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[quote=Anonymous]No real problems with diseases or bites with diseases that I know about, though you would have to treat yourself as with any animal bite.

There is already a thread on here about the pros and cons of rodents.  Get a big enough cage - there are some nice examples on the internet, but the best is a Cand C which are easy to clean.  We love our pig - at the moment we only have one.  Just remember to handle them a lot so they become tame and give them floor time out of the cage.  Highly recommend Peter Gurney's book.  You'll also need to identify an exotics vet.  Pigs in shelters can often have lice - they will make you itchy and slightly red, but they don't want you.  They just jump on you and don't stay.  Easily treated with drops, but many people don't know this, so they think they are allergic and send their pig to a shelter.

Some options are:  Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue, Small Angels Rescue in Mount Airy (they had several nice pairs, and you won't need to wait for an adoption meet like MGPR.)  And then there is the local animal shelters:  Washington DC , Montgomery County and IMO, it is easier to adopt from Alexandria than Arlington.  They are great pets. [/quote]

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