Piggysnap; Cute Coronets

Agent Chanel after a Haircut






Mystery Agent Wizard



Lets meet Agent Wizard

I am a Piggyfriend and I came here with my best friend Fuzzypeg, when our previous owner decided that she did not want us anymore as we were not cuddly enough for her children.

We were both horribly dirty and matted when we arrived and needed haircuts and baths but now we are very happy piggies. We both like to eat almost anything except broccoli. I am still a bit shy and like to stay close to my friend but we both love a cuddle.

I am sending two pigtures, one of which shows why I am a Coronet not a Sheltie.

Wizards real name is the same as that of a wizard in a famous story by J R R Tolkien.


Mystery Agent Ginger Cake

Mystery Agent Ginger Cake lives as part of a largely female herd in the UK, her real name is the same as a country famous for its rum and chilled out attitude...


>Mystery Agent Pick Me Up

Mystery Agent Pick me Up comes from the same herd as Ginger Cake her real name is a dessert the literal translation of which is pick me up, its one of the few desserts Mummy doesnt like as its coffee flavoured..............

Piggysnap Appeal Alpacas

We are now looking for a very rare type of piggy the alpaca we are hoping we manage to find 4 but suspect that we wont.

If you are an alpaca piggy and would like to join the undercover agents send us your details.

Our Shelter has entered a Competition.

Agent Firenze reporting.

The shelter where our Slave's son works and from where many of the Piggyfriends, including myself, have come over the years has entered into a competition for a cash prize.

They have made a little video and the charity whose video receives the most hits wins the prize.

You do not have to do anything except watch the video and your view will automatically be counted. You do not have to donate or text anyone. Just watch. It is very short and is about hens but this shelter cares for any animal in need from a mouse to a horse and also has a wildlife hospital.

Here is the link.

http://www.raystede.org/

They are hoping to build a new cavy house soon and the prize of 500 pounds would go into the pot for improvements.

Thank you on behalf of all the Piggyfriends.

Rainbow Bridge Punky Peruvian Piggysnap

Agent F has insisted that Diamond join in the Peruvian Piggysnaps to keep our secret project on track.

Diamond is at the rainbow bridge with her fellow peruvian piggysnap Agent Master of Disguise see 1st post.




"Diamond was a participant in many GPDD virtual adventures, latterly escorted by Alge's Jolly Rodent, Chester."

Small warning (Trojan horse virus thingy) when using Google Chrome

Hi there,

Just a small warning from me, Mieke,
at the moment when I try to open  undercoverguineapigs.blogspot.com (ie this site),
my virus detector goes wild! This ONLY happens when I use Google chrome as a browser.
I do not get linked to this website, but to some kind of video website (looks like youtube, but isn't)
and a voice and text on screen says I've been selected for a 30 second survey...
According to my anti-virus software this contains a trojan house, and it's blocked by the software.
I'm really hoping i'm the only one who has this problem, and no one else gets this.
If you use google chrome, be sure to run your virus software to see if you didn't get the trojan horse virus thingy! If you don't use chrome, I would be to concerned, you can always run your anti virus, just to be sure...

Stay safe on the web,
and hugs to all agent (in training) piggies,
Mieke

Piggysnap; Punky Peruvians

Agent Master of Disguise at the Rainbow Bridge


Mystery Agent Mystery








Slave tells me that you are looking for Peruvians for a Piggy Snap.

I am a pure bred Peruvian, my father being a champion show pig, but I was unwanted by my owner as I have a slight head tilt and a black patch around my right eye. She wanted a pure white piggy so I came here to be a Piggyfriend, where I am loved instead of being placed on a board for a show.

A Peruvian's coat parts down the centre and should be brushed straight forward over the eyes but Slave trims my fringe so that I can see out. For showing, I would have had my coat spread out all around me but Slave cuts it to floor length so I can run around and play with my friends.

In these pigtures you can see me from either side so you choose which one to use. Clue. When you can only see white that is my left side. There is also one of me with my fringe cut. Slave isn't much use with a camera but I really do have ruby eyes.

I have chosen the Agent name of Mystery as you cannot tell which end of me is which.

