Mistaken Female?

[CTWC]

Hi have you had any updates about the baby?

 

[elda14]

Hi have you had any updates about the baby?

The mother has accepted it and is giving it milk. It has a few other babies that it can play around with for those weeks, so seems its doing good. Ill probably ask if I can go visit in a few days so the baby remembers me

 

[CTWC]

How wonderful

 

[Persimmon & Clementine]

Same, very sorry for your loss of Chimi.

 

[Persimmon & Clementine]

Same. Very sorry for your loss

 

[Persimmon & Clementine]

Send us a picture when you see your little baby guinea pigs! Also, what is the baby's name?

 

[elda14]

Send us a picture when you see your little baby guinea pigs! Also, what is the baby's name?

I will when I get it back. We're not sure of the gender, so I havent given a name yet. But if it's a boy, the name Balter, and nickname Baltus came to me

 

[Persimmon & Clementine]

Nice!

 

[elda14]

Hey! Sorry for no posting. Here's the little cutie named Baltar and his father, Sunni.

The last few days I've noticed some of his hair at his nose having been gone. Seems like being chewed or pulled by Sunni. They are quite bonded, usually sleep in same house, and Baltar usually makes lots of noises if I take Sunni out alone, or Baltar out alone, as if he wants to have Sunni nearby.

The foster parent that Baltar stayed at had a parasite, but Baltar was given cure for this to be safe same as tve other kids. I wonder what I should do?

Does it seem like just some dominace that will go over? I applied some moisturing cream (fat) I was recommended since it seemed a bit dry, thats why it looks a bit wet in image.

Thanks for any help!

 

[elda14]

 

[elda14]

It seems to have happened in the last few days, I looked back at pictures from less than a week ago, and there was no hairs missing then

 

[Merab]

How very cute

I would suggest a visit to your vet to get his nose checked.
At least that will give you peace of mind

 

[elda14]

How very cute

I would suggest a visit to your vet to get his nose checked.
At least that will give you peace of mind

Thanks, Ill go see the vet. It seems very sudden for being a parasite though, as he went from perfect hair to that bald patch on the nose in 2 days. Ill find out and let you know, hopefully I caught it really early so he'll recover easily. I'm not sure how dangerous ringworms and such can be to them. He's 5-6 weeks old now and weighs almost 400g

 

[weepweeps]

Good luck at the vets.

 

[Wiebke]

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Hi

Please have your baby checked for potential ringworm. Since you have already treated on spec and wiped out any potential specific ringworm markers, we cannot tell you for sure what you are dealing with and neither can a vet right now. We can only guess by the location.

Here is our comprehensive ringworm care guide with all the necessary step-by-step care and hygiene information and with plenty of pictures of how an acute outbreak runs in the last chapter.
Ringworm: Hygiene, Care And Pictures

If you are indeed dealing with ringworm, please do not underestimate it. It is the most contagious and species jumping health issue (including other pets and humans). The invisibly tiny spores can stay active for over two years and cause new outbreaks. Creaming is ineffective for preventing re-infections and can lead to a long running exasperating saga. We have seen plenty of them on here and we also know that the measures in our ringworm guide link really work in stopping it because it addresses all potential transmission angles. In nearly 20 years of existence and plenty of ringworm cases we have had time to find them all - and to also get enough feedback from our personal experiences and advice on here to know what works and what not.

 

[Merab]

Hope all goes well at the vet.