Two SCAMPS members turned 6!!!

It was exactly 6 years ago today that I rescued the 27 guinea pigs from the Crocodile Woman who was selling surplus and freezing piggies to be fed to crocodiles here in Northwest France. That 27 eventually became 45, as 5 were pregnant sows, but most were rehomed and those who returned to me have mostly gone to The Rainbow Bridge. However, I am delighted to announce that Soulage and Sable, who were both unweaned babies when they arrived here with their mothers that day, are miraculously still with us, and seem to be doing fine, although Soulage has lost quite a bit of
weight since her 5th birthday, going down from 1033g to 821g, which is a big worry for me. Both continue to eat well and exercise, although they don't live together in the winter as they have never really got on;
Soulage lives with SCAMP Caramel and Sable lives with SCAMPS Ambree and Gisele. They do, however, all share a big outdoor hutch and run in the summer. I went out today to hunt for fresh grass for their celebratory birthday meal, and will be shopping for special veggies, as the frost has killed everything in the veg plot. I never thought I would be lucky enough to have these piggies' company for as long as 6 years - I was dreading the year they turned 5! So a big "thank you" to them both for
resisting the temptations of The Rainbow Meadow for a further year - and to all of you who have advised me when they have had health problems!!
They are both featured on the SCAMPS website if you want to see how beautiful they are. I'm ashamed to admit I still haven't got round to putting Caramel, Gisele and Ambree on there - I will try to do so before the month is out!

Debbie (and the 8 Dolly Mixtures)