Agent Mystery's real name is spelt the same backwards and forwards is that over the top? He also shares the first name of a man refered to as "the most dangerous man in Europe"


Mystery Agent Campfire

Hello, I am Agent Campfire, a white and red long-haired Peruvian boar. My favorite food ever is carrots! I love carrots, and will often continue wheeking loudly at my slaves if they do not give me my favorite snack. But I also like to eat grass, corn husks, carrot tops, celery leaves and timothy pellets. My slaves always think its funny because I enjoy napping with my face in my pellet bowl. When I’m not napping with my pellets, I like spending time with my best friend Agent Java. Even though whee can’t be in the same cage because she’s a sow, I nap next to the divider so whee can be closer to each other. My secret agent name is Campfire because my real name is a snack humans traditionally make over a campfire – can you guess it?

Get guessing.............

PS we would really like another Peruvian so anyone out there send us your pigtures!!

Agent I Cute Nail Cutting Cuddles

This is how Mummy has to hold Iron Hamster to cut his front nails we are glad to see that this technique works with Agent I as well.

Iron Hamster refuses all treats while his nails are cut but Agent I in true piggy form munches the whole time.

In this pigture Agent I is being held by his auntie while his mummy cuts his nails.

Warning Gentlemen Cute Overload

We did warn you....


Agent Addytudy shows us her favourite cuddle position.

What a cute patchwork tummy she has

Playing Food ball....

Totally forgot to add our Uncle Professor Igor wrote a PLAY (Piggies like Activities and Yummies) article about playing food ball...
http://www.guinygirlz.nl/WinkyGang/Igor%27s%20PLAY/PlayFoodball.HTML

Stormy weather...

Just now we heard a crashing noise, the chestnut tree in front of our house was blown over by the current stormy weather..
Mom and dad really liked this tree as it blocked the view to the newly built
Apartment building behind...
Luckily nothing was hit, but we will miss this tree. Especially as it survived the whole building process..

Agents Wheeker, lily'Explorer, lil'Woop and Valentino

Yet Another Mystery Visitor

Agent Firenze reporting.

We have a visitor here at Piggyfriends and it is eating OUR veggies!

I can't make it out as it seems to be carrying its pigloo around with it. Some of the older agents tell me not to worry as they have seen it here before but it always goes home again before the veggies run out.

It certainly eats very slowly and I am sure that I could snatch that cucumber away before it notices.

Sleeping method in the hay rack

Agent Wheeker in the Hayrack, in the front the top of
lil'woop, and in the back Agent Valentino

Our cousins agent Chanel, Bo Peep and uncle agent I came to visit as auntie Janneke was on holiday.
We both liked the hay rack, they had in their sleep-over cage, as the pictures all show...

Agent Chanel in the hayrack, on the right Agent I
on the left Bo Peep

Agent Wheeker in rack, Valentino and Lily'explorer

Agent Wheeker in the hay rack again...

Agent lil'Woop in the hay rack

Agent Wheeker doing a silent rumble

Our 'little' agent Wheeker was trying out her rumblestrut,
she didn't make any rumbling sounds with it, but she sure looked cute!

Agent I visiting the Guinygirlz

After our dear auntie Yaya (agent Piggy galore) passed away, our Uncle Igor came to visit us for the weekend. This way slaves hoped he wouldn't feel to alone. All the Guinygirlz were very interested in him (and the Hay!). Here's a small video our slaves made of the visit:

Giving piggies medicines by syringe

Actually we do not want to cooperate for this post, but as it's sometimes important to get medicines inside us, we are writing a post about
"How do slaves give unwilling piggies their medicines?"

Many piggie meds are in a fluid form, and can be given by syringe (without a needle!)
How do the slaves get it there?
Our guinea pig guru Peter Gurney tells us to wrap the piggy in a towel.
We do not use his exact way. Here is a more general description by Peter on how to get meds in the guinea pig.
Most important point about syringe feeding, administer slowly! Do not squirt the whole syringe content in our mouths in one go!
Also a tip from dad, direct the syringe towards the cheeks, so you don't get the meds squirted in the back of your throat.
We are put on a towel, the back will be wrapped over our butt, this way we can't back up. Then the sides are wrapped around us.
This should look something like this...

