Japanese Guinea Pig Twitter/Guinea Pig Rambling 
January 11th, 2024
Those who know me and those who don't know I am a fan of guinea pigs. More than a fan. An enthusiast. I tend to seek guinea pigs where ever I go, and I found a large community of guinea pig accounts on Twitter, but most of them are Japanese. Guinea pigs in Japan are called Mols/Molmotts. Their otomotopia is "pui" as opposed to "wheek" in English. South American guinea pigs are called Cuy, but Cuy are different from standard guinea pigs. Cuy are the pigs that are usually eaten, but they are sold to pet stores for cheap. I will have to talk about this in depth another day same with pui pui molcar. On Instagram, I follow a variety of guinea pigs, and I find the British guinea pigs adhere to some trends. Yet on Japanese guinea pig Twitter, there are cliques and collectives. Guinea pig artist collectives if you will. Where lots of guinea pig enthusiasts and creatives meet up to sell handmade guinea pig necessities and guinea pig art. I was going to buy a bed for my guinea pig smudge from one of these collectives, but he already has a bed that he routinely flips over. I check in on these guinea pigs from time to time; they are the only reason I keep twitter. These Guinea pigs do posting trends like wearing Mario hats, referencing Mario Mario from the hit Nintendo game series Super Mario Bros adorning a guinea pig sized cap of the titular character Mario. They have meet ups with their guinea pig mutuals and go to guinea pig events. They meet cats. They sit on the couch and watch television.
Last year I was blocked by a guinea pig account. I would like to assume the language barrier made me come across evil and insane, as evil and insane is in my twitter bio and I added them to a list called "guinea pigs." I was slightly offended, but I respect their boundaries.
Guinea pig bridges are another thing. There are animal sanctuaries in America that have guinea pigs. My friends like to show me all the time. I find it cute. But I find I see a lot of content of the guinea pig bridges in Japan. There was discourse over these bridges and how they need railings so the pigs do not tumble and fall, and I would have to agree. Although they follow each other in a line, guinea pigs are not opposed to foolish leaps of faith. I've seen railings being implemented as of late.
I often think about a video from a animal sanctuary in Japan that has a guinea pig tube. The guinea pigs trot through the tube, but sometimes one of them decides not to adhere to the one-way rule, causing a blockage. I often wonder how to stop that issue and how to teach guinea pigs the one-way rule of traffic. Guinea pigs can back up, but I find they sometimes choose not to take the simple option. I think guinea pigs do well in a single file line; I like their line following behvaiour. Do not think that they cannot lead; they just enjoy a group.
I find many of the Japanese guinea pig accounts I follow allow free roaming pigs, which is brave since they are poop monsters.
I have lots to say about guinea pigs. I want to talk more about all things guinea pig.