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As last year, I want to close more gaps in our already impressive array of information and would like your help in writing them!

- Boars: Bullying, fights, fall-outs and what next? (Behaviour and bonding section) Done - Wiebke
This is very much a member wish. Is anybody with boar experience interested in writing a guide on how to spot the signs when things get dodgy (and when they are not), what trial separations and re-introductions can do and cannot do, link to re-intros, scratches and bites care, and listing the pros and cons of the various options after a permanent separation.

- Water bottles: overview and cleaning tips (Daily Care section) (wendyhouse)
It would be great if one of you would list the currently available types of water bottles, their pros and cons, tips on how to prevent the fast build-up algae, tips for protecting bottles in cold weather and keeping them cool during heat waves as well as tips for cleaning and disinfecting.

- Long-hair guinea pig grooming (Daily Care) (gogoguineas)
Illustrated tips and tricks on how best to groom long-haired piggies, various brushes for various breeds, how to best cut out mats, tips for winter and summer haircuts as well as bathing and how to deal with especially messy long-haired boys. Member with exerience and willing models wanted!

- Boar care guide (Daily Care)
Somebody experienced with boar care needed to create an illustrated guide as to how often and how best to and what to look out for, including cauliflower willies (which I can provide a picture for), boar glue and semen rods (which I also can get a pic), grease gland link, impaction link etc.

- Cage and hutch cleaning: tips, tricks and overview of possible product types (Housing section) (Maisie and Poppy)

- New C&C/connector guide and overview (Housing section) - Flutterby
This is to update and replace our various C&C sticky threads into one easy guide that has it all. If possible with some illustrated tips and tricks, as well as updated sourcing links and tips for around the world.

We are always keen to make our forum an even better place, but we very much value your input and help, too, with making it so! Especially as we wouldn't be here without your daily presence and support. The stickies will all be published under your name. Please message me if you are willing to take on one of these information guides.
 
PiggyOwner said:
This is a lot to do - but I agree that it would be a good idea to tidy up the stick threads.
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The C&C sticky is in many ways just a tidying up of already existing information, updating links and bringing everything together. I would email you all the existing texts, so you can re-use as much as makes sense and try work it into a coherent whole. I don't expect you to re-invent the wheel. But I would be ever so grateful if somebody could take this job off me!
 
wendyhouse said:
It's an excellent idea, I don't feel experienced enough to offer advice yet, the triplets are neutered and we have ordered a double cage for two teen boys but at 6 months who knows? Your advice has been invaluable to me, and hopefully one day I will be able to help out newer members :)
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I am glad you have found the advice here useful. You'll soon gain plenty of experience, I learnt so much joining the forum and still do. It is great to have you here, I am pleased the neutering went well for your piggies.
 
wendyhouse said:
It's an excellent idea, I don't feel experienced enough to offer advice yet, the triplets are neutered and we have ordered a double cage for two teen boys but at 6 months who knows? Your advice has been invaluable to me, and hopefully one day I will be able to help out newer members :)
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You are always welcome to research forum threads for water bottle tips etc. and write a guide on that. I am sure that you will learn quite a bit doing so! ;)
 
This is such a good idea. I would love to help but am a bit busy with the rescue at the moment. If you don't get any takers l would be interested to write some stuff about boars, although l feel my experience is far less than many others on the forum. I would very much like to write about intensive care and terminal care of poorly piggies, but this does seem to be well covered all ready?
 
pig in the city said:
This is such a good idea. I would love to help but am a bit busy with the rescue at the moment. If you don't get any takers l would be interested to write some stuff about boars, although l feel my experience is far less than many others on the forum. I would very much like to write about intensive care and terminal care of poorly piggies, but this does seem to be well covered all ready?
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We have got tips in our hand feeding guide on how to feed very ill piggies, but what we lack is a sticky that deals sensitively with questions around "Is my guinea pig dying; what can I do for my dying/terminally ill piggy; where do I draw the line?"
 
Wiebke said:
We have got tips in our hand feeding guide on how to feed very ill piggies, but what we lack is a sticky that deals sensitively with questions around "Is my guinea pig dying; what can I do for my dying/terminally ill piggy; where do I draw the line?"
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Yes, this is an important subject l find very interesting, l will have a think and put something together. Do l send it to you Wiebke?
 
pig in the city said:
Yes, this is an important subject l find very interesting, l will have a think and put something together. Do l send it to you Wiebke?
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Yes, please! If you wish, we can have a bit of a discussion about what issues the sticky could cover etc. and in which way sensitive areas could be best tackled and then see where we go from there.
 
Hi Wiebke, I've done a rough draft, I'm not sure how I send it to you? I was a bit unsure about the cleaning of water bottles, other than hot water and a bottle brush there are people who say use bleach or washing up liquid or a sterilising kit - its very controversial! What would the forum recommend? Thanks Wendy
 
wendyhouse said:
Hi Wiebke, I've done a rough draft, I'm not sure how I send it to you? I was a bit unsure about the cleaning of water bottles, other than hot water and a bottle brush there are people who say use bleach or washing up liquid or a sterilising kit - its very controversial! What would the forum recommend? Thanks Wendy
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Will message you!
 
Maisy and Poppy said:
What should I do next?
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Have a look around threads with cleaning tips for hutches, for cages and for deep cleans/disinfection (you can make use of the search function on the top right, too). then you can message me with the results and we take it from there.
 
Thanks for offering! Merrypip has tentatively agreed to do the boar care guide, as she has lots of experience with boars, so that takes care of the last guide for tender this year.
 
wendyhouse said:
Hi Wiebke, I've done a rough draft, I'm not sure how I send it to you? I was a bit unsure about the cleaning of water bottles, other than hot water and a bottle brush there are people who say use bleach or washing up liquid or a sterilising kit - its very controversial! What would the forum recommend? Thanks Wendy
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You can message me your draft (click on the envelope on the top bar).
We recommend using a bit of uncooked rice with a little bit of water for quicke and easy scouring by shaking (cover the spout with a finger!) and baby bottle steriliser like Milton for the sterilisation, bit with a thorough rinse afterwards.
Bleach and washing up liquid are DEFINITELY NOT recommended! (Please include that warning in the guide!)
 
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