A person has revealed how he discovered a number of guinea pigs in his new house – earlier than ending up with 80 of them and spending practically £8,000 a yr on the furry buddies.
Cid Dwyer, 25, from Sydney, Australia, ended up taking care of the pets when the earlier house owners of his property left 10 guinea pigs behind in February 2022.
He determined to maintain them however seen that they had multiplied after the primary few weeks – because the male guinea pigs have been impregnating the females.
Cid tried to separate the 2 teams, however his herd grew to 80 in just below a yr earlier than he was lastly capable of get it underneath management.
Cid Dwyer (pictured), 25, from Sydney, Australia, ended up taking care of the pets when the earlier house owners of his property left 10 guinea pigs behind in February 2022
He used TikTok to find out about caring for the creatures and has now change into an avid guinea pig fan.
The pets dwell in content material creator Cid’s again backyard and he spends his days caring for and hanging out together with his furry buddies.
He mentioned: ‘I’ve grown a herd of 80 guinea pigs in lower than a yr. They have been left by the earlier tenants, and I simply thought “they’re cute, I will allow them to dangle round.” I am now actually hooked up to them at this level.
‘I can recognise all of them. I named one Claudia after Claudia Winkleman as a result of she has lengthy hair that covers over her face – like bangs. One is Curious George as a result of he is all the time so inquisitive.
He determined to maintain them however seen that they had multiplied after the primary few weeks – because the male guinea pigs have been impregnating the females
Cid tried to separate the 2 teams, however his herd grew to 80 in just below a yr earlier than he was lastly capable of get it underneath management
‘I do have favourites. Cookie Dough, who’s has chocolate chip patterned fur, is certainly one of my favourites.’
Cid was shocked when he seen 4 child guinea pigs had been born – after initially being left with 10.
‘It was cute at first till extra of the females began to present delivery,’ he mentioned. ‘The males have been intent on making all of them pregnant.’
Cid researched the right way to separate the female and male guinea pigs to cease them breeding.
The pets dwell in content material creator Cid’s again backyard and he spends his days caring for and hanging out together with his furry buddies
He mentioned: ‘I put a fence up, however a male nonetheless managed to get in. Now I’ve constructed a brand new enclosure for the females so it is underneath management. They’ve a lot of area to run round so I maintain them outdoors.
‘I researched the crops and wooden I may use of their enclosure to verify it wasn’t toxic for them. They’ve a stunning life. They’re very spoilt.’
Cid begins his days by placing out 4 trays of barley grass – which he grows – dry meals and typically a carrot or watermelon as a candy deal with.
On daily basis he cleans out their bedding earlier than spending time ‘hanging out’. The guinea pigs keep outdoors within the backyard however have lined sections of their enclosure to guard them from the rain.
In summer season, Cid places in frozen bottles of chilly water to maintain them cool. He spends £115 per week on meals for the pets and has to deal with them for lice and fleas each three months – costing £600. It totals £7,920 a yr.
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