Friday, March 14, 2008

VA-Virginia Beach SPCA-Herd Update

ETA: Photos

Virginia Beach SPCA, VA: Herd Update!

MALES

LISTING REMOVED King is a one year old with smooth black fur and experience with kids. He was surrendered due to landlord reasons.
LISTING REMOVED Prince is a six month old with smooth black fur and experience with kids. He was surrendered due to landlord reasons.

LISTING REMOVED
Piglet is a five month old with short brown and orange fur. He has experience with kids and cats. He was surrendered because his owner could no longer care for him.

LISTING REMOVED Kiwi is a six month old with short brown and orange fur. He has experience with kids and cats. He was surrendered because his owner could no longer care for him.
LISTING REMOVED. Smokey is a nine month old with short black and gray fur. He has experience with kids and dogs. He was surrendered because his owners were moving. Due to the unusual marks on his fur (roaning) he can not be br3d. Please see GUINEA PIG LESSON at end of entry detailing why.



FEMALES

LISTING REMOVED. Daisey is a two year old with short white and brown fur and experience with kids.

LISTING REMOVED. Wowowe is an eight month old with smooth brown fur and experience with kids. She was surrendered because her owner could no longer care for her.



LISTING REMOVED. Peaches is a seven month old with short white and brown fur. She has experience with kids and dogs. She was surrendered because her owner was moving.

LISTING REMOVED. Patches is a seven month old with short black and brown fur. She has experience with kids but is definitively bad with dogs. She was surrendered because her owners were moving.

A repeat GUINEA PIG LESSON on roaning in fur and how it relates to guinea pigs:


One of many reasons why I'm against br33ding (and why this blog does not support br33ding), is because if a roan pig is br3d with with a roan pig (or if a dal pig, another br33d, is br3d with a dal pig), there is a one in four chance a lethal pig will be born. Lethal pigs are very, very special needs, if they live more than a few days. Please don't ever br33d your pigs, as there is a high chance of fatality for the mother. But if you have a pig with white fur and some black spots (a dal pig), or the black markings intermittent in fur that constitute roaning, please, please don't br33d them. Your pig may create a blind, deaf pig with no teeth who relies on you for care. And with so many hundreds of homeless pigs, why br33d in the first place?

* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs
for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.
Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Larger Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV .