Declan's New Cavies

Just before Christmas, our son Declan lost his precious Puffy, the guinea pig. His tenth birthday is this weekend, so today we had one of our Mystery Bus Tours. We went to Aurora, to a place called Cavy Care Rescue. Shannon, the chief Rescuer, keeps all the guinea pigs that people don't want or can't take care of and adopts them out. She also has a chinchilla and some bunnies, plus a sweet nine-year-old Pomerian dog. Here are the guinea pigs Declan adopted.

The top one is called Chocolate and the bottom one is Dumpling - these are the names Declan gave them. They are a bonded pair of females. Chocolate is a black and red Abyssinian and Dumpling is called a Teddy Bear guinea page. Here is their description (and their former names) from the Cavy Care website:

Yaffa is a lovely little teddy bear tri colored. Her companion Aida is an Abyssinian black, red with a little white milk mustache that is quite charming. They came together and must remain together. It is not our policy to split up pairs because guinea pigs bond for life and I would not want one to mourn the loss of the other. We are here to promote healthy guinea pigs and healthy adoptions. If you would like to meet these little Loves please call to meet them.

They rode home in a box on his lap. Tonight one of Declan's friends is sleeping over and the guinea pigs are the chief attraction! That, and the Wii.