Daisy demonstrates...

Some of us will refuse the syringe, that's why it is important to wrap us up tightly. Try to get our little front paws in as well, cause we can use them to wriggle out of slaves grip...

Lily being a really sweet pig most of the time,
detests the syringe!

Some pigs do not seem to mind the syringe at all, or will get used to it after a while. Our Chico is one of those model pigizens, even grabbing the syringe for more..

Chico looks quite relaxed when taking his meds,
(usually) there's no need for wrapping him!

More tips for administering medicines also in powder or pill form are welcome!
For the slaves that is...

So all be good pigs when taking your meds!

Agents Wheeker, Lily'explorer and Valentino

Is he actually smiling? Weird pig that Chico..

Piggyfriends Workout

Agent Flower here. After seeing Agent Chanel's exercise regime, I thought that I would share some of our workout photos.


First of all, here I am after jumping on a box.




Here is our mentor, Hope, sitting on her box. She taught me and my friend Agent Bouquet to do this when we first arrived at Piggyfriends and we like to run along the row of boxes, disturbing Agent Big Red and Dandelion who might be sleeping below.



Next you can see Lavender, who lives next door to us.........



........and as you can see in this pigture she has copied Hope.




And finally, one from the Piggyfriend Archives. Here is our late spokespig, Gulliver, who took exercise to the nth. degree. He was always very energetic and not only jumped up and down from his box but slept on it too. We think that he did this so that he could alert us all to the approach of veggies.

Stampede

Agent I has let me in on a secret; flashing camera's are usually followed by food.

*FLASH*

That explains so much! I just thought Agent I was starstruck with fame.. Turns out he was just food obsessed (and we all know that's normal for a guinea pig)

*STAMPEDE*

Good Morning with Agent Chanel

Pepper

Bonjour!

In the morning I like to exercise with my girl Pepper from the Gekke Flappies.

I used to do a lot of running around and lots of popcorning. And sometimes even Agent I joins in.

Recently, I added a new routine to my workout:





I climb on the roof!

*ghegheghe*

I jump off!

I climb on again, and keep doing this until old man Igor gets bored and falls asleep.

Ready?

When that happens..

COWABUNGAAAAAAAA!!!!

I jump on agent I !!!! *snigger*

What kind of morning exercises do you guys do?

Agent Chanel

Open Day at Raystede Rescue

Piggyfriend Agents Thorntons, Venezia, Firenze and Storm would like to advertise that there is to be an Open Day on Sunday, 26th. June at the rescue from which they and some of their friends came. If anyone lives in the South East of England, they might like to go and support this worthy cause. The piggies there live in open pens like ours so the cavy house is kept closed during Open Days to prevent the piggies being hassled by visitors but they can be seen through the window and staff are on hand to help with any adoptions.

 

This is the rescue which Algernon Rat visited when he was staying here and you can see him at the entrance in the picture.

 

Visit http://www.raystede.org/ for details.

 

Thank you readers one and all.

 

NB Note to Slave. There is a new sign outside Raystede. Go and take another photo.

Sleep research: Agent lil' Woop

Ssshhhhhtttt..

Agent lil'Woop studying..

Bo Peep!

Hi All,

This is Agent I, and I'd like to introduce you to the newest Winky team addition.
Her name is Bo. Like Bo Peep, because she is very vocal and she also has a sheep (aka me! *gheghe*)

She is only 5 weeks old and we got her at the shelter. She got loads of pigsonality! She's active and very loud and she is already (after only 3 days being with us) teaching me and Coco how to beg for food.

She weighs 440 grams. Not bad at only five weeks!

Igor is really happy now he has a herd of 2 gorgeous girls (yes that's Igor popcorning)

Lots of wheeks!

Igor, Coco and Bo

Sleeping Method in the Hammock

"Agents Acorn, Godiva and Mango like to sleep in a hammock from time to time. The hammock is typically Agent Mango's favorite place to sleep, but Agents Acorn and Godiva occasionally manage to sneak in a quick snooze!
Step one - Jump or climb into hammock
Step two - curl up on your side
Step three - try not to be woken up by another piggy shoving the hammock around from underneath you!"


