I went to order some Zorb fabric from Wazoodle today and they are completely sold out! lol Does anyone know of any other places that sell Zorb fabric (by the yard) ??

I have a 2 year old female named Peanut who needs a loving home. She will come with a store cage, bottle, pigloo, and as much hay as you want (I bought a bale this summer and we've barely dented it).

Her cagemate recently died and my mom, whose house she lives at, is no longer willing to let her live there anymore.

I'd prefer she go to a home where she would be living with another pig, as she seems very sad without her friend and is more social to other guinea pigs than to humans, but it's not a deal-breaker.

A little about Peanut: she is a calico guinea pig and fairly small compared to her former cagemate. She doesn't particularly love to be handled, but she has a ton of personality and is very entertaining with her antics in her cage and on the floor. She would do fine with a more dominant pig as she is more passive (about everything besides apple slices).

Please contact me if you have room for a sweet pig!

I printed out the chart on guinealynx for the oral Ivermectin horse paste. I will be mixing this with vegetable oil and I should be okay with that since my son has a graduated cylinder. My main problem is a syringe to administer the Ivermectin. What do you use and where did you get it? I tried CVS and the pet store but neither had one small enough. I'd rather not have to drive 40-45 minutes to his vet just to get a syringe if I don't have to.

I'm smacking my forehead for not keeping one of the two that I had from Doc's antibiotics

I am employed at a 24 hour CVS/Pharmacy. I am the Jane-of-all-trades, so-to-speak, and master of none. While 20 hours of my 40 hour work week I am actually the inventory person, (cycle counting, scanning overstock upstairs to fill shelves downstairs, pre-order, etc. and so on) I also double as a photo technician up front,pharmacy cashier, and shift leader when necessary. Anyways, you get the gist of it-- I am a large piece that keeps this particular store in order. Anywho, getting to the matter at hand.

I'm an all-out animal lover. With the exception of arachnids (like tarantulas) and certain species of lizards, I love all animals. Of course, being on this site, I have the softest place in my heart for guinea pigs and other rodents. I was, however, born and raised around dogs. While I claim to be no expert or veterinary-savvy person, I know quite a few old-wives remedies that have worked in addition to modern medicinal recommendations by my grandfather's dogs' veterinarian. However, I had a lady come in the other day asking SPECIFICALLY FOR an oatmeal shampoo for her dog. I asked her to be a bit more specific, I.E., was she looking EXACTLY for oatmeal soaks or for an actual oatmeal-based shampoo? She gave me a perplexed look and responded with, "Here's what the vet gave me." Lady hands me the slip of paper. All it says on it is Selsun Blue Sensitive Shampoo and oatmeal-based shampoo. The shampoo part was underlined THREE times though. I rubbed my head and contemplation, and then showed the lady that we recently (within the past six months) started getting in Aveeno shampoo with a small bit of oatmeal and wheat base within its contents. The lady adamantly shook her head and replies, rather abrasively: "NO! That is NOT what the veterinarian SAID! She told me SPECIFICALLY that it HAD to be comprised MOSTLY of oatmeal, not just some extract." Soooo... as patiently as I could muster given her uncalled for attitude problem, I walked her over to our skincare/soap aisle and showed her the regular boxed Aveeno, which, any of you with children or who have had poison ivy or chicken pox is very well familiar with. She again stubbornly shook her head and retorted, "NO NO NO! It's a SHAMPOO consistency, NOT a gritty mixture of oatmeal." At this point I was becoming frustrated. In all honesty, when my dog Casey, (may he rest in peace--02/20/1987-01/28/2005) had an episode that required an oatmeal bath, the Aveeno grits inside the box was what his vet recommended and worked just fine. This lady was quite obstinate and insisted that her veterinarian SWORE that CVS, Walgreens, or Rite-Aid would carry what she was looking for. I continued to ask the woman if the vet gave any more specifics, I.E., an actual marketed brand name. She then rehanded me the slip of paper, which simply said, "Oatmeal shampoo twice a day for four days; Selsun Blue every other day for one week." I finally threw my shoulders up in a huge shrug and encouraged the lady to go on the internet and order something through Doctor's Foster and Smith. The lady scoffed, "I DON'T have that kind of time. Chancy <presumably the dog's name> can't wait for this treatment, it needs to be started ASAP because he's been scratching and itching and causing scabbing and bleeding for too long now. I GUESS I WILL JUST HAVE TO GO TO PETCO." The lady was getting ready to storm out, and being an opponent to Petco (unless my grandfather sends me there with his own money and tells me to pick up food for his dogs) I tried getting her to just purchase it directly through her dog's veterinarian. The lady, in an overly huffy tone goes, "WHAT, DO YOU THINK I'M MADE OF MONEY OR SOMETHING? Let's go, Betty! <probably her friend that she was with>" And off she stormed.

