wind1
Teenage Guinea Pig
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One of my Guineas is nearing 6 now and is showing signs of old age. She has cataracts in both eyes and appears to be completely deaf. She is in a hutch with 3 young girls of 10 months. 2 of these girls are quite mad and lively, the other is much more calm. Toffee, the oldie is the boss and keeps them all in check but I'm wondering whether she would be happier in a hutch with just one other. She sleeps a lot now but is quite often woken up by the others running around and pushing the cardboard box which she sleeps under. There is no problem at feed time, she is always first in the queue once she has smelt the food, although even this seems to take longer now. Yesterday I had some dandelions for them and I had to wave it right under her nose before she smelt it and woke up (she would usually have smelt them before I even reached the shed, as most of them do!). So, would just be interested to know what any of you think.