Can you see the guinea pigs?

@JudyEv (362341)
Rockingham, Australia
May 3, 2025 11:59pm CST
We are house-sitting for our niece and have two cats and six guinea pigs to look after. Four of the guinea pigs, the females, are in a separate enclosure from the two males. Can you see the guinea pigs in the photo? The white one is the tamest and easiest to see here but there is a darker one just poking her nose out of the hutch. The females are in this enclosure and they have lots of hidey holes. We give them pellets each day, some grass and any vegetable peelings that might be around. They also get hay which is put under the dome affairs. They like to snuggle in there and possibly eat some of that too.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (158779)
• United States
4 May
I've only seen guinea pigs in pet shops here.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (158779)
• United States
5 May
@JudyEv I've heard they're popular here, too. Pretty had two male rats when she came home after she graduated from college. I wasn't happy about having them in the house but they were hers and she took good care of them. She had them for several years before they passed away.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
My nephew has a lot as he has never separated the sexes. They are quite popular as pets.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
@DaddyEvil I think people have rats here too but I don't personally know of any. In the village, it's small dogs that are 'de rigeur' it seems and a couple of people have cats.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14270)
• Ireland
4 May
@judyev Just don’t let those boys in with the girls or you won’t be asked back to house sit again.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
One boy was found in with the girls but luckily before our watch. We're just hoping no babies, if any, will be born before the family return.
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dreamertink
@dfollin (26487)
• United States
4 May
When we were teenagers my sister had a guenia pig and I loved it.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
They're cute little things. These squeak at you for food. They love vegetable peelings and grass but their mian diet is pellets.
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dreamertink
@dfollin (26487)
• United States
6 May
@JudyEv I know, I love that squeaking sound!
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Always smiling
@allknowing (152969)
• India
5 May
Could not spot any. What are those containers doing there?
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Always smiling
@allknowing (152969)
• India
5 May
@JudyEv Do they get inside those tubs?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
The green container has hay under it. The small containers are for their pellets. The white one is in front of the little hutch which is on the left.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
@allknowing They get under the green one and snuggle in the hay. Those that look to be upside down they can get under. They feel safer with lots of hidey-holes.
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (36840)
• Philippines
4 May
I can see two guinea pigs in the photo. They are adorable.
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (36840)
• Philippines
5 May
@JudyEv It wasn't easy for me. I did not notice the dark colored one until you mentioned that there is such.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 May
@jobelbojel I need to get better photos.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
They are easy to look after.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (65901)
• Centralia, Washington
4 May
I had a sweet calico guinea pig when I was in high school. Is it warm enough for the guinea pigs to stay outside, even at night?
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (65901)
• Centralia, Washington
5 May
@JudyEv You do have a warmer climate for sure. My guinea pig would not have survived outside. There is wire overhead to keep hawks and such from diving down for dinner?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 May
@sallypup This a quite a secluded area and very close to the house so it would be a brave hawk that came in so close. I guess it's possible but it hasn't happened yet. I don't know if they've thought about putting a wire there.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
On the left of the photo is their hutch which has wood shavings on the floor. They snuggle up together in there. And they burrow into the hay under the green dome thingy.
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (165642)
• United States
4 May
I spotted the white one right away.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
Yes, the white one is easy to see wherever he is.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (54738)
• Canada
4 May
I can see them both. They have a nice location for their little home, it looks very pleasant.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
It's a natural environment which is nice and their little hutch is very snug.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (482900)
• Italy
4 May
Yes I can see the guinea pigs, they are cute. My grandmother had guinea pigs. I liked to keep them on my lap and I remember that one peed on me when I was a kid.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (482900)
• Italy
5 May
@JudyEv - I could handle those of my grandmother, she told me not to keep on my lap for too long.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
I don't think these have been handled much. You can't pick them up although the white one will come to you looking for food.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (121902)
• Marion, Ohio
4 May
I found both of them easily. They have lots of room
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
It's the ideal place for them. The boys have just as much room and the hutches are lovely and snug too.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (88670)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 May
They are so adorable, Maybe my next pets should be guinea pigs just don't know how much company they can be,
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
They're probably not as good as cats as far as company goes but these squeak at you if they think you might have some food for them.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21000)
• London, England
4 May
Spotted the white one, but the darker chap took a while longer
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
I need to get better photos of them. Maybe tomorrow.
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (59079)
• Portugal
5 May
It is wise to keep females and males in separate spaces.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
It is indeed. They breed very quickly and often so it pays to split up the sexes. Did I tell you my niece the female enclosure the convent and the males the monastery?
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (59079)
• Portugal
10 May
@JudyEv that is an example!
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (199862)
• United States
4 May
Yes, I can see them. I never had a pet when I was young except for a white rabbit.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
A white rabbit would have been a good pet. Did it have a nam?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 May
@LindaOHio I can understand that they don't interact much.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (199862)
• United States
7 May
@JudyEv Wiggles. He was kept outside under the porch. They don't do much.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50326)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
4 May
Quite a deluxe environment for them. I'm sure they're happier than the poor things kept in a cage.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
They have plenty of room and the two boys have just as much so they're lucky little pigs.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (114557)
• El Paso, Texas
7 May
I saw the white one right off but didn't notice the nose until you mentioned it.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (114557)
• El Paso, Texas
8 May
I have that same problem with my pets unless they're sleeping and I don't wake them when I try to sneak up on them
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 May
@rebelann I sometimes think they sleep with one ear open and maybe one eye as well. lol
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 May
I need to get better photos but they don't stay still for long.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (145655)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 May
Yes I can see that white guinea pig. My kids had a brown guinea pig.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
One is smooth-haired but the others have hair which goes every which way.
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M Cheung
@Beestring (15779)
• Hong Kong
4 May
Yes, can see the guinea pigs. They are quite cute.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (362341)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May
They are nice little things and very easy to look after.
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