Unexpected new Guinea pig owner. (Australia)

Jumping in the air is called popcorning and it means they are very happy. The two new piggies are lovely! Be careful when introducing them later. 3 boys often fall out during the teenage months. A pair of boys is best. You may just have to get another boar.

There are a few members who have a trio of boars. I have an unusual herd so it may work. I'm sure other members will be on to advise what is best to do. Here is some night time reading for you that you may find interesting.

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Awww jumping in the air is called popcorning! Means they are happy/excited.
Oh bloody hell, state of them. The monsters really have no idea how to care for guinea pigs and clearly don’t care either. Please try and get these shut down. I hope you didn’t pay anything! Not like that matters anyway.
I would suggest to do a lot of reading of trios of boars. Boars behaviour etc. I’m surprised Lyn or Ann advised to get three tbh, trio of boars don’t tend to work out. They need ALOT of space for it to work. 90% of brother boars don’t tend to work out, don’t want to scare you lol just to pre warn. If they have more than enough space it should be okay.
 
Poppcoring ha ok well hopefully that is a good sign as they are all not even together yet and I have never seen Link donit until now.... So it might be ok...

But ok Thanks you everyone. I will read over everything.
And I know! I was was trying to not lost my temper but just nope she refused to hear that SHE! Was in fact a HE! And and my partner could just tell I was about to full tell this lady off. like I did lose my temper a bit but not like full lost it.

But For now Link and the other two are sporate. They have had there revolation trearment and in a few days they will be getting a bath and the malased applied.

We will just see how it goes. If they don't get on they don't get on and hopefully they all don't fall out and it will only be one if there is a falling out. But right now all of there health is what is most important and I'm very nervious to do introductions just yet as Link is just very tiny compared to them. And the other two are brothers so they grew up together... But me and my partner talked and Ann will have a desexed girl available in october so if they do have a falling out, no more then one more! Anything else is just to much and we just do not have the space for it.

As for ALOT of space how much are we talking? Like estimations so I can have an idea on were will be best to set them all up etc...
 
Little trinquet said:
Poppcoring ha ok well hopefully that is a good sign as they are all not even together yet and I have never seen Link donit until now.... So it might be ok...

But ok Thanks you everyone. I will read over everything.
And I know! I was was trying to not lost my temper but just nope she refused to hear that SHE! Was in fact a HE! And and my partner could just tell I was about to full tell this lady off. like I did lose my temper a bit but not like full lost it.

But For now Link and the other two are sporate. They have had there revolation trearment and in a few days they will be getting a bath and the malased applied.

We will just see how it goes. If they don't get on they don't get on and hopefully they all don't fall out and it will only be one if there is a falling out. But right now all of there health is what is most important and I'm very nervious to do introductions just yet as Link is just very tiny compared to them. And the other two are brothers so they grew up together... But me and my partner talked and Ann will have a desexed girl available in october so if they do have a falling out, no more then one more! Anything else is just to much and we just do not have the space for it.

As for ALOT of space how much are we talking? Like estimations so I can have an idea on were will be best to set them all up etc...
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They refused to hear that SHE was a HE? So why then did they try sell you 2 boars? :cen: It makes me mad!
 
Little trinquet said:
Update - Well....... Not taking more from the monsters didnt happen... My heart is to big Haha... they called us so... We now have two additions... They siad they are 4 weeks... Hades and we have not picked a name for the second one yet. (any ideas?) they both look so much alike one has a red foot and it goes his red band on him and does down his head. While Hades is just full black with the red band and a mohawk its really cute 😂
Was not planing to take two but...... they wanted us to take this girl "no! you gave us a boy, we don't want babies on top of all this!" "No, it was a a girl".😒

Rant............

Short version I full almost lost my temper with these people! Even got the boys and showed them loooook! See the lice!?!?! Oh no thats normal it's nothing 😡😡😡😡 and haves has this crusty stuff in his ear the other on his eye? Can you see that?!?!?!

I just got off the phone with the RSPCA!

We got some revlarion and malaseb (as instructed by Lyn called her pretty much right away!) we just got back from the pet shop so we have put the revalation on them both (Link is not due for his secind treatment yet) just now and we are to bath them with malaseb in a few days. Ann will give them a a double check, But they are 100% boys pushing on them we see a penis 100% boys (unlike Link who was soooooo little and was just to hard to tell) View attachment 95049View attachment 95050View attachment 95051View attachment 95052View attachment 95053View attachment 95054View attachment 95055View attachment 95056View attachment 95057, They are all separated for now. As we are waiting to confirm with Lyn in what to do. But already link is I don't even know how to explain it he is like jumping like in the air... I have zero Idea what that is... And the teo new commers are also doing it.... Link has never done it before....(is that normal?) But they are all making noises and Sniffing the air talking to each other so they all know something is going on. 😂😂

I don't know how we will take on three. We were like max two but they were the ones that were 100% boys (we don't want to do babies 😑 there was a little girl who looked bery plump and just worse then the boys... But we didnt want to risk babies 😢 I felt so bad leaving her 😢😢😢😢
So we will figure something out, somehow. But so yeah meet the intruders 😂
Hades and to be named haha
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:doh: Had Ann/Lyn advised now was the right time to get more piggies? I don’t feel qualified to advise on this situation hopefully an administrator will be along soon...
 
