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Hi, my guinea pig Darwin was the runt of the group. He is shy of turning 1, but there has been some issues. He keeps falling over to 1 side, doesnt seem to be able to keep his balance, he has been puffing up his coat and quivering and chattering his teeth and just feels like something is...

I have two guinea pigs. One is around 10 months (cookie). The other is around 5-6 months. The problem is the 5-6 months (walnut) is obsessively dominant right now. He runs after cookie, teeth chatters, lunges, and forces cookie out of their cage. Their space is good. They have one Midwest cage...

Hello, budding Guinea Pig owners here! :nod: We haven't gotten our piggy yet but we will be getting it next week once we properly set up the cage (2x5 c&c) my room is going to be under renovation in a few months, so I was planning to move it to my boyfriend house for the time being till the...

My guinea pig Squeak is making strange whimpering noises every second or so. Is this normal? Or is it just my guinea pig objecting to me having online classes? he is eating a bit less ferociously than before but is drinking and pooing well. thanks for any help!

Hello. I never had a problem with guinea pigs and pesticides but recently a bunch of Argentina ants decided to enter my home. We had to call pest control and after they left, we put out some ant killers for any remaining ants. The pesticide that we put out is in a flat plastic container. ______...

Today one of my guinea pigs popcorned too high and bumped his head against a set of drawers. After he done this he waddled 2 steps in front of himself then fell too the floor. I panicked and scooped him up checking his head and body, there was no visible injuries. 5 minutes later he seemed back...

Hello! I’m here to talk about my guinea pig. There’s nobody to ask about how to know what is going on with her and I just want to find clarity. My guinea pig, well where do I start? I have a guinea pig named Nickel and I got her and her play mate from a woman. That one died somehow and I woke...

Hi sorry if this is long but I’m concerned about Scooby’s eye. It started September/October time last year. It started out with just a tiny lump that you could only notice if you pulled his eye back so I took him to the vets and got given some eye drops (sorry I can’t remember the name). They...

Hello everyone, I’m just wondering how much should you take your piggies out of their cage or give them lap time? How important is this and how much do you let your piggies have floor and lap time? Is once a week enough or should it be more? Thanks x

Hello everyone! Newbie here who could really do with some advice. 4 days ago I rescued two female guinea pigs (sisters approx 4 years old) and noticed their urine has a strong white colour, which has stained our patio, and a couple of their poos have white elements. Research says excess calcium...

Hello everyone. I have a white guinea pig named Charlie, along with another one which is black, white and brown named Lola. I got them around October/September last year (2019) and have been loving them!. Recently though (today - 9/04/2020) I lost my guinea pig Charlie. I put her and her...

I’ve just bought some wooden hideys for my guinea pigs and was wondering if anyone knows of a guinea pig safe coating that I could use to waterproof them from urine and prevent mould growing. My guinea pigs will probably chew round the edges so I want to be sure that it is 100% non-toxic...

So I have a male Guinea pig named george about 2 years old.. had him since he was a baby. About 2 months ago I adopted 2 male guinea pigs around 2 yrs old as well..came together and live in the same cage. I tried to get george and the other two to meet but no luck there was almost a lot of...

Hiya this is my first time on the forums and I really need some help, my Guinea pig seems to be able to poop but has a large brown lump of what looks like sawdust and feces mixed together but I’m not sure (stuck in his bum) and I’m not sure what to do about it. I’ve react about ‘impacting’ in...

Hi I’ve noticed this white thing on Scrappys penis, I’m really worried as I don’t know what it is and I really don’t want everyone to say take him to a vet! How can I get it off? The 2 bits at the bottom of him are woodshavings it’s the penis part I’m worried about.

So I was checking my guinea pigs ear today and I noticed 4 white lumps on the ear. I'm not sure exactly what it is and am wondering whether need to take to the vet or if there is something I can do at home. I have 2 guinea pigs, and there is nothing in either of the other guinea pigs ears. I am...

Hey, about a month ago I got my first pigs, but I have taken care of many before. My one pig, Teddy, has misshapen or crumbly poops and always has an awfully dirty belly, and appears not to clean himself. Anyone know what may be happening?

So, over the last few days I have begun the journey of trying to (wild) rodent proof my third floor apartment. I found a hole in the wall by the cage which was thankfully plugged immediately with steel wool. I have also continued to keep all foods human and pigs in air tight bags or containers...

Hi everyone - our two piggies escaped from their run today at lunch time. We have spent close to 9 hours looking for them including the same neighbors more than once. It’s very wet outside, the pigs could have got into the gardens either side and then on from there, they are definitely not in...

My beloved Comet has unfortunately passed away today, and I can remember when I first came across this website. I was not a registered member, and we had all come here to look for advice on what to do for them. She died so unexpectedly that none of us could have seen it coming. She was in...