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Post by yodelpig on Nov 4, 2012 18:33:42 GMT
I have piggies, who eat cucumber only from the outside and others who only eat the insides. Nothing lasts long of course when there is a group... Each to their taste!
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Post by yodelpig on Nov 4, 2012 18:31:01 GMT
HUGS! I am very sorry for your loss - it can really whack you when it comes out of the blue!
RIP Bailey
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Post by yodelpig on Oct 26, 2012 13:02:15 GMT
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Post by yodelpig on Oct 26, 2012 12:59:02 GMT
I usually cut up veg for 3-4 days in advance (afterwards they tend to go off) and store them in ice cream boxes in the fridge, with easy instructions on pellets, hay and water changes stuck to each box. For longer, I make a detailed ist for the pet sitter of what jobs to do. my piggies will have to compromise on some things for the sake of making it easy for the people who look after them, but as long as they are fed reasonably regularly they can cope.
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Post by yodelpig on Oct 24, 2012 13:03:05 GMT
HI Kim and welcome to the forum! Please make it two!!! Guinea pigs are social animals that need company of their own kind to be happy. You would also miss out on the lively interaction otherwise! www.guinealynx.info/companionship.htmlIf you have access to a decent rescue, please consider adopting. A reputable rescue is generally a much safer place to get piggies from than a shop. Make sure that any piggies have had quarantine/medical treatment, don't itch or have bald patches or crusty eyes/noses and are sexed properly and well bonded. If you go for sows, make sure that they haven't been with a boar over three weeks old at any stage - baby girls can become pregnant from 4 weeks onwards. US: www.guinealynx.info/rescue_organizations.html (also look on petfinder for more local rescues and shelters) UK: maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=209994852075231951564.0004b8fd9391b4257d8eb&msa=0
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Post by yodelpig on Oct 16, 2012 20:10:57 GMT
Chattering means "I don't like this". Give the boys to settle down. they have probably not had any human contact before they came to you, so please take it slowly and just talk to them, then lure them over with treats once they have calmed down. That way, they will learn to associate your hand not just with painful chases and rough handling, but with nice things.
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Post by yodelpig on Oct 11, 2012 16:06:13 GMT
I am sorry; lethal babies can have a good life depending on the severity of their symptoms and access to a good vet for dental treatment.
Sadly, I am currently completely out of pocket between my cage makeover and supporting both my local sanctuary for piggies with special needs (mostly dental piggies, but including a pair of lethal boys) after an urgent appeal for vet cost funds as well my small local piggy rescue, who are struggling badly after finding 21 unwanted breeder's piggies dumped on their drive - and most of the sows are pregnant... After 4 births, they are already up to 19 babies, with at least another 5 more sows yet to go!
I have shared the appeal on my piggy facebook page, though!
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Post by yodelpig on Oct 11, 2012 15:53:11 GMT
Remove the mouse and deep clean your room and cage with a disinfectant. Give your piggies a bath and if necessary treat with topical ivermectin.
Make sure that there are not any more mice where this came from. Guinea pigs can - but do so only very rarely - eat protein and small bugs.
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Post by yodelpig on Oct 8, 2012 17:33:58 GMT
Hi and welcome to the forum! Up to 80% of the daily food intake should be hay to keep the guts, the crucial back teeth and therefore the piggy happy and healthy. Hay is nutritionally quite poor, so piggies need to eat lots compared to their size - and it all has to come out the other end. Some piggies are more scatty than others, but you will always get poos all over the place. However, most piggies have their pee corners - for some reason, they love to much on hay while doing their business, so a litter tray under the hay rack comes in handy. Please consider getting him a friend; guinea pigs are group animals and not really wired to be on their own. www.guinealynx.info/companionship.htmlI am looking forward to pictures!
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Post by yodelpig on Oct 4, 2012 15:03:08 GMT
Hi and welcome!
You have four lovely piggies indeed!
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Post by yodelpig on Oct 4, 2012 13:36:19 GMT
Glad to hear that they have made it. Guinea pigs come from a stable clime and do not cope with either heat OR the extremes of cold weather OR big sudden changes in temperatures. Anything above 25 C is very hot for them and they need extra protection (shade, towels soaked in water, frozen water bottles well wrapped in towels).
PS: Please keep everything to as few threads as possible. We have quite a few members who nip in occasionally and you will become confused or lose interest if the get only part of a story.
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Post by yodelpig on Oct 4, 2012 12:56:59 GMT
AWWW - your boys are very cute indeed!
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Post by yodelpig on Oct 1, 2012 12:15:51 GMT
I sounds very much like heat stroke. I hope that they are OK!!! www.oginet.com/pgurney/heatstroke.htmPlease make sure that you (and your family whose ultimate responsibility it is as long as you are a minor) have the money to afford the vet cost for any pet that you ever own. It is very important.
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Post by yodelpig on Oct 1, 2012 12:10:38 GMT
Hi and welcome! Please get him a friend! Any youngster will feel extra vulnerable as they have nobody to hide behind and snuggle into for comfort - and nobody to show them the ropes of piggy life. Make sure that he has a soft (safe) cuddly toy to snuggle into for now. www.guinealynx.info/companionship.html
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Post by yodelpig on Sept 22, 2012 16:55:11 GMT
I hope that the vet news is good and that your work trips are going well with not too many upsets for everypig.
I am grateful to have a neighbour that I can ask to feed the piggies on short notice and for a couple of days.
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Post by yodelpig on Sept 20, 2012 15:23:17 GMT
I've seen it and have not been surprised at all from what I regularly come across on British piggy forums!!! Sadly, no mention has been made as to how many sows being sold are pregnant...
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Post by yodelpig on Sept 20, 2012 15:19:28 GMT
AWWW - what a lovely happy pair!
Cross gender bondings are the most stable once initial acceptance has happened, and they can be very loving indeed! You couldn't have made both piggies happier indeed!
That last picture of Melvin is just hilarious!
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Post by yodelpig on Sept 20, 2012 15:12:41 GMT
"Tidbits from the Tribe" are a regular feature in every GPM issue since the beginning of this year! I am currently waiting for inspiration to hit for the November/December issue, which should preferably feature a Christmassy theme... The comics are based on and provided by a former Wheekers member, by the way!
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Post by yodelpig on Sept 18, 2012 19:17:39 GMT
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Post by yodelpig on Sept 18, 2012 19:16:42 GMT
What a lovely picture; Ferdinand is quite a character, isn't he? At least Portabella is not lonely!
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