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Spotting what is normal and what is not
Weight - Monitoring and Management
Guinea pig body quirks
Early Signs Of Illness
Training for nail cuts and medication/syringe feed
Gently fondle your babies' feet and body before you have to get serious about nail and hair cutting each time you cuddle them, so they are used to being handled and manipulated. This makes the 'real' first exercise much less of an ordeal. Praise your piggies and bathe them with approval while you do it!
Syringe Training Before The Need For Medicating
Weekly life-long health check and care
Weigh your piggy and give the whole body a gentle go-over and look and feel for changes and lumps.
It is not a bad idea to take pictures of the various body parts once your piggies have settled in well enough, so you can compare any subtle changes more easily down the years if necessary when you are not quite sure whether a change may have happened or is significant enough.
Weight - Monitoring and Management
Guinea pig body quirks
Boar Care: Bits, Bums & Baths
Guide to Cutting Guinea Pig Nails
An Illustrated Guide to Hair Cutting
Bathing (including cleaning grease glands)
Caring for Older Piggies and Facing the End - A helpful and supportive information collection
Weight - Monitoring and Management
Guinea pig body quirks
Early Signs Of Illness
Training for nail cuts and medication/syringe feed
Gently fondle your babies' feet and body before you have to get serious about nail and hair cutting each time you cuddle them, so they are used to being handled and manipulated. This makes the 'real' first exercise much less of an ordeal. Praise your piggies and bathe them with approval while you do it!
Syringe Training Before The Need For Medicating
Weekly life-long health check and care
Weigh your piggy and give the whole body a gentle go-over and look and feel for changes and lumps.
It is not a bad idea to take pictures of the various body parts once your piggies have settled in well enough, so you can compare any subtle changes more easily down the years if necessary when you are not quite sure whether a change may have happened or is significant enough.
Weight - Monitoring and Management
Guinea pig body quirks
Boar Care: Bits, Bums & Baths
Guide to Cutting Guinea Pig Nails
An Illustrated Guide to Hair Cutting
Bathing (including cleaning grease glands)
Caring for Older Piggies and Facing the End - A helpful and supportive information collection