Now, I'm not trying to justify buying guinea pigs from pet stores as good, or better than adopting from a shelter. What I would like to say though is that I can't help but notice peoples hostility on this site, and others, when it comes to people who have bought their piggies from a store. Your snobbery is childish and very inconsiderate. People need to take into account that not all of us live with a guinea pig shelter in our areas, or even in our towns. For instance, my nearest animal shelter...

I hope I am doing this right. I'm not sure, because this is my first time.
My piggies have recently stopped eating their veggies. (Not the lettuces, parsley's, cilantro, pellets or hay.) Just the peppers, carrots, celery & cucumbers. They will still eat the tomatoes. If any one has some advice I would appreciate it. Thank you

I was looking online today because i had found a gp that I was going to adopt off craigslist. He was very sweet looking and and had very cute markings. So I emailed the lady because I was so excited that I thought I had found Gizmo a friend. The lady emailed me back and said that I could call her to arrange to come meet her and pick the gp up. So I called and started talking to this woman and it turns out that she is a breeder. I was so upset. Not to mention that her information was posted wrong...

It all came as a shock. Ever since I got the boys I have kept them in clean, fleece lined hutches, in my room at night when it's cold, and outside during the day. They were never exposed to the cold, air conditioning, sawdust, or dust of any kind since they came to live with me. However a few nights ago I woke up at 2am because Houdini was making noises like he was in pain because it hurt to breathe. It was awful and so sudden that I didn't know what to do. I researched all I could on the internet...

It's been a pretty busy weekend here as yesterday Mr Darcy and I took the boys to the vet for their Ivermectin shots. Their last visit was around Easter so I was sorry to pack to boys in the cat carrier again and am hoping that there won't be a re-infestation. Funnily enough though, I get more stressed out about going to the vets than the boys do. For you see, for no apparent reason since the start of this year I developed this fear/anxiety over going to the doctors, and as it turns out this includes...