GAAAAH!!!! What the :censored: did this lady want me to do, walk on water for her? Seriously, folks, I was nothing but helpful and kind to this lady, but she was hell-bent on finding the PERFECT shampoo for her dog. Which I understand completely, I do, as we should all be doing this for our animals. What I DON'T understand was why she was being so obtuse and vague with me, and moreover, why the veterinarian didn't give her any specific names for the "oatmeal SHAMPOO" as opposed to just "oatmeal BATH". Can somebody here who knows a lot about dogs help me out here? Also, what advice can I give to a customer who comes in and then wants to go to Petco because, *gasp*, CVS'Pharmacy is just that--a PHARMACY! :eek: (I meant no sarcasm towards any of you here in that last statement--this was just directed at my general annoyance over the situation I was placed in last night.) If anyone could help me out, I would be very much so grateful. Thanks, folks.

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I have come a cross pictures of teddy bear piggies and rexes and have fallen inlove with their look (I'm also pretty sure Moo gave birth to a teddy or rex x) I've also read that teddys are supposed to have softer coats and really nice temperaments. But besides this, I really havent been able to find much information about the two breeds, specificly what the differences are between the two.

I am looking to adopt either at teddy or a rex, but would like to know as much about them as possible, besides that they are hard to find!

If anyone could help me out when it comes to breed identification (particularly in pups) and anything eles that sets then apart, (I here they can be easy to confuse with texels as pups) that would be great.:)

I've had my guinea pig Fred for three months now and lately he has become very difficult to handle during floor time and especially during lap time. In the past he has squirmed a little as he was being picked up but settled down with a few easily stopped escape attempts during lap time. He's really geared it up this week though, causing me to nearly drop him several times (more accurately he's been taking flying leaps from my arms while being transported to and from his cage, all of which thankfully have been stopped). I was only able to have lap time with him for five minutes today, as I was unable to get him to sit still. He was constantly trying to get away, clawing at my arm, and being generally uncooperative.

I want to be able to continue lap time with him, but this is just getting to be too much to handle. A piggie elevator might help in transportation, and my only concern is if I use the tunnel I leave in his hidey, he'll relate that with being picked up and won't use it while he's in his cage. But I don't see that helping during lap time, and I'm not sure what I can do then to calm him down and keep him still. I've considered doing lap time in his floor time playpen, so that even if he does manage to get away he'll be safe, as the room he is kept in would be very difficult to pig-proof.

I know that the constant cycle of trying to have lap time with him, him trying to escape, and me adding extra stress to him by not really knowing how to handle it is just making this worse. Does anyone have tips for handling less than cuddly pigs during lap time?

A question for the group: Our litter of (4) pigglies was born extacly 3 weeks ago --- three girls and one boy. So including our 2 adult females we now have 5 girls and 1 boy. But, what do we do with the boy?

We don't want him to be lonely, so we thought about adopting him a male companion. But, if the females are nearby (but separated), will the males fight? Would the new male have to be neutered to prevent fighting? Or, would it be better overall to keep him alone, separated from the females (but able to touch noses), until he's of neutering age? What is neutering age?

Thanks -- all advice appreciated !

Elliot has this kind of gormless/disgusted/confused look - wide eyes, mouth slightly open, front legs splayed.
Ollie's eyes are even wider and he looks constantly terrified.

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Last night Gizzy's cage finally arrived. It is not exactly as I asked but it is not bad. It has been treated to withstand liquids and was treated with a non toxic animal friendly varnish (think varnish is the wrong word but can not figure out the right word in English) The upper level is a bit small to my liking but I will do some modifications where I can.

The inside measurements of the cage is 1.5m x 1.75m or 4.92 Feet x 5.74 Feet
The upper level is only 0.5m x 1.5m or 1.64Feet x 4.92Feet


My friend Freek thought it quite comfy! He helped me bring it in - had to remove my glass doors to get it in! hahaha


My mom will be here this weekend so we can sew the fleece and towel layers to the exact sizes.