Agent Acorn



Agent Mango


Agent Godiva

Piggies on the TV

Hullo secret agent pigs, fellow trainees and human slaves.
Mummy keeps insisting that we need exercise so she has constructed us a play pen. We have an outdoor run but the it is a bit chilly still and we are only delicate wee flowers. We enjoy popcorning and squeaking about our new playpen. There are tubes and boxes and stuff for us to chew and explore. Mummy refuses to put a snuggly bed in yet because she says we will just hide in there. Little bit rude don't you think.
A weight update too, Boomer is 645 grams, Starbuck is 686 grams.

Misfit's Luxury Grass Indoors Treat

Agent Addytudy and Amanda


Amanda and Addaline eating from mummy "oats" which she grows in a tupperware tub so we can still have grass in the icky months.
us piggies love it when its our turn for the tub of grass:)

Amanda is Addytudy's cage mate, She loves kisses. She will put her face up to the cage entrance and wait for you to kiss her! She weighs in at a whopping 943 grams. Amanda came to live with the Misfits on 7-2-08. Her estimated birthday is March 23,07.She is the mother of Agent Bam and she likes broccoli alot.

Sleeping Method on a Sock

Agent Java

"Agent Java would like to share her research regarding the On-A-Sock sleeping method, which she is demonstrating here
Step one - settle into a cozy corner of your cage
Step two - lean on your side
Step three - rest your head and chin using a stuffed sock as a pillow (may also substitute with stuffed animal plushies, other piggy, etc)
Step four - keep one eye open so slaves can't sneak over to take pictures while you are asleep!"

Sleeping Method. Find a Cozy Friend.

Agent Storm reporting.

We want to celebrate what we hope is the return of our Internet connection by sharing a photo.

This is called "Find a cozy friend and snuggle up to him on a cold day.

I am the fuzzy piggy and that is my friend Elliot using me as a duvet.

Who is Bigger Pig or Human

Mystery Agent Bam

Mystery Agent Bam shows us that not all humans are giant scary things in fact the human he has found is quiet small and cute in a non furry kind of way.

Mystery Agent Bam is a boy piggy living as part of a mixed herd in Illinois his real name is another sound you might see in the early batman cartoons remember when the noises came up in a speech bubble?

He weighs in at 1099grams. He was born on 7-24-08 with his sister Alana. His mom is Amanda. He is a sweet boy that has a front arm that he doesn't really use and he has a tilted head from a bad infection and he has one eye that is not right. Amanda was used at a breeder pig and there was alot of interbreeding done, which is why Alana had heart problems and Agent Bam has alot of medical problems as well. Agent Bam Was also born with only one ball(don't laugh) and he has never developed stud tail he has always been like a baby pig...He has never grown up:) He is one sweet boy. He loves all food. and he loves to poop in his hidey hut

Meet Agent-in-Training Spaetzle

Our 12 year old buddy, Jennifer, is quite delighted by the Undercover Guinea Pigs blog. So much so she has dubbed herself Agent Stargirl. She also loves making videos, so this is the first in a series of six introducing us. First up, Agent-in-Training Spaetzle (aka Fritz).

XO The Nubbins Nine


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Gotz1aOeI

Sleep Research: Igor's Nose

My specialty is sleeping with my nose up in the air. Going through the archives I noticed there are many pigtures of me sleeping with my nose placed higher than the rest of my body.
Ah well..   did it, done it, will be doing it a lot more I guess.

Just did it ;-) (yesterday)

Sleeping together with Suus and Yaya, back in 2008

Love this house *zzzzzzzzzzzzzz*

On J's lap in 2009

I was wondering, are there other piggies out there who do this? And do you think it is a texel thing, because our build is so stubby?

Flying Pigs and Piggies

Agent Cannonball here. Mummy went to a zoomie called "Flying Pig Marathon" and brought back many piggy goodies. The mug is cool but she needs to be better with the veggie refills.