G&C said:
:doh: Had Ann/Lyn advised now was the right time to get more piggies? I don’t feel qualified to advise on this situation hopefully an administrator will be along soon...
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Lyn said at the very start that if they do call back she would prefer we take one from them. Get them away from them. We just didn't plan on two. And Rational thinking, kinda left the buiding when I lost my temper with this lady. I'm a pretty calm easy going person but then when Delaney could see me about to tearing up, (frustration/anger/shock) he intervened.

I feel kinda bad but at the same time here is better then with those people! they all appear happy and Link attitued has complealty changed. And they are all still not together. we can accomidate them but I just could not leave them there 😢. Even if we just nurse them to health and with the help of Ann and Lyn adopt them out. We just could not leave them 😢
 
I would suggest giving the two boars to Lyn/Ann and waiting for the desexed girl. That is your best option. 3 boars will need a huge amount of space for them to get along in my opinion. Have you heard of c&c cages? 3 boars will probably need a 3x6 cage minimum. You can’t bring a desexed girl in with 3 boars as their will be lots of fighting over her.
 
Piggy1011 said:
I would suggest giving the two boars to Lyn/Ann and waiting for the desexed girl. That is your best option. 3 boars will need a huge amount of space for them to get along in my opinion. Have you heard of c&c cages? 3 boars will probably need a 3x6 cage minimum. You can’t bring a desexed girl in with 3 boars as their will be lots of fighting over her.
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I completely agree with the above, they need to be in pairs. Putting 3 boars together will be challenging but adding a spayed sow to 3 boars will cause extreme fighting and injury guaranteed. Not to mention a stressful time for the sow and yourselves. They all need quarantine for at least 2-3 weeks until any illness, parasites etc are irradicated and this means keeping them in seperate rooms usually. Not side by side so they can interact through bars for example.
 
I don't mean all in the one cage together, two in one, two in the other? That shorly is a thing?
But I will talk with lyn again, She what she thinks. I could not leave them it was just not going to happen.
They are all not together.
They have there own little spots Link is still in with us.
while Hades and Majora are in the lounge room. Both Hades and Majora have been given revolution and in a few days we will bath them with the malaseB (as advised by Lyn). I understand your concern but I'm to afraid with how little Link is and how big they are to do anything as of yet.
 
If you’ve the space for 2 cages then 2 pairs would be a much safer option 👍🏻. If you wind up getting Link a wifelet you may need to think about where her her scent will carry to Hades & Majora - sows in season can cast their spells widely!

It’s so lovely to hear how much Link perked up when he knew other GPs were about. You’ve done a wonderful thing for all 3 of them 😍
 
Tangle said:
If you’ve the space for 2 cages then 2 pairs would be a much safer option 👍🏻. If you wind up getting Link a wifelet you may need to think about where her her scent will carry to Hades & Majora - sows in season can cast their spells widely!

It’s so lovely to hear how much Link perked up when he knew other GPs were about. You’ve done a wonderful thing for all 3 of them 😍
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That is exactly what we are thinking about doing. Ann has a Girl but she will not be ready until late October after her De-sexting (so no unexpected little ones) her mother died after child birth, so she was hand raised so Ann thinks she should be a great match for Link. and that also should be more then enough time for Link to get bigger and stronger and us to get them all a proper set up not just dog pens with tarp type thing haha. but no more then the 4! that is the MAX for us (as we have to keep in mind if there is going to be falling outs between any of them and how to address that if there is). they are so cute and we love them all. Link is obviously my favorite and I think I'm even his favorite he listens to me more then my partner haha and Link is very smart Just the other ones being around, I can see the change in his mood. he has so much more strength and will even get up on his back legs (like he is begging haha) when he wants his carrot. after his second treatment we will be working on slowly tapering him off the milk formula (as advised by lyn) and while we do that try to teach him to eat pellets (he was very disinterested in them) so hopefully it will not be to difficult for him to work it out, but he has figured out many things so quick.

after the two boys washes and follow up treatment for the running lice, they will all be going for a trip to the vet along with Link (his follow up) so they can have a check over see how they all are.
 
