Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Allow me to Introduce Sweetie - the World's Oldest Guinea Pig

Meet Sweetie

Sweetie is the World's oldest living Guinea Pig.  He is a black coloured Shelti with a saffron coloured streak (and a few grey hairs) and he is 15 years old.  Sweetie was born in October 1996 to his previous owner, Dolores.  He is gentle, loving and very healthy.  He doesn't look his age and if you don't tell him he's living on borrowed time then he just may never realise. Because of Sweetie's longevity, he is now a celebrity....checkit!!

http://www.qt.com.au/story/2011/10/01/oldie-is-a-sweetie/

Sweetie lives with his girlfriend Peaches (so named because she is...just peachy) and his first child, Big Pig, an abyssinian male, who is black all over except for a saffron coloured nose.  Big Pig is called Big Pig because he is, well, fat BIG.  Big Pig is also a loving and chillin' dude. (Don't tell Sweetie, but Big Pig is also in love with Peaches...when Sweetie isn't looking they steal kisses through the bars of their adjoining cages - it's like a guinea pig version of The Bold and the Beautiful.)



1 comment:

  1. That is so awesome. You are such a good parent! Could you give us a rundown of his diet and lifestyle? I'm fascinated as to why he's living so long and happily. Our pig is 6 and has a tumor. Maybe you have some nutritional advice.

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