I have a new roommate! Name suggestions are welcome. :)

[Jimbok3]

I love guinea pigs! she is a cute one, she looks around 4-5 months old

[nicodimus22]

As far as I know, he is about 3-4 months old.

[Jimbok3]

Since she is 3-4 months old, you should feed her alfalfa until she is 6 months old. after six months need to be switch to timothy hay, and timothy hay pellets (none of the foods that have added 'food items' in it, she can have them ocasionally), as long as she is fed timothy hay/hay pellets she will live a long healthy life. I have had 7+ years experience, you should take her to the vet a 6 months for her first check up.
Have fun with your new fluffy buddy!

[nicodimus22]

Huh. I will have to look into the alfalfa thing. I've been feeding him timothy hay and pelleted food, as well as a bit of fresh kale, red pepper, and carrot for vitamin C. I found a local, well-reviewed vet this afternoon that I am going to take him to in a couple of months for a general check-up.

[Jimbok3]

the alfalfa feeding depends on what your exotic vet goes with, usually it should be fed to young and pregnant GPs. You definitely seem to have it down! when you go to your vet you can ask about a vitamin c supplement (Guinea pigs will do anything for it, I've trained my older one trick for it... though sometimes she grabs the little syringe, the ones for oral meds, and suck out the stuff.) Squeeeeeeeeek!

[nicodimus22]

After 3 days, I decided to get Butterscotch a friend. Social animals are much happier living in pairs, and care-wise there isn't that much difference between having one guinea pig and having two. Gizmo is more white with some different shades of brown here and there.

[nicodimus22]

^ Butterscotch is a runner. Most of the pictures I take of him come out just like this. Perhaps I should have named him Blur.