Coco and Clipper came to live with us in 1996. Lindsay had always been fascinated by the little squeaky things she had seen shuffling around in the hay at pet shops.

Coco and Clipper spend their day's out in the garden munching on grass and anything else we can find to give them.  They shuffle around their run muttering to themselves occasionally giving an ear piercing squeak, goodness knows what the neighbours must think!

As with our bunnies, Coco & Clipper come in at night to keep them warm and safe.  At night the bossy little chaps like to whistle and squeak when they think its time to be fed, we have to oblige if we want any peace.  Their favourite bed time treat is Curly Kale, the smell of it sends them into a squeaking frenzy.

Sadly Coco died in March 2001 and we still miss the grumpy little chap terribly.  He was having problems with bladder stones and it all got a bit to much for him.  He had been to see the vet and was receiving treatment, but he took a sudden turn for the worse.  Lindsay rushed him to the vet, but it all got a bit to much for his little body to handle and he passed away peacefully. 

Clipper is still happily munching his way through the garden.  In September 2001 his run fell to pieces, it had been getting a bit shabby (not helped by the cats sitting on it).  We had been thinking of ways to repair it, when Derek picked it up to move it and the whole thing came apart!  It was an emergency trip down the pet shop and now Clipper has a new one, this time Lindsay has treated it with wood preserver.  Not that we mind if the little chap out lives this run ;-).

Our beautiful little Clipper has died, he had been a bit under the weather for the last week.  We said "Goodnight" to him on Wednesday 2nd October 2002 before going to bed and he passed away quietly in the night.  We are really going to miss him and his noisy ways, he did get so excited at feeding time.  After six years of his squeaking and warbling the house will seem very quiet.