I stupidly just went for a nosy in a far from perfect pet shop near me and have come home with two guinea pigs.
They were in a tank together advertised as a 'breeding pair, must go together'. The female is heavily pregnant and although I walked around the rest of the shop afterwards I ended up going back over. I just couldn't help thinking that just anybody could walk in and take them home with them.
I asked one of the girls if she could tell me about them (answer - what do you want to know?). All she could tell me was that they had been together 'ages', she's been there 7 weeks and they've been together all that time 'upstairs'. I asked if they bred their own animals then and she said no, it's just that they come in mixed. I was a bit confused after that though because she also told me that they are 6mths old and the sow had littered before, she thought once but wasn't sure.
I know it wasn't the action that is recommended, buying from pet shops, but I'm afraid I couldn't leave them there .
They were in a tank together advertised as a 'breeding pair, must go together'. The female is heavily pregnant and although I walked around the rest of the shop afterwards I ended up going back over. I just couldn't help thinking that just anybody could walk in and take them home with them.
I asked one of the girls if she could tell me about them (answer - what do you want to know?). All she could tell me was that they had been together 'ages', she's been there 7 weeks and they've been together all that time 'upstairs'. I asked if they bred their own animals then and she said no, it's just that they come in mixed. I was a bit confused after that though because she also told me that they are 6mths old and the sow had littered before, she thought once but wasn't sure.
I know it wasn't the action that is recommended, buying from pet shops, but I'm afraid I couldn't leave them there .