GUINEA-PIG "TOT"S FIRST VIDEO...

Hey Fur-buddies,

It's time to show you my moves...

'Wheet!', 'Wheet!', 'Wheet'

"TOT"

Life looks good so far

"Wheet! Wheet! Wheet!"

Hey there fur-buddies,

I am happy to report that I am very comfortable in this household... so far. 

 I am fed nice food and a have comfortable little house where I spend most of my time.  

I am still really small and it's still not certain about where my 'forever home' will be but, in the meantime, they have made me a nice long crate (out of two crates) to live in. 

 My crate is lined with newspaper and there are plenty wood-shavings on top.  They've been tickling my taste-buds with a variety of foods to keep me occupied too.  I can already tell you that my favourite foods are beans, carrots and cucumber. The Peeps make sure that I get extra vitamin C each day too, so they give me parsley and carrots.  I also have a mineral block in my crate.  Mostly, though, I am fed the best commercial guinea-pig food that you can get in South Africa, and I get lots of hay to nibble on too.

The Peeps think I am really pretty and often pick me up and snuggle me. I love snuggling in the crook of their neck where their hair comes out. They are always admiring my pretty brindle fur and and my bed-hair - especially my mohawk.  Like all guinea-pigs, I giggle and vocalise...especially when I want food. 

Maxmom said the other day that she's not sure if she's gonna keep me.  Her hands are pretty full with all the doggies and her writing, but she'll ONLY consider re-homing me IF someone REALLY special comes along. 

 BUT she says that that person has to be REALLY nice! 

In the meantime, I belong to her and she is going to look after me REALLY well.

 I like Maxmom and she likes me.

She says that she is what they call a 'foster mom'.

Sleep tight, fur-buddies.

"Wheet! Wheet! Wheet!"

"TOT"

I AM 'TOT', the Guinea-pig story-teller.

Hello there Tiddly-winks,

This is my very first blogpost and this blog is dedicated to all the younger readers who choose to follow my life.

My name is 'TOT' and I am an Abyssinian Guinea-pig. I make strange noises that sound like 'Wheet!...Wheet!...Wheet!...' although they mean much more than that! Usually these sounds mean: "I WANT FOOD!"

  I am decorated in all shades of pretty brown, soft fur, and I have a mowhawk along the top of my head.  I also have a sweet white face and four legs that enable me to scuttle about in my crate - fetching food and hiding from the peeps.  At the moment, I live in a very small, make-shift house, but am hoping to get a bigger one real soon. The peeps love holding me and stroking me, so I am getting tamer by the day.  I don't mind sitting still at all if I am given some cucumber!!!

 The main 'Peep' (They say her name is 'Maxmom') is fostering me for the moment. My mommy-pig's name is 'SODA' and she belongs to 'Miss R' who lives at her university residence during the week.  At weekends, SODA and SCOTCH (the other bigger piggy) come home.  I hope I to get to play with them over weekends, until I find a suitable 'Forever home'.  But during the week, I will be on my own - with the Peeps fussing over me.

My sweet little sister - "Winnie" - will be going to her forever home today.  I think I am going to miss her, but we'll see.  SODA, Winnie and I made a sweet threesome when we were growing up.

(That's me...right at the bottom!)

I am so glad to meet you, dear fur-friends.  I hope you are going to enjoy my little posts.  I have some fun stories to tell you, so be sure to tell you friends about me.

See ya soon,

"Wheet...!, Wheet...!, Wheet...!"

"TOT"