Piggy1011 said:
Sounds like you got you’ve got it worked you and what best works for you 😊 Good job
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Well we hope we do haha but we chatted with Lyn about it all she said as they are all babies (ruff around the same weight) so it is not like adult males. she has a pen at her shleter with 5 adult males and she has other people who have them also it can work. But if you have a female in the room and there is any more then pairs there can be issues. So We just have to make a choice on if we want Link to be introduced. And see how it goes. If it does not work then a desex female for him will be just fine. And keep the two brothers together as they are less likely to have a falling out long term. But Either way Ann will be coming over on sunday to do a check Over of them all and advise us better. Tomorrow the Hades and Majora will get there baths. (Link is still to small to risk.it just yet) Wish me luck haha
 
Oh also someone before thought the Hay could have been straw... It just occured to me that one thing that also forgot to mention in regards that is keep in mind we are under severe drought in Australia. Hay it is crazy expensive down here atm and good quality very hard to come by (and the least of the problems), For all livestock as suffering, cows, horses, lamb etc... It really bad, even fresh food so fruit and veg has shot up in costs, so due to this and lack of water alot of famers are suffering and their animals, its something like $60.000 losses to famers atm 😢 Last I knew NSW is 100% in drought OLD is 60% NT is 40% if we don't get rain and very soon! we will even be put on water ristrictions (as in fined if we use too much per Person per house hold, I was very little 9ish the least time that happened). It's really bad! That also means high chance of a really bad bush fire once we move into summer as veey dry come the hotter months dec-feb. Itis aleady hitting the 20°C some days and spring has just started so we need water and bad! 🙏🙏🙏
 
Update - Vet visit today was goodish and bad majors thebad gash on his back has to be keep it nice and clean or it has a high chance to get infected and keep up the cleaning of the fungle infection cleaning for them all, and then the very bad. Link he is has a very bad infection. He is on antibiotics, The Vet says we have caught it early and he is still eating and drinking with no issues and has a lot of strength in him. He has been through so much had was very maltreated and lived so he has a fighting chance, but he is also so little for his age, so brace ourselves. We have to keep a very very close eye on him be sure that he is eating and if he weakens, or stops eating anything not normal behavior we much stop the antibiotics (as they can not be good for there guta) and being him back in immediately! Everyone have him in your thoughts and prayers.
 
Yeah we have hope, the vet is really confident we have got it early. The big worry is how because of how small he is. The vet thinks it is due to a combination of things him being taken away from his mum. the lice. He still still unsure of pellets (though he has learning from Hades and majora and them from him) but it's been hard as he will not eat the pellets but he will drink the formula (so that good as it has what he does require in it and it will not hurt the other as they are not exactly healthy just healthier) we are going to try and get our hands on.. I want remeber the name of it off to top of my head but it's a power thing critical care... so if he does stop eating we have it on hand (rather have it and not need it) But he still has a good appetite for his hay and formula and is he popcorning around

And queer they about it all! It they called us asking if we wanted another the others all died (wonder why)?!?!?! WTF NO! We just politely as possible said no, you need to get your guinea pigs tested for running Lice and fungal infections. "our guinea pigs have never had mites, but thanks 😡"

I wanted to lose it but Delaney is like no we have done all we can. We will send that to the RSPCA and we also let Ann and lyn know as she has sent them link to the adds 😡😡😡😡 so if they at least reply we Ann can hopefully educate them 😢
 
I would ask them, "Have you considered working with the RSPCA to reduce the high death rate of your guinea pigs?" They'd never call you again!
 
Yeah we have hope, the vet is really confident we have got it early. The big worry is how because of how small he is. The vet thinks it is due to maltreatment, Plus the lice. taken so little, (he should never have been taken from his mum) this has given him some type of infection. But the lice are all cleared up (chance they can come back so always health check them all) but it's been hard as he will not eat the pellets but he will drink the formula we are going to try and get our hands on... I want remeber the name of it off to top of my head but it's a power thing, so it should help dost hod vitamin intake so like a brobiotoc but for a guinea pig. But he still has a good appetite for his hay and formula and is he popcorning around

And queer they called us asking if we wanted another?!?!?! WTF NO! We just politely as possible said you need to get your guinea pigs tested for running Lice and fungal infections. "our guinea pigs have never had mites, but thanks 😡" people. But thankfully they had an add up so we could forward it to Ann and Lyn. So one went up to have a chat with them as a "buyer" and Ann was like yeah they had 25 guinea pigs out back and this little small tub of the babies and mum 😢 poor little guys.

But his is eating and jumping around all the energy in the world so he is a little fighter.

Majora has a mild infection in his back where the vet thinks he has been bitten AI just got to keep that clean, we bath him and Hades ever 3-4 days. And on the main areas they have the fingle we lather the malaseb before we bath them and we need to get this other shampoo alufee per something to help avoid also drying out there skin and fur. Link gets no baths he is so sick so much of a risk. They all have been treated with the revolution, but Link is to sick (even if he might not seem it) and little history hair is just not grown back in as fast as the vet would like to hopefully once he is out of the woods. He will start feeling alot better.
 
Pigwhisperer said:
I would ask them, "Have you considered working with the RSPCA to reduce the high death rate of your guinea pigs?" They'd never call you again!
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Ann had a few things to say to them when she went up there on Monday. She said they are all quite skinny and the mum look very sickly. She would not show me them all but the ones I did see 😢 she will also be contacting the RSPCA. I think she knows the right things to say. And explain it way better then I ever could.
 
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