and see he was in no danger, he is now a perfect little gentleman who will sit on your chest eating snacks with no biting or crazy responses! So glad we would never give up on our commitment to him and now he feels safe enough to try to escape his very large tank while I'm sitting next to him giving him snacks🤣

PICTURE #2:
This is our (assumed) male Russian Dwarf Hamster, Abrahamster Lincoln or Link for short. While searching amongst the online adoption ads, as one does, trying to rehome a female guinea pig for Thelma to bond with, we came across 2 dwarf hamsters unknown exact age but about 7 months old, who needed a home. We honestly just knew we could take them on without adding to much hassle and that way they were safe and going to have a consistent life. So we went and got this little guy, who spends literally every waking moment running on his wheel, running in his car or begging for treats. He's a chunky fella, but we love his cute little face!

PICTURE #3:
This is our female roborvorski hamster, Hammy Quinn or Quinn for short! Backstory obviously the same as Links. This girl has showed me the true definition of an attitude change between genders. She is particular about her tank and has to have all the luxuries. Link wanted the basics: water bottle, food bowl, 1 hide, 1 tube system buried next to area he can tunnel and his wheel. Quinn, on the other hand, must have her wooden house, readily available dust bath, water bottle, food bowl, wheel, climbing bridge, a tube system more elegant than most city water systems, fake & SAFE flowers to walk through. Exercise running in between your hands like baby hot potato (NEVER DONE WHERE SHE CAN FALL, ALWAYS WHILE SITTING ON THE COUCH OR WITH A PILLOW!!!) She definitely prefers more human interaction.

So that's all of Hamsters in this Herd. What do you want to know next?!?

08/10/2024

Fun Fact: at this point we have done 4 introductions! But what Mr. Moo forgot to tell everyone is, while adding these little piggies into our lives and hearts, we also have 1 high maintenance, social Syrian hamster and 2 highly active dwarf hamsters apart of our Herd! No Problem here! We love little critters with tiny feet's! But Mr. Moo wanted to make sure everyone got an introduction! We will do a quick post introducing our hamsters, so you know who's involved in what shenanigans.

08/10/2024

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We've met the boys who caused us to realize our love for piggies. We've met the girl who stole our hearts. But what about this friend we got Princess Pickle, 2 months later?!?!
Well, This is Thelma Louise. Named after, of course, the infamous duo & has not let up 1 single second of her life to not cause more chaos than any other guinea pig can in a lifetime.🤣 We couldn't resist her though, because she looked like and still does look like, a little baby mouse! Her markings and her face shape just made us melt.
She is truly a Sour Patch Guinea Pig (Also, someone make these....HOW CUTE!!!) She loves her mommy, she was also mommy's birthday present, but no kiss is free! She loves giving kisses back when you give her head kisses, but she can't resist the nibble urge🫦 She may be little, and our smallest guinea pig, but when she wants something, she will wheak so loud, you can tell who it is from anywhere in our house! Small but Mighty Mouse!
Upon Thelmas arrival, Pickle made it clear that she DID NOT want a roommate and of course prompted a new enclosure purchase! Now, we have a very social, brand new baby guinea pig who just wants a snuggle buddy for bedtime and the guinea pig we got her for, wants nothing to do with nobody. So of course prompted a mission of finding another female, previously bonded or easily bonding to make Thelma feel more at home. Of course the extra snuggles she got in the meantime came with no complaint. This is where the chaose began, and now there's no coming back from it!

08/10/2024

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So we have officially met the beginning boys to this Grand Adventure, Mr. Moo & Bootsy. But where could we go from there?!?
Introducing the Beautiful, Intelligent, Spicy Fluff Ball that made us go back to the same pet store 3 times in 1 week just to visit and then inevitably added to our crew as an Easter Present....Princess Pickle Chip❤️💋❤️
We saw this beautiful Abyssinian Satin and loved her s***k in the pet store & she didn't let us down at home! Her name is a mixture of me and our 2 kids all compromising and making one name. She answers to it, so she must not mind🤣
She is truly the Queen of this Herd and hasn't let a single one of them forget it! In the 2 months of getting her settled with our 2 boys and realizing that wasn't going to suffice & finding our next little girl, Miss Pickle decided she no longer wanted to bond with a Guinea Pig on the level of sharing her bedroom with. So Pickle is a very independent lady, no you cannot help her across any obstacle, she will figure it out.
If the definition of "Daddy's Girl" could be listed here, it would show this Princess front and center! Everyone else is merely a spare human that gives treats and efficient snuggles when daddy is absolutely NOT home! She can hear his voice in the morning downstairs and wakes the whole Herd to let them know that the sun is shining and it's a beautiful day! If daddy is rushing and can't give her a quick snuggle in the morning, it has absolutely ruined her entire day and she will start fights with her siblings all day long just to show me she can out run and out maneuver me.
Spicy but sweet, especially if her daddy is listening to her complain about all the "mistreatment" she received throughout the day from the spare humans and how quality of care was not up to par. Wouldn't trade our little photogenic pro for anything!

08/10/2024

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The Alphas Sidekick of Our Herd is Boots Dicavyio.
He's a 3 and a half year old Male American Guinea Pig. Him and his Brother, Mr. Moo-Moo, were our first set of bonded Guinea Pigs and definitely the reason for expanding! I mean LOOK AT HIS PERFECT POTATO BODY 🥔 😍
One thing is for sure, This boy will give you a run for your money! He will stare out you with the cutest, most judgemental face & makes rethink how you may have crossed him by giving him a smaller treat than the others. He is a Mommas Boy, but is the cause of most shenanigans. If you hear stomping & some quick shuffling, Boots is on the other side trying to instigate one of the angels into a brawl. But he absolutely loves hanging out with his friends. He just likes to live a life a chaos.

He acts like he wakes up every morning, makes life altering decisions, yells at everybody and stirs up trouble and then sleeps without a care in the world. But we wouldn't trade his big personality for a million moons!