From his rose petal ears to rounded rump, this attractive and comical mammal was a very good and brave piggy who lead a life full of happiness and lettuce.
As Spybreak grew, so did his housing needs. Starting and ending with a fish theme, he was transported from his 20 gallon tank, into a two story cage, and finally into
a kiddie swimming pool. The cage stays inside the swimming pool to hold his
water bottle and so he can get a second story view of his domain.
The peeg is clearly a night mammal. In his stays in my dorm room,
I would turn off the lights and a few seconds later I would hear "meep
meep meep meep" coming softly from the corner where the peeg was
being kept. These sounds would peter out to be followed by noises of him
poking around in his food bowl. Sooner or later he'd find a tasty treat,
and the crunching noises would commence.
There was only one time after turning off the lights he did not meep right away. The first few seconds were of him pushing his house around the bottom floor of his cage. This is not so abnormal, as he's always redecorating this way. Then there was silence. Then there was a really loud *TWANG*
I have no idea what he did. Calling his name immediately afterwards set off a fury of beeping, so he was alright. I still have no idea what happened.
There was only one time after turning off the lights he did not meep right away. The first few seconds were of him pushing his house around the bottom floor of his cage. This is not so abnormal, as he's always redecorating this way. Then there was silence. Then there was a really loud *TWANG*
I have no idea what he did. Calling his name immediately afterwards set off a fury of beeping, so he was alright. I still have no idea what happened.
For such a small mouth you would think he would
not be able to take big bites. If you were betting person, you'd be wrong.
Upon giving him a pet-shop sesame honey covered peanut, he licked it,
and then bit the peanut thing in half. Which is quite a mouthful for the
little guy. He eats lettuce like he hasn't been fed for days.
Considering
he's fed gourmet guinea pig food, honey party cakes, timothy hay, alfalfa,
dinosaur treats, chew biscuits, carrot nibblers, yogurt drops, and numerous
other varieties of guinea pig treats along with fresh veggies and fruits, it's
impossible to give a reason why he acts this way, other than that he's a goof. The dino treats are shaped like T-Rexes. They are about the size of his noggin, but this does not stop him from picking one of them up and carrying it around. I don't think he really liked them, but it was worth the price of the treat to see the mighty mammal carrying around a tiny T-Rex.
Video clip of Spybreak standing on hind legs to reach the lettuce leaf.
And another food clip of the peeg enjoying the timothy hay and a muzzle rub while ICO music plays in the background.
The swimming pool allows him to whip around his cage at high speeds.
Watch the video. The first lap is amazing!Race car sounds were added for effect by the other guinea pig tamer, Owen.
The sound he makes while running around the pool is "rutta rutta ruttaruttaRUTTARUTTArutta rutta." This is from him building up speed and then slowing down as he finishes the lap. He likes to whip around whenever my mum is coming downstairs to feed him or just at random intervals. You can tell he has been racing around from the clearing of bedding around the edge of the pool. His great speed clears this path.
He is very curious and will lick anything you put in front of him. For
this reason, my brother and I are continuously sticking our feet in front
of him. This curiosity proves a problem for recording him on camera. As
shown in this video, he sticks his snout right in the middle of the camera.
Clearly he is not shy of his good looks being recorded. However, he is
rather shy of his hindquarters.Upon touching the rump, Spybreak will take off and hide in one of his many boxes. He will sulk for a few seconds until he forgets what happened and will then continue his neverending quest for snackage.
Truly a magnificent mammal.
Gallery of Spybreak peegtures
Old Spybreak Page
The Letter to Spybreak
Hacked by p1g5!: A study into peeg intelligence.
Gallery of Spybreak peegtures
Old Spybreak Page
The Letter to Spybreak
Hacked by p1g5!: A study into peeg intelligence.
