The littler loves of our life

Shortly after we got married we decided that our house could only truly be a home if we had something furry to love (this may have been a plan to prolong the need to start having babies but I somehow think this back fired).

Living in a tiny apartment complex not knowing where we will be in a few years a kitten was almost out of the question and our goldfish Messi- of course, just wasn't fulfilling our cuddling needs.

So the search began. We decided after a lot of research a guinea pig would be perfect for us and searched high and low from one end of Cape Town to the other looking for one. After a long hot day in the car with very little success we were about to give up hope when I found a lady online who was looking for a home for her 6 week old litter.
We couldn't wait to go pick one out and we knew the minute we saw her that Bijou needed to come home with us. She was so soft and tiny she almost looked like a little hamster.
It's absolutely amazing how much love this little guinea pig has bought into our lives, she has so much personality and a little noise or squeak for everything. Our fridge has it's own personal burglar alarm now because every time you open it she thinks she is getting a snack and goes bananas.

Little did we know that Bijou had a huge surprise waiting for us. We noticed that this little piggy wasn't so little anymore and almost over night she had doubled in size. Not knowing what was wrong with her we rushed her off to the vet who told us she was just a little bloated - a very expensive trip to be told she had gas. So we took her home and watched what she ate and just assumed she was a healthy growing piggy, only for a few weeks later to feel little kicks from inside.

HOW EXCITING!!!!



Joey is one on the babies we decided
to keep because obviously Bijou needed
a friend if she'd gone as far as making
her own.

Bijou grew and grew until you literally needed two hands to pick her up out of her cage, and like any pregnant mommy she really didn't seem to comfortable. We had no idea when these babies would arrive or what to do with them or even if she would know what to do. Every morning we would sneak through the bedroom door and hope to find these tiny gifts but day after day nothing happened until the 25 of March when 3 teeny tiny pups had joined their mommy.

It has been so awesome to watch something you love grow and all 4 of these guinea pigs are absolutely precious. It really is the best feeling after a long day at work to come home and see their little faces peeping through their cage to greet you (Pieter has a lovely face to).....even if it is just to say 'Bring me food Salad Slave'.

 

Bijou and her 3 little babies