toxicity

I know that ground ivy is toxic to guinea pigs but Google also tells me that many animals dislike its bitter taste and avoid it on that basis. Do the "avoiders" include guinea pigs? Sadly I now have a ton of this stuff across my lawn - PS any tips on non-toxic, non-pesticidal means of removing...

My beautiful boar boy Flynn loves to knock his hide over every chance he gets. I mean every chance. If I correct it, 3 mins tops until he knocks it over again. This would be fine; except my little lady Piglet enjoys her hides so ultimately, it's not working in her favour. I looked on the...

Hello! We have two boars (1 + 6months) yesterday morning we rushed them to the vet as we found they both hadn’t eaten any of their food from the night before and couldn’t lift their heads up. The vet said they basically look drunk and kept them in all day on fluids and I believe they had a...

I've heard seen this story quite a few times on various websites, but i've not yet seen a certain answer. I recently built a hutch with my dad, and he insisted on painting the wood with a varnish. I told him it was best to avoid it and i didn't want him to but he did regardless. He painted it...

My girls are outside on the patio in well insulated hutches, heat pads in winter, blankets, etc. etc. so I know they're OK. BUT we need to paint the exterior woodwork of the house, some of which is quite near the hutches. We'd intended to use Sadolin but looking at the Health and Safety advice...