Coco & Clipper
September 1996 - October 2002
Our funny pair of guinea pigs
Clipper and Coco munching
Coco and Clipper came to live with us in 1996. I had always been fascinated by the little squeaky things she had seen shuffling around in the hay at pet shops.
Coco and Clipper spent their days out in the garden munching on grass and anything else we could find to give them. They’d shuffle around their run muttering to themselves occasionally giving an ear piercing squeak, goodness knows what the neighbours thought!
As with our bunnies, Coco & Clipper came in at night to keep them warm and safe. At night the bossy little chaps liked to whistle and squeak when they thought it was time to be fed, we had to oblige if we wanted any peace. Their favourite bed time treat was Curly Kale, the smell of it sent them into a squeaking frenzy.
Coco and Clippers nighttime cage (left) and outdoor home
Sadly Coco died and we miss the grumpy little chap terribly. He was having problems with bladder stones and it all got a bit to much for him. He had been to see the vet and was receiving treatment, but he took a sudden turn for the worse. I rushed him to the vet, but there was nothing to be done and he passed away in my hands before the vet even saw him.
He had been a bit under the weather for the last week or so. Nothing you could put your finger on, he just wasn’t his usual chattering, greedy self. We had been keeping him in the house anyway, because of the cold weather. He didn’t seem to mind being inside, except when he found he couldn’t eat the carpet, and it did make it easier for us to keep a close eye on him.