Unexpected new Guinea pig owner. (Australia)

[YvonneBlue]

So pleased to hear that all your piggies are doing well. Great job done by the piggy slaves.

 

[Little trinquet]

You have done an amazing job with your piggies! A real baptism of fire for you! Hopefully they will all get on when you introduce them.

Thanks. It has been a rollercoaster ride of emotions, But I would not change it for anything. It was a massive sigh of relief when the vet said they all sound as they should 'especially link' Nice teeth etc. They still have things we have to help keep on top of/ keep an eye on, but they are all happy and healthy and on the road to full recovery. And should All be just fine now

 

[Little trinquet]

I always feel bad for bathing Majora and Hades.... It's because I love you, I'm sorry little guys . Majora is way better. Link we still have to hold off bathing as his hair is still a little patchy and still recovering (god he needs a bath!) The best I have been able to do is salty water and wipe up his bum as much as I can. Without getting him to wet. Etc. But Hades full tries to climb up arm haha Majora just gives me this looks Of contempt.

 

[Little trinquet]

So pleased to hear that all your piggies are doing well. Great job done by the piggy slaves.

SO am I, I'm not going to lie it might not seem in writing but there have been a few times that everyone, (myself, the vet, the recurse lady's) really were all unsure If Link would make it. When the vet told us he sounds good, everything sound good! even she was just over joyed and I teared up just from pure happiness, all hear that little guy you should be just fine. Link is a a little fighter and we will not give up on any of them unless it is in their best interest.

 

[Sammi1]

Wow i just read through this thread, what a journey you have been on.

You sound like you are doing an amazing job! Thankyou for rescuing those little cuties!
Sounds like you & Link are true fighters & it was just meant to be

I'm in Australia too & from what you have said i don't live to far away from you small world...

 

[Little trinquet]

Yeah cool I'm I. Newcastle,so maybe one day we could meet

Wow i just read through this thread, what a journey you have been on.

You sound like you are doing an amazing job! Thankyou for rescuing those little cuties!
Sounds like you & Link are true fighters & it was just meant to be

I'm in Australia too & from what you have said i don't live to far away from you small world...

Yeah cool maybe one day we could meet up I'm on Newcastle area it has been alot of up and downs. They are all starting to trust us and know that we don't like bathing them as much as they want to be but it's for their own good and Hades fungal is clearly up really well so is Hades bite mark. AI hopefully we are out of the woods

 

[Little trinquet]

Update - Introductions seemed to have went really well. Lots and lots of popcorning Running, jumping, humping and sniffing. But overall they all seem to be cool with each other. So time will tell how it will go long term. We have been advised to never Bering a girl around them if it's a lot of Boys it is more likely they will fight, it's hard to say but I think Hades might be the issue long term, maybe Majora. Link to be honest he stands his ground and they always seem to back off it's Hades and majora that seem to have issues.... So we will just give it time. And cross the bridge when we reach it. But. I Did get a picture of them all looking like the guineas of the corn . As they will all snuggle up. Together and we got them a tube they love it running around like crazy guinea pigs it's really cute to watch

 

[Betsy]

Oh I'm so pleased that they are all well now you have worked a small miracle getting them all better. Its a long post and I can't remember if they are all boys? If they are you will have to be careful and watch them all closely as a trio of boys very rarely works. @Reenie has managed it but I know she has a Plan B.

 

[YvonneBlue]

Lovely to see them all so well and happy.
You have done an amazing job.

 

[Aubrey&Lup'sMum]

Wow. I have just read through this whole thread, and feeling so many emotions! Those "breeders" are scum and I hope that they get what's coming to them, and more.
What brave little piggy boys, especially Link (PS love the name). It is telling that they trust you and your partner so much after a short time. The bond you share with Link is amazing. I think you were meant to find each other
I hope you and your partner know what an amazing thing you've done. You should be so proud!
I remember reading that you were considering getting a pet in the first place to assist with your PTSD. I can kind of empathise with this as I first thought of getting guinea pigs to help with my own mental health issues (anxiety and depression as a result/effect of chronic illnesses). I hope that your boys have helped you even a quarter as much as you've helped them
I am also in Australia and our baby girls are about 8 1/2 weeks old (we've had them for a month tomorrow). I'm in Brisbane but I'd love to share our successes and fails as new piggy slaves/parents!

 

[Lizzie.1987]

This is an amazing story of redemption. You’re a better person than me imho, I don’t think I’d have coped well with a sick piggy.

I hope we’ll get more updates!

 

[Brittanynrush]

Are you still looking for a cage? I'm not to crafty so I was unable to make the big c&c cage everyone makes but I did find this mansion on Amazon for my babies and they love it. Comes with a removable top, removable wall divider, and removable bottom for easy cleaning. The bottom is also waterproof. All pieces can be individually purchased if necessary. I know my girls need a new ramp cover.

