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Lady Kelly said:
If you have this vet fund available why did you tell us you didn't have the funds to take your piggy to the vet when the dog bit it?

Sorry but all the contradictory stuff you are posting just makes it sound like you are making up stories for the fun of it
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Because the piggy was already dead.
 
Lady Kelly said:
If you have this vet fund available why did you tell us you didn't have the funds to take your piggy to the vet when the dog bit it?

Sorry but all the contradictory stuff you are posting just makes it sound like you are making up stories for the fun of it
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You can’t do much with $1000 for guinea pigs in australia you can probably only use it for the vet once since guinea pigs are classified as exotic animals. The vet is a 1hour drive away from where I live (the vet that treats guinea pigs).
 
Lady Kelly said:
If you have this vet fund available why did you tell us you didn't have the funds to take your piggy to the vet when the dog bit it?

Sorry but all the contradictory stuff you are posting just makes it sound like you are making up stories for the fun of it
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Why would you take a dead piggie to the vet.
 
Lady Kelly said:
If you have this vet fund available why did you tell us you didn't have the funds to take your piggy to the vet when the dog bit it?

Sorry but all the contradictory stuff you are posting just makes it sound like you are making up stories for the fun of it
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If you think I’m breeding these piggies in my house you’re wrong. I wouldn’t wanna rehome the sows if I had the intentions of breeding.
 
Erwin & Baymax said:
You can’t do much with $1000 for guinea pigs in australia you can probably only use it for the vet once since guinea pigs are classified as exotic animals. The vet is a 1hour drive away from where I live (the vet that treats guinea pigs).
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Yes guinea pigs are classed as exotics everywhere. Are you planning to have the babies vet checked with this fund?
 
I’m still none the wiser, nothing makes sense. Where does @Lady Kelly insinuate you are breeding? :hmm:
 
Mickey the lonely piggie said:
If I want babies from the sow do I still have to seperate them?
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Mickey the lonely piggie said:
I do not plan on breeding them but I was just asking Just in case they do get pregnant by accident some how in the 2 weeks. My Guinea pigs have been separated appropriately.
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Lady Kelly said:
These responses are contradictory. You can't come on here making out you want to breed from your sow and then when no body likes your statement make out you had no intention of breeding them.
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Erwin & Baymax said:
If you think I’m breeding these piggies in my house you’re wrong. I wouldn’t wanna rehome the sows if I had the intentions of breeding.
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I'm just putting all this here as I'm aware that you read this, logged out and then started your new account and didn't highlight that this was you. Obviously I can't say what is true and what isn't, only you know that but it certainly appeared as though you were trying to distance yourself from your previous comments.

@Tim this is where the comments came from. I didn't insinuate she was breeding. She did that herself
 
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Lady Kelly said:
I'm just putting all this here as I'm aware that you read this, logged out and then started your new account and didn't highlight that this was you. Obviously I can't say what is true and what isn't, only you know that but it certainly appeared as though you were trying to distance yourself from your previous comments.

@Tim this is where the comments came from. I didn't insinuate she was breeding. She did that herself
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I distanced myself from the comments because everyone was taking it the wrong way. My old guinea pig had babies unknowingly and died 1 and a half weeks later from a dog bite. If I wanted to breed I would have more than 4 guinea pigs and I would want to keep the sows.
 
Erwin & Baymax said:
I distanced myself from the comments because everyone was taking it the wrong way. My old guinea pig had babies unknowingly and died 1 and a half weeks later from a dog bite. If I wanted to breed I would have more than 4 guinea pigs and I would want to keep the sows.
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So could you explain the comment of "if I wanted babies from the sow" then please
 
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Lady Kelly said:
I'm just putting all this here as I'm aware that you read this, logged out and then started your new account and didn't highlight that this was you. Obviously I can't say what is true and what isn't, only you know that but it certainly appeared as though you were trying to distance yourself from your previous comments.

@Tim this is where the comments came from. I didn't insinuate she was breeding. She did that herself
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My comment was aimed at the OP, I know you wasn’t insinuating ;) I was asking her for proof, which there clearly isn’t any :no:
Sorry if my comment sounded garbled :doh:
 
Erwin & Baymax said:
I was asking in case the sow was already pregnant by the boar.
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But then you wouldn't want babies. Also, if you have appropriately sexed and separated them when they are at 3 weeks or 250g (whichever comes first) then the sows won't get pregnant.
 
Erwin & Baymax said:
I will be bonding the daddy pig and the baby boar tonight so the boar can be free roamed with his dad.
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Have you triple checked that the baby boy is a boy? You need to be 100% certain before you mix them.
Illustrated Sexing Guide
I'm sure it's been linked multiple times but please have a look at this guide as we don't want any breeding wether or not it is unintentional.
 
