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Junior Guinea Pig
Hi! I'm a New Guinea pig owner. He's about two months and his name is Pumpkin. He was doing well the first month I had him (got him when he was 1 month old) and was popcorning, wheeking, and exploring. But now going into the second month I noticed he's not being so active. Is he bored? Should I get another Guinea pig? (It's my plan around Xmas!) Is his cage too small? He's just laying around a lot. He scratches himself quite often. Does he have an infection or rash? (He's an American shorthair I believe) He used to eat hay a good amount and now he's not. I switched his hay to horse hay from a barn. Is alfalfa and something else (I can't remember but it is with a b) it's a little brown too. Should I switch back to Timothy? It's a lot more expensive for me, but I don't care as long as Pumpkin is happy! He's not drinking water either. I switch his water every night so it's not stagnant or smelly or gross or anything. It's through a bottle. I'm really worried about him and I just want what's best for my BABY! If it makes a difference a couple weeks ago he had a slight eye injury from my dog knocking over the cage (it's higher now). The fur around his eye was missing and there was a bit of blood. Nothing else was hurting, and the actual eye isn't scratched. He acted fine for a week, and now this is happening. I don't know if he's related. I keep his toenails clipped. Please, abut helpful tips!
