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Hello, i am a new guinea owner (of 4) and i was wondering what a healthy weight is for a 1 year old female? right now one of my girls named Hope is 1.16k and i’m not sure if that’s too heavy. if so, what are some thing i could do to try and get her back to a healthy weight?

hey! i’m new to this forum and also a new guinea owner as of a few months ago. we went to the vet recently for white spots in their pee, which we now know is calcium. we have been cutting calcium down by a lot yet they still pee these white spots. please note, the pee is not entirely white...

Hi! Just adopted this pair of boars. One has bald spots while the other doesn’t (or at least I haven’t seen!) I need help identifying what these might indicate — are they typical bald spots from fighting/barbering, or are they mites? Any help appreciated! He gets annoyed when i touch in that...

Hello, I have 2 boars, one 3 and one 2. We have recently moved home a month ago and they are in a new environment and a new slightly smaller cage (they were in a 3 X 4 c&c but now on a 2 X 4, I know it's minimum but it's temporary until I can build them a custom size). Anyway, today I have...

This is gonna be a lengthy thread but I’m lost and need some guidance. Yesterday afternoon, I made the decision to adopt 2 female Guinea pigs. I had been doing research for quite some time while I had a hamster. My hamster just recently passed due to old age and I decided instead of getting...

My birthday is coming up and I'm looking for new housing for my pigs as I'm getting my room re-done, does anyone know if the: "Ferplast Plaza 160 Small Pet Cage" is suitable? The price is pretty good and the measurements (162 x 60 x 50 cm) seem large, I just want my pigs to have enough space...

Hello! I am totally new here and have been researching all I can from this fabulous forum, I have had pigs in the past so am totally aware of all their needs. I am getting 4 piggy sisters at the end of this month and would like some advice if anyone can help me please?! Firstly, is this a...

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...

Hey, I'm Sam and just got became a new guinea pig owner. About a week ago I went to get Mabel, at Petsmart. They told me she was only 8 weeks old. Then today (a week later) I went to get Luna, another female guinea pig from Petsmart. When they are together in the same cage Luna just seems to...

So I was scrolling through buying hay for the boys when I came across this (there are a few others as well- one that helps with bladder/kidney problems, general well-being and also dental pain). I’ve never heard of it before but at this stage willing to try anything for Steve’s reoccurring...

Hi everyone. I'm a first time piggy mama! I got two female piggies. Called Brenda and Cindy! I've joined the forum for advise and more infor into looking after my piggies! They are 7 weeks old so brand new little ones Xx

ok so today i picked up my two 5 week old silkie board from a breeder. one of them has me a little worried. he has a weird scar on his eye and what seemed to be a pimple or scab on his neck? both small. he also is pretty slobbery and has a lot of saliva in his mouth? the next off thing is that...

Hey everyone! I have two piggies. One is about 3 months and the other is about 5. They were hesitate to like each other at first but are now the best of friends. They do everything together. I got the 3 month old first and didn’t get the second until after she was off of her medicine because I...

Hey, I bought pigs two weeks ago. They're still scared of me ... I tried the tips you offered me: Cover the cage, feed it ... What else can you do?

hi all :) i bought my 6 week old guinea pigs yesterday from a pet store (i couldn't find a rescue near me). one is crested (crystal) and the other is an american (lulu), i was told they are girls. they're currently living in a 2x5 c&c cage with a corflute liner. i've also lined the corflute with...

Hi! I have two boars (Patches and Carmal). Due to this forum, I now know that guinea pigs love routine. I’ve made a sample routine and was wondering if it’s ok. This is just for summer btw. I will be skipping vegetables since they have soft poop...

Hi! I joined this forum because I’m told my guinea is “weird” and I’m concerned there’s something I’m doing wrong. So the short of it is: •she hates being picked up, I’ve had her for almost 3 months and kicks and runs and around every time I try (never displayed any aggressive behavior towards...

Hello! New Here & New owner! I adopted a teddy sow pair from a nearby rescue, (Stella & Luna) and I've had them for just over 2 weeks now. I have YouTube Vids of them in a playlist if ppl wanna see them. I'd like to know when it would be the best time to handle them and get them used to...

hi! I'm right now researching to get guinea pigs! i just read an article that said pigs need mineral blocks, salt blocks and vitamin tablets. i have not read this on any other websites and i want to check if this is true. thanks! :roll:

Hi, this is my first post on here so I hope I’m doing this right. I have a female pig named Piggy, I adopted her about two months ago from a classmate who couldn’t take care of her anymore, she told me she was about 2.5 years old and they “rescued” her from someone before them. I got the...