Hi /u/nitra0007, I love playing your video game. I've been playing since it came out. This time around on my new farm, I decided to woo Abigail. To my disappointment, Abigail is practicing some very irresponsible pet ownership.
I have three rescue guinea pigs and there are three things Abigail is doing very wrong with her pet, David. Since there are so many people playing you game, I was hoping you could correct this to better educate people about guinea pigs.
Guinea pigs are wonderful, adorable, and smart pets. They are not "starter" pets, they are actually very time consuming and finicky. They need fresh hay, water, and vegetables daily-- but only specific vegetables.
Here are the things Abigail is doing wrong:
1) Guinea pigs are herd animals. They should not be alone. In fact, in some countries it's considered so cruel to have a lone guinea pig that it's illegal to buy just one without having a friend for it. Having a lone guinea pig will decrease its lifespan.
2) Guinea pigs should never, ever have a wheel in its cage. Wheels can damage their spines and kill them. They are not like hamsters. Instead, they should have large cages that they can run around and also get supervised floor time so they can run and play with each other.
3) Piggies should have C&C cages, not aquariums. There isn't proper ventilation for them to breathe.
In light of Mojang showing understanding about teaching children proper pet ownership by changing their recent patch from feeding parrots cookies to breed them, to feeding them seeds. I am hoping Chucklefish and ConcernedApe may make this change to teach people how guinea pigs should be treated. I ask you to please reconsider these three things in your game. I love your game so much. I've spent so many hours playing it. Thank you for your time.
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Hi /u/nitra0007, I love playing your video game. I've been playing since it came out. This time around on my new farm, I decided to woo Abigail. To my disappointment, Abigail is practicing some very irresponsible pet ownership.
I have three rescue guinea pigs and there are three things Abigail is doing very wrong with her pet, David. Since there are so many people playing you game, I was hoping you could correct this to better educate people about guinea pigs.
Guinea pigs are wonderful, adorable, and smart pets. They are not "starter" pets, they are actually very time consuming and finicky. They need fresh hay, water, and vegetables daily-- but only specific vegetables.
Here are the things Abigail is doing wrong:
1) Guinea pigs are herd animals. They should not be alone. In fact, in some countries it's considered so cruel to have a lone guinea pig that it's illegal to buy just one without having a friend for it. Having a lone guinea pig will decrease its lifespan.
2) Guinea pigs should never, ever have a wheel in its cage. Wheels can damage their spines and kill them. They are not like hamsters. Instead, they should have large cages that they can run around and also get supervised floor time so they can run and play with each other.
3) Piggies should have C&C cages, not aquariums. There isn't proper ventilation for them to breathe. In light of Mojang showing understanding about teaching children proper pet ownership by changing their recent patch from feeding parrots cookies to breed them, to feeding them seeds. I am hoping Chucklefish and ConcernedApe may make this change to teach people how guinea pigs should be treated. I ask you to please reconsider these three things in your game. I love your game so much. I've spent so many hours playing it. Thank you for your time.