Cream guinea pig with white bib
Description
I’m really worried—my tiny guinea pig, Hazel, slipped out yesterday around 3pm. She’s cream-colored with a white bib, about the size of a small loaf of bread, with a soft pink nose. She has a tiny gray spot on her left flank and a small notch in her left ear—easy to spot if you see a little extra character in her fur. I last saw her near the fountain at Munn Park on S Florida Ave in Lakeland, but she loves sniffing around the benches and flowers near the Lakeland Public Library area, so she could be anywhere around downtown. Hazel is a rescue with sentimental value to me; she’s my little companion and I’d be beyond grateful to get her back.
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