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A couple of months ago, I got an American Guinea Pig which I am to look after with my sister. He goes by the name of Chester. His fur is brown and white and he is roughly a year and a half old. I will observe him four times a week for my Nature Project which was given to me by my English teacher. In this blog I will be following and describing his silly adventures and interactions with the people and things he comes across on a day to day basis.

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Meeting Chester

In June of this year, I got an American Guinea Pig that I decided to name Chester. Although I've only had him for a couple of months, he has quickly become a part of the family and has gotten used to living with us pretty easily. When we got Chester he was still young and since then he has grown quite a bit As he has grown, he has picked up some weird habits and has started to create his own personality. Even though I think I know a lot about him, whenever I pay close attention to him, he manages to surprise me.
Chester 8/30
Recently, I've noticed that he likes to listen to older songs more so than newer ones. Whenever my sister or I play older jazz, reggae or soul music, Chester will run around his cage and squeak happily. This is new since I've only ever played classic music for him since I read that classic is a favorite among guinea pigs. When older more calming music plays, he seems to be happier and popcorns around his cage as if performing an intricate dance only he can understand and master (I think it was The Temptations's "My Girl" playing when this thought came to mind).

As Chester continues to grown and develop his own attitude, I will observe how he changes and compare them to things that remain the same over time. I am excited to find new habits of his that I have not noticed before. Who knows, he may be smarter than people give guinea pigs credit for?
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