{"id":166,"date":"2024-01-29T12:31:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T12:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/?p=166"},"modified":"2024-02-26T12:30:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T12:30:47","slug":"pets-of-lael-gus-and-vinnie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/2024\/01\/29\/pets-of-lael-gus-and-vinnie\/","title":{"rendered":"Pets of LAEL: Gus and Vinnie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-173 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/F445ABC6-EB72-45CB-B7D8-7021FF775AF7-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/F445ABC6-EB72-45CB-B7D8-7021FF775AF7-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/F445ABC6-EB72-45CB-B7D8-7021FF775AF7-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/F445ABC6-EB72-45CB-B7D8-7021FF775AF7-1024x617.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/F445ABC6-EB72-45CB-B7D8-7021FF775AF7-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/F445ABC6-EB72-45CB-B7D8-7021FF775AF7-1536x925.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/F445ABC6-EB72-45CB-B7D8-7021FF775AF7-2048x1233.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Pets of LAEL would love for you to meet the guinea pigs of Masters Student Hannah and author Molly: Augustus and Vincent!<\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_4304-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Two guinea pigs are pictured eating a bell pepper. The leftmost one is brown with a calico pattern and a small tuft of hair on his forehead, and the rightmost piggy is black and calico as well.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_4304-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_4304-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_4304-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_4304.jpg 1263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">(from left to right)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Gus and Vinnie enjoying a bell pepper &#8211; their favourite!<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>They have big names for such little guys, so are usually just referred to as Gus and Vinnie, the Boys, or the Guinea Pig Mafia. Gus and Vinnie were given to us for free by a co-worker who had an *incident* involving two guinea pigs who were incorrectly sexed as both males. Gus and Vinnie are both father and son as well as siblings &#8211; two of 28!<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-177\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/cd8727c2-6e98-4eb4-aadb-245693686957-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gus, a brown calico guinea pig, wearing a mini sombrero\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/cd8727c2-6e98-4eb4-aadb-245693686957-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/cd8727c2-6e98-4eb4-aadb-245693686957.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-178 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_4369-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gus the guinea pig wrapped up like a burrito in a tea towel\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_4369-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_4369-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_4369-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_4369-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_4369.jpg 1873w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Augustus (Gus):<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><em>Likes:<\/em><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Pancaking on laps<\/li>\r\n<li>Squeaking<\/li>\r\n<li>Trying to burrow underneath his brother<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><em>Dislikes:<\/em><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Vacuum cleaners<\/li>\r\n<li>Being grabbed<\/li>\r\n<li>Anime references<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-179\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/ee14e804-6a89-4ea1-a3c6-a52ecf492ce5-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Vinnie, a black calico guinea pig, has a cuddle on a lap\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/ee14e804-6a89-4ea1-a3c6-a52ecf492ce5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/ee14e804-6a89-4ea1-a3c6-a52ecf492ce5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/ee14e804-6a89-4ea1-a3c6-a52ecf492ce5.jpg 873w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-180\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_4351-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Vinnie trying to fit his too-big head inside of a loo roll tube\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_4351-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_4351-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_4351-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_4351-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/duckling\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_4351-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Vincent (Vinnie):<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><em>Likes:<\/em><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Tunnels<\/li>\r\n<li>Nose boops<\/li>\r\n<li>Kale<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><em>Dislikes:<\/em><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Vacuum cleaners<\/li>\r\n<li>Being chased<\/li>\r\n<li>Sharing his tunnel<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>These sweet boys have only been with us a week and are already comfortable enough to shout if their breakfast is late, so soon they will be ready to take on the world from the comfort of a hoodie pocket!<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=LAEL_LU\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pets of LAEL would love for you to meet the guinea pigs of Masters Student Hannah and author Molly: Augustus and Vincent! They have big names for such little guys, so are usually just referred to as Gus and Vinnie, the Boys, or the Guinea Pig Mafia. 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