First post

This blog I just started is pretty much about being owned by guinea pigs.  My first pig, Copper(see picture), died just last week.  I started this as a kind of therapy to help me deal with the grief of a loss and the anxiety of preparing everything for the next two pigs.

Yes, two.  Guinea pigs are social animals and need companionship.  They can get a lot of that from humans who pay a lot of attention to them.  But I'm gone for a good chunk of the day, so I thought it'd be good for another pig to be around, so that they can keep each other company.

But I won't have them in the same cage.  The cages could hold two pigs, but it'd be a bit crowded.  Pigs like to run around and need plenty of room.  So I ordered a second cage, with came today.  It's slightly smaller, but has a shelf and ramp that the pig can climb up to and sit.  I plan to get a shelf for the other cage, so that both pigs have something to climb up on and can perhaps talk to each other.