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Post by jolovespiggies on Aug 17, 2015 18:55:03 GMT
Butt dunk Piggles, I love it LOL!
Hugs Jo xx
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Post by bazookagoof on Aug 18, 2015 1:54:01 GMT
Pigs don't need regular baths. Save bathing (with shampoo, etc.) for extremes of dirtyness, which are rare in healthy pigs. Don't bathe them when they are sick, which is also when they tend to stop their regular hygiene. When ill, they don't need any extra challenges to their systems, and they can get a chill really easily. There is a place in the UK called Gorgeous Guineas. Americans pay an exchange rate of about 1.3 times the regular price, but she makes skin and hair products specifically designed for guinea pigs, right Ph, right level of natural scent to not overwhelm them the way store shampoos do, etc. It's worth buying a bottle of basic shampoo, and just having it on hand. I've had mine for quite a while, as I only do butt dunks and undercarriage washes when needed. shop.gorgeousguineas.com/Older and sick pigs often get dirty butts, as they just don't get out of their own way as well as they used to. Just don't a quick wash in the sink, getting them cleaned up once or twice a week even, helps keep them healthy, and doesn't get them completely wet and risking a chill. That's what I call a butt dunk. Definitely towel dry the as much as possible before letting them air dry. Same with the undercarriage wash, as that's the part of the pig that comes in contact with the bedding, hay, poos, etc. Towel dry them as much as possible, and keep them out of drafts until they are completely air dried. 3Piggles, thanks for the info- I appreciate it.
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Post by Bean on Aug 18, 2015 8:50:36 GMT
Butt dunk Piggles, I love it LOL! Why don't you line up outside 3piggles' house, maybe she'll give you one if you're lucky?!
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Post by jolovespiggies on Aug 18, 2015 22:29:27 GMT
Now there's a thought LOL!!
Hugs JO xx
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Post by 3piggles on Aug 19, 2015 13:39:44 GMT
Free butt dunks at Pigloo City
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Post by jolovespiggies on Aug 19, 2015 20:20:27 GMT
Thanks Bean honey for your profile mark. We will be queueing around the corner Piggles love LOL!!
Hugs JO xx
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Post by bazookagoof on Dec 26, 2015 2:57:08 GMT
Just updating this thread for the new piggie; I spread out some newspapers and put the little cardboard houses on them and put hay everywhere... and then set the boys loose. They each found a house with hay and mostly ignored each other. my daughter wanted them to interact, so she turned the houses around so they could see each other- and then all hell broke loose. No blood or fighting, but Oscar puffed up and chattered, and some mounting was attempted by both parties. I shoved the dustpan between them a few times, and finally got them into their cages- I didn't want to have to attend to possible injuries on Christmas Eve. For now, I'll keep them separate until the warm weather comes back, and then they can graze together. We'll see what happens then.
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Post by jolovespiggies on Dec 26, 2015 19:01:49 GMT
I am sorry to hear this Bazookagoof love but we have all experienced two piggies not liking each other. I hope things really improve in the coming spring when they may feel differently.
Hugs Jo xx
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Post by bazookagoof on Dec 27, 2015 4:36:29 GMT
I am sorry to hear this Bazookagoof love but we have all experienced two piggies not liking each other. I hope things really improve in the coming spring when they may feel differently. Hugs Jo xx Not to worry Jo, this went more or less as I thought it would. When the weather gets warmer, they'll go out for grazing, and I think things will improve. (There's enough grass for both of them!)
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Post by 3piggles on Dec 27, 2015 19:09:10 GMT
I'm not sure what you were trying to do. If you were giving the boys floor time, since they live separately, they should get floor time separately. They haven't bonded, and won't bond without proper intros and time together in on cage. Also, while open space is just open space, put a house in that open space, and it becomes territory. Each had a territory, and apparently were happy with that, until your daughter moved the houses so the boys could see each other. She shouldn't be upset about, because she didn't know, but she forced them to confront each other in a territorial battle. If you're going to put them together again, especially without trying to bond them, no houses, just a pile of hay. That's why we say that for intros. Hay is sort of neutral territory, but houses are protected territory. You don't want any territory to dispute. I would give them at least a week or two, before trying anything again, so they get to calm down and forget about the incident. Good luck, but if they don't get along the next time, don't try them together, again. It may be a personality difference, or they may remember the first altercation, and not be ready to forgive and forget.
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