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Hi guys, my name is Evelyn 🥰 and I’ve been a guinea pig owner for four months and surprisingly I’ve learned a lot about guinea pigs and one thing I know is that they are not easy to maintain and I’ve actually spent a lot of money on them😂 one of them is their cage and I just wanted to know if...

I’m so broken right now. On October 29th, my piggy baby Oreo took his last breath in my arms. It happened so quickly. He came out of anesthesia late in the evening, was extremely restless and wanted us to pick him and was very confused. Before this, I found him crawling in the hay and went to...

To clarify, i'm a minor. and my parents are STRICTLY against going to a vet. she's had something like arthritis before, and both of her legs stopped working, and none of them wanted to bring her to a vet, but luckily she got through it without any problems. Although now, our family has taken...

Hello all, we had to do piggie bowl time to weigh our two girls today, we are new to this and a lot of things I have read say they are overweight for their age (11 weeks) is this true and should I cut down their food? Thankyou :))🤍

She's 6. Yesterday she lost control of her left hind leg, and wasn't able to move without using alot of her energy. She struggled to walk to her water, but she drank alot and ate alot too. Today though, both of her hind legs gave, and she's struggling so bad to even move. I can't go to the vet...

I don't have human kids or a husband but do have Toby and Emit and my three other little family. I have family at the same property aswell lol not totally alone. Anyhow we always celebrate Christmas and I figured they might want to help:). Emit was trying to work out how to get the star on at...

Hi everyone, My name is Jess I'm from Brisbane, Queensland Australia and have such an unusual case I felt sharing the story here may be worthwhile incase someone has answers. I've hunted google many times and keep landing on posts here with answers. Will try do a brief summary keep it super...

My Guinea pigs don’t like to chew. I’ve bought them different kinds of chewies, but they’re not very interested. My piggie Boba will only chew critter pops and my piggie Bao won’t chew anything. I try to give them them a baby carrot everyday because it’s their favorite and it’s harder to chew so...

Hi everyone, I hope this post doesn't come across as too stupid and if it does, please be kind. I bought two guinea pig over 2 weeks ago, and I didn't realise that they had ringworm. I took them to the vet because I'm new to keeping guinea pigs as an adult so I'm not too experienced in this...

Today I picked up Gizmo for a cuddle and groom, after his groom he settled on my lap which has never happened before. He then gave me a big yawn and pancaked onto my lap. (I even think he had a snooze!) I’ve never had a cuddle with either of them for this long and it’s just made me really happy 😆

Hi friends, I am a first time pig mom and have fell in love with my pigs in ways that I can’t describe. Recently, my first pig I adopted took a visit to the vet. Let me disclose that this was supposed to be a wellness check, I had heard sporadic sneezing but never consistent and I just wanted...

I got some hairless guinea pigs about two months ago from a seller who breeds them and one of them came with what looks like toilet paper skid marks if that makes sense on its back, I thought i wiped it off with a damp cloth but it returned one it dried but this time it was flaky I looked it up...

So I recently got two guinea pigs, and one of them has a medium sized dry patch behind his ear- I don’t know what it is and I will post a photo as and when I can! Please help! :nod:

gelato, my guinea pig, was cleaning herself. after she was done, there was white residue on her eye. i looked it up and it said that it’s what they use to clean themselves. is this true? i’m worried :(

Hi, I've not long joined the Guinea Forum but have read it a lot before for advice. I trust this forum and need some advice from experienced guinea owners as my poor Marcus has been passed from vet to vet (in the same practice) as they can't find the problem. Three weeks ago during a general...

Hi all, I need advice. Monday i took my guinea pig to the vets as he had a little wheeze. By the time we got there the wheeze was gone and they listened to his lungs, heart, weighed him etc and he was in perfect health from what they could tell. Tuesday morning I went to check on him and he...

Hi. My guinea pigs - Gus and Moe - are both 4 years old. They’ve been lifelong mates. Around 2 months ago, Gus feel seriously ill with weight loss, diarrhea, and bloating. He was tested for parasites at the local emergency vet and it came back positive. They had us send in a sample for Moe, too...

Hey! I’ve just joined this forum so please bear with me. I’ve recently adopted 3 little sows; they’re beautiful and the most beautiful nature but they are extremely shy [for reference they are all roughly 8 weeks old]. Whenever anyone walks into the room with their cage, they immediately hide...

Hello. I am the owner of 2 male guinea pigs. My one guinea pig, Gus, has been having stomach problems for about a month now. Symptoms: diarrhea and distention initially. Current symptoms: diarrhea, distention, weight loss (to the point where I can now feel his spine), dandruff, thinning fur, and...

Hi, I recently got my first pet a new guinea pig (pocket), last Thursday. A person in my neighborhood was giving him away because his new guinea pig wasn't getting along with this one. Pocket was slowly opening up and at the beginning wasn't eating but is now eating well. I have a few things to...