I am 100% he is a boy he has a tiny little button above his anus area. He is also heavier and bigger compared to the other 2.
 
Piggies&buns said:
that doesn’t mean anything.
you will see many posts of sows weighing more than boars. It’s down to their genetics
Sophia_Oreo108 said:
This was probably just down to genetics as some piggies are naturally much larger than others, nothing to do with genders.
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Oh. I’ve been told that the boar should be larger than the sow.
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Then youve been told wrong.
They get to their own genetically determined adult weight in their own time - a 800g boar and a 1200g sow is entirely normal if that is what is right for the individual piggy.
If you only ever have one gender of piggy, then you’d have nothing to compare their weight to anyway so being told a boar should be heavier than a sow to determine which sex you have makes absolutely no sense
 
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I use the babies private areas and I can conclude there are 2 girls and 1boy. The one boar clearly has a little button on top of his anus area.
 
Hi @Erwin & Baymax - this thread is super long now!

I think you're a genuine poster trying to get a bit of help and I think I can understand why you wanted to 'start again' in terms of posting - which didn't really work out but hey... there'll be better days ahead ☺ I'm so sorry about that dog attack - heartbreaking - and I hope you manage to get your new situation sorted with these piggies so you can be happy that they're kept safe. I'll only post the once so apols if it's long but I learned a few things in the few months I've been here that I didn't know before.

It will surely surprise you to know (because it really surprised me!) that sometimes people do come on here and completely make things up in the hopes of getting lots of sympathy and reassuring comments. Or even just for something to do. This is my first forum and I've only been on since last Autumn but the first time I saw it happen I asked Hubs who 'does computers' for a living and he said it totally happens all the time, everywhere. Sometimes people have a mental health problem and need a bit of help generally - or they just go a bit stir-crazy in lockdown - or they might just do it for a laugh with their mates - but people have even posted internet pictures of guinea pigs claiming them as their own pets and coming up with a mighty complicated life story about it all which just wastes everyone's time when there are guinea-pigs and owners out there in need of support. You can understand how people who've been lying awake at night worrying or thinking or praying over someone's situation feel when they find out it was a hoax.

And sometimes people who don't like the firm attitude the forum presents in very clearly not supporting intentional breeding and trying to be pro-rescue instead will stir things up and try to turn members against each other, or insult the staff and volunteers who spend a lot of their time (before/after work and fitting around their own families) trying to help Guinea-pigs and desperate owners all around the world, often in countries where their society in general doesn't agree with any pets but doesn't stop people selling them! Sometimes a breeder (who might, apart from the obvious disagreement on pig issues, be a perfectly lovely person) could have a genuine problem (like a rat in a shed where their 'pets' are kept) that piggie people can actually advise with if they are sensible and discreet, but we don't want to 'help' people breeding dozens of pigs. Even most humans these days, given the choice, won't keep breeding more baby humans all their lives - they limit it to a number they can look after properly, rather than using the stone-age way of having as many babies as possible and hoping a few survive. We could show our animal companions the same compassion, is all.

And sometimes younger people get a bit upset because the forum is over 18s and they have a pet they love very much (that no doubt their parents have said "it's Your pet and Your responsibility" in quite an unhelpful way) and they are trying to get advice and help for that pet because they're not in charge of the money/vet visits but they feel excluded (I have teens - in many ways they are excluded from a lot of things in life) and they can't always understand that it's not that we're anti-young people, it's to do with the law and trying to keep kids safe so they don't get groomed by creeps online (so this forum with all its years of experience doesn't get shut down and the thousands of piggies that have helped to build that experience up aren't lost forever). Although obvs kids can legitimately get a parent to post on their behalf. Information about piggy welfare is always freely shared.

Just be straight with the folks here and they'll always be straight with you.
Good luck with your bonding mate!
 
You really should use the money to get them vet checked and have sexes confirmed (one hour to get to a vet is normal). You've had one pregnancy, why risk another? Then you can surrender the girls and pair the boys. Why rush it only to put more pigs in danger? This is what pet ownership is, taking responsibility and following best standard to keep them healthy and happy. If you cannot do so, please surrender all of them to a reputable rescue. You really shouldn't be keeping them in such a tiny cages or without protection from predators.
 
Hath said:
You really should use the money to get them vet checked and have sexes confirmed (one hour to get to a vet is normal). You've had one pregnancy, why risk another? Then you can surrender the girls and pair the boys. Why rush it only to put more pigs in danger? This is what pet ownership is, taking responsibility and following best standard to keep them healthy and happy. If you cannot do so, please surrender all of them to a reputable rescue. You really shouldn't be keeping them in such a tiny cages or without protection from predators.
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I’m positive there is 1 boy and 2 girls. There shouldn’t be any predators in my room or in my house since I don’t own any other pet.
 
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