 

[Tangle]

Its so wonderful to see them all together, and especially to see little Link looking so fluffy and full of life given the rough ride he had. You've done a truly amazing thing for all 3 of them


Do just check any cage or cage system you buy going to big enough for your needs. I had a quick google at the one linked above and, if I was looking at the right enclosure, then its only 8 sq ft; which is what is suggested in the UK as the bare minimum for 1-2 guinea pigs. With 3, and 3 boars in particular, you really really want to make sure they have enough space if you want a hope of getting a trio through to adulthood with no falling out along the way.

 

[Little trinquet]

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Oh I'm so pleased that they are all well now you have worked a small miracle getting them all better. Its a long post and I can't remember if they are all boys? If they are you will have to be careful and watch them all closely as a trio of boys very rarely works. @Reenie has managed it but I know she has a Plan B.

Yes they are all boys. We have been warned no females period! if we want the odds of to it working out. Oddly enough Links is so the boss it'd funny and cute as he is the smallest. Hades is a bit of a bully to Majora. Nothing big more this is my spot go somewhere else. But we have a plan B if we come into proper issues. Like they proper fight etc but we have been told we will not fully know until the Lyn says about 2-3minth mark. As soon as we have some money we want to extend their home so they have more space form each other also get a proper set up for them all. We have talked it over also. As we think Hades might end up being the problem child if we have to we will look into adopting one boy from Lyn pro Ann (with there guidance and help) but for now they all seem cool with each other and links hair is growing in nicely. Kinda funny cos he has all the balled spots he now has some bits of hair that are really long and others not so much but his butt hair is finally coming in nicely. He looks so scruffy with all the miss matched length in his hair. and compared to the original 109grams link now comes inside at 280grams, they are all getting so big

 

[Little trinquet]

But this is what we have atm. Its not great but Ann came over and said so long as we expand it around the 2-3 month mark it will be sufficient. So my birthday is on the 28th to I have just said to everyone for my Birthday I want money to go towards these little guys. As Majora and Link. No issues Hades and Link no issues. Hades and Majora that is were we do see some problems but nothing major and they are in the living room so other then at night they are in a very open area that we can see them easily and watch them closely, and they are very 'tamer' now And I think trust us alot more now link will come eat from out hand so slowly we are gaining the trust of them all.

 

[Little trinquet]

Wow. I have just read through this whole thread, and feeling so many emotions! Those "breeders" are scum and I hope that they get what's coming to them, and more.
What brave little piggy boys, especially Link (PS love the name). It is telling that they trust you and your partner so much after a short time. The bond you share with Link is amazing. I think you were meant to find each other
I hope you and your partner know what an amazing thing you've done. You should be so proud!
I remember reading that you were considering getting a pet in the first place to assist with your PTSD. I can kind of empathise with this as I first thought of getting guinea pigs to help with my own mental health issues (anxiety and depression as a result/effect of chronic illnesses). I hope that your boys have helped you even a quarter as much as you've helped them
I am also in Australia and our baby girls are about 8 1/2 weeks old (we've had them for a month tomorrow). I'm in Brisbane but I'd love to share our successes and fails as new piggy slaves/parents!

Thanks, yeah there have been alot of scary moments especially with Link. But now really all very normal. Nice happy healthy piggies. They all still have to have baths with malaseB followed with Alovene as to not dry out their skin and fur but they are all so much more healthy.

 

[Little trinquet]

Hopefully this will work, and you can see them all

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[Little trinquet]

Are you still looking for a cage? I'm not to crafty so I was unable to make the big c&c cage everyone makes but I did find this mansion on Amazon for my babies and they love it. Comes with a removable top, removable wall divider, and removable bottom for easy cleaning. The bottom is also waterproof. All pieces can be individually purchased if necessary. I know my girls need a new ramp cover.

Thanks! We have been looking into all our options for them, is a bit annoying here in Australia it is really hard to get C&C storgate boxes to make a cage out of. So we have been looking at Amazon and eBay. The was something similarly to this but a little bigger on eBay for $90 so we are hoping in the next month and a bit we will be able to expand and get something way more not thrown together random bits and bobs (that works) but is a bit of a pain to clean for one, but Is also not going to be big enough when they all start getting bigger. It should be stable for now. And we think also at least if we do get bigger if we do have to separate them or something we should only need a little extra room and it should work out just fine. But for now it works and they all do seem very very happy. We will see the vet in two weeks just for a follow up but so far we they all seem to be doing so well. Still a little recovery to go for the fugle, but it's coming along.

 

[Little trinquet]

Wow. I have just read through this whole thread, and feeling so many emotions! Those "breeders" are scum and I hope that they get what's coming to them, and more.
What brave little piggy boys, especially Link (PS love the name). It is telling that they trust you and your partner so much after a short time. The bond you share with Link is amazing. I think you were meant to find each other
I hope you and your partner know what an amazing thing you've done. You should be so proud!
I remember reading that you were considering getting a pet in the first place to assist with your PTSD. I can kind of empathise with this as I first thought of getting guinea pigs to help with my own mental health issues (anxiety and depression as a result/effect of chronic illnesses). I hope that your boys have helped you even a quarter as much as you've helped them
I am also in Australia and our baby girls are about 8 1/2 weeks old (we've had them for a month tomorrow). I'm in Brisbane but I'd love to share our successes and fails as new piggy slaves/parents!

