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I am definitely going to adopt her a friend. I just don't want the other guinea pig to take advantage of Skittles.

Yes, I feed her Gerber Year 1 Applesauce, Carrot, and Banana. She really loves that stuff. I only give it to her once a day, via a syringe.

I give her eCotrition pellets, which seem legit. They have fruits, veggies, timothy hay pellets, and Ester C. Is there any reason specific reason you would not recommend these as opposed to the other brands you like?

I think she likes Red Peppers, cause she ate a few pieces of it the last time I gave it to her. The leafy greens, not so much. I will try to hand feed her greens from now on.
I give her tons of timothy hay. She loves that stuff.

I have a guinea pig magazine / book that has all of the nutrition requirements, etc. That is where I got the idea of putting vitamin C tablets in her water. It also said that spaying my piggie would prevent ovarian cysts and other issues like that from developing in the future. That is the only reason why I would have considered it.

I cannot remember the size of her cage, but it is quite big, especially for her size. I will definitely get a bigger one once I adopt a new piggie. It will be useful to have 2 cages for the quarentine time.

The play pen does not have a roof, and I would not want her to climb out of it and run around the house. She is not the climbing type, she'll turn around as soon as she feels/senses a road block, but I am just being paranoid. If I hold her for 15 minutes, would it be ok to let her run around in the playpen for a few hours? (With food and water in there, of course.)

Thank you all for the helpful replies. I have read the stickies and many online articles and my magazine. A lot of the info is kind of conflicting, and to boot, I have a deaf/blind guinea pig, so I don't know if all the advice that is out there necc. applies to her. That is why I asked those questions.

Many thanks,

Rich