Sandy, thanks for your reply! My DD keeps saying she wants to get hers a leash and take it for walks so it's nice to know it can be done. I told her this will be entirely her responsibility but I know I will end up doing most of the work (just like I did for all her hamsters and fish) but I really don't mind. So long as she does as much as she can. She is beyond happy, she is so excited but will have to wait since the pet stores are out of guinea pigs right now!