We do also, through all this I found out a mate if mines mum has show piggies (one of the ling hairs is a regional champion of something) and breeds them herself, she was so angry when we told her the hole story, she was like OMG what is their names, I know a few people so we will all spread the word and try to stop them, but at least we saved the three that we could, she was like I sell them yes but never before 6 weeks. She was just in shock. It still breaks my heart thinking about that little girl one that seemed pregnant, but we just couldn't do it, it was all already enough on our plate. But tell you what, it has full made me a guinea pig activest . And when summer break comes around I'm going to try and go and see what I can do to help Lyn down in Hornsby to help (it's about 2hrs away by train), she just had 10 dumped at the door in the rain no less. Poor things. So yeah Max for us is 4 if we come into issues with the three boys not working out but two are ok etc. We are just taking it all as it comes really

 

[Little trinquet]

Your doing amazing for your first ever Pig!

I’ve also been duped by what I believe was a backyard breeder of Hamsters when I got my Daernarys, they told me she was a baby, but I believe they were wanting to get rid of the mother, she was absolutely fully grown when I got her. Filthy and covered in blood.

It’s horrible what some people will do just to get a bit of cash,
Lucky for the animals they ended up in the right homes in the end.

Hopefully Link will continue to thrive! You’ll have a special relationship with him now

Sorry this is a late reply but yeah for a first I think we have done really well with all three Of them all thing cOnsidered (I mean I knew nothing other then they need hay and water and pellets that was it). They all are so happy and Majora will even just strech out and sleep in the open zero issues. As someone said I think it was suppose to be.

And yeah it is horrible how some people can be so cruel to defenceless animals. I just don't understand it. And my boyfriend already knows. You know we will end up with more when we own our own home the guineas will take over
But I'm glad their are people like you and me who will just take them on knowing with a bit of love and care they will thrive,

How did Darnarny turn out in the end with some love? Do you even any pictures? Hamsters are 'illegal' here but I would love to see the little one.

 

[anyar.dris]

Oh they are absolutely gorgeous! And from your videos, they all seem very happy. Lots of popcorning and zoomies! Well done you!

 

[Merab]

I have been following your saga - what a story!

It’s so good to hear that they are doing so well.
You have done a fantastic job.
They are so very lucky to have been rescued by you

 

[Little trinquet]

So the boys got and side upgrade to their form, it's not the penthouse yet

I just wanted to show everyone some before and after pictures, I sadly don't have Links first weight in at 109grams but the first pictue I have of him he would have been ~2-3 weeks old. Link is now what ~6-7 weeks old. Hades and Majora were ~4 weeks they are ~8 weeks old now.

 

[Lizzie.1987]

These are beautiful. Amazing transformations and you’ve obviously worked hard with them. Good luck for the future.

 

[Bill & Ted]

What a fantastic result, all three boys happy and returning to good health. You have really done so well with them x

 

[Merab]

Well done.
Lucky piggies really landed on their paws with you

 

[YvonneBlue]

So lovely to see how much they have developed. You have both done an amazing job with these boys.

 

[YvonneBlue]

How are they getting on now?

 

[Little trinquet]

Sorry for a late update Have been very busy with uni my exams as this week....Bees in our walls... Yes BEES decided the house in the wall great olace to set up their Hive... But the Boys are Going Really well so far so good... Hades (Full black face) is the Problem child he keeps teeth cattering at Majora (long hair with Orange on his face) and has started with Link (white) but nothing really Major as yet, we keep a close eye on that, but atm we have Bees yeah bees in the walls of the house, so they are on a little camping trip (not Ideal and trust me if I had any other options! but it is only temporary and we have been told we should be good to go home saturday!) long story short, Delaney is allergic, my Mum is an hour20 drive away, her partner will nit allow them in the house period, we only have one car and that is also not including Delaney getting to work on top of all that uni exams and he can't be around the bees one sting he would swells right up alot could be very problematic. But they love the camping trip cutes little lawn mowing buissness in the making. I keep wondering if I will come one one day and find them dressed up as little rambos with BBguns. All what you stressin about mum this is GREAT Mud, grass! Haha They come in of a night or if it's to hot (weather is not good) and man do they need a bath!, but the fungle is no more! See no signs if it anymore. They are all appear to be happy healthy little guinea pigs. They are growing up fast! when we get them home after there bath we will do a treatment just to be safe as they have been outside. And they are due for there next ones soon. But we have been Thinking with Hades we might get him desexed as he is appearing to be the problem child. So if we do have to very sadly, re-home if he does not calm down or it gets full aggressive. him he could at least be with a girl, with not issues of multiplying. But they come out when at hime for floor time and when they want a treat yiu feel them on your foot

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[Little trinquet]

Well done.
Lucky piggies really landed on their paws with you

Thanks we do try. Comsidering we just full zero experiance I think all things considered they are now all nice Happy Healthy little Guinea pigs.