I have 2 boars that are under a year old and going through their puberty right now, I think.

In the past couple days I've noticed a sudden increase in their teeth chattering and rumblestrutting (the older of the two is already in puberty, but I think my little guy just caught up). Its as if they're having a face-off and shaking their butts while chattering away. They never actually fight and one eventually gets bored or backs down. All pretty normal behavior, I think. Its more likely to happen when Im giving them "treats" so that makes sense, too.

However, my boyfriend swears that this behavior never happens when its only him around the pigs. Hes witnessed it happening when Im giving them "treats" and thinks it has something to do with the fact that Im a girl and that theyre getting slightly riled because of me.

Could this be possible?

A pet guinea pig named Lucky is living up to her name. After going missing for nine days underneath the porch of the Olde Heritage Tavern and becoming a topic of pub conversation, she was found and returned to her family unharmed on Monday.

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I made a kitchen(the added on pet store cage) today for my girls. They were extremely excited after it was done. I got a video of them happily squeeking,playing and exploring the cage. And I know you guys said that the hay ball is bad, so after I took it out, wired the door on it shut so they cant get into it, it is safe now. I also put it a little high up for them so they dont get stuck under it. I take the sides off to fil it, just so you know. :D

Here it is...(sorry for the mess,I hadn't vacuumed up the shavings from cleaning the cage yet)




And after exploring and playing, It was time for a nap.

Many stars are known for their outrageous requests on set. I read once that someone demanded bowls of M&M's but with one of the colors removed. Anwyay. Pop star Mariah Carey wanted her appearance at a London shopping center opening to include 20 kittens -- all white ones.

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One of my piggies does the strangest thing when eating his pellets. Everynight when he gets his allotment of them, he runs over and drags his food dish near the water bottle. He snatches up a pellet and then drinks a bit before chewing it. I'm wondering if this is something weird or something I should worry about. Like, does chewing hard pellets hurt his teeth or something like that. Or does he just prefer soft mushy pellets? He goes through about a quarter of the water bottle everynight when eating his pellets. It is cute to watch though.

Now that my two months worth of impactions have expired why does my user name still have 'caged' written underneath it?

I am super excited!! I am going with my grandmother to the fabric store on saturday to get supplys. I am not 100% sure what I am getting or what I am doing but I will work it out in the long run and update. My idea right now is to get my fleece(that was a no brainer). Then I want to get some kind of batting or matress pad material. I am going to ask the worker at the fabric shop what is the most obsorbant material for the inside of my beadspeard. I am expecting weird looks. lol Then for the bottom I want to find that material they use for the bottom of footsy jammie. I think that would hold in any additional moistor and be washable. I am hoping I will be able to wash the fleece. sew them all together and have a nice little pillow/bedspread that i can just stick in the cage. That would be awesome! If anyone knows what that footsy jammie material is please let me know. Thank you.

I have a 2x4 cage with 2 girls in it. I would like to get more piggies but I am limited on space. If I build a 2x4 2nd level can I get 2 more pigs? My reasoning is... if there were no ramps and I had 2 on the top & 2 on the bottom They would have enough space. So if I add ramps to connect the two levels they would just have more space to run & play & more friends to do it with.

Just kicking around some ideas and looking for input. Thanks in advance!

My sheltie makes such a fuss when it comes to nail clipping ... I've tried distracting him with veggies, holding him to make him feel safe, but he still kicks, wriggles and cries.
I am terrified that I'm going to cut the quick by accident, because he will not keep still. Also the fact that he has such long hair is a problem because it drapes between his toes.

Any advice? I'm at my wit's end! :eek:

Hi,
I'm in Queensland, Australia & I'm wondering if I'm able to list a guinea pig for re-homing here on this website? And if it is ok to do so, do you think there would be much interest? By that I mean, most of the people here are in other countries... although I have noticed are few members in my general area. I would really like to find her a loving forever-home.

How often should a healthy pig be scratching? My pigs (females) have been scratching quite a bit lately (more so than before at least) and I'm concerned they may have lice/mites (though now that I think of it if that's true the male pup I separated out recently would probably have them too as well as my other boar now, ugh!) I have checked them over and I can't seem to find any bugs/eggs or such and they definitely don't have hair loss or scabs. I think I will pick up some Ivermectin regardless, but I was curious if it sounds as though I'm jumping to conclusions? (which I do with all my animals/children hehe)