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You could also try aspen, thats what I use and it has minimum dust. You may want to just try different brands of bedding, they all differ so you may have more luck with one than another.

Guinea pigs can only last a day at the most without hay. Hay is a key to their digestion, and they won't be able to properly digest food and get nutrients without hay. They are kind of like a horse, a horse always needs hay and so do piggies. I definately suggest going and buying a small bag of...

If your adopting and the rescue already has a matched pair, you don't want to split the pair up so adopt both. This way you will know they already get along. If they rescue has a single pig you could adopt that one now and wait to find a second when another comes. The only problem with this is...

Very cute! Yes, pigs can have pumpkin. Only once or twice a week, and only the outside. Dont feed them any of the insides or seeds.

I used topical ivermectin when I had a new pig join the herd. I bought it at a local feed store for around $30 (This was several years ago). Just about any feed store will have it, in the livestock supplies. I know some feed stores will also sell syringes and needles.

Just like gisele said, clipping a spur is just like clipping a nail. Just do a little bit at a time and you'll know when you've trimmed far enough. My boys used to get them and they were very easy to clip of, to me its easier then their nails. Your pig is very cute by the way!

When I tried to litter train my pigs I got some kitty litter boxes from Walmart, they were about $2 and cheeper and bigger than the ones made for small animals. The sides were about 2 inches high, so they were easy to get in and out.

Once you get a bigger cage, it will help with the smell. I've used Carefresh before and never had a problem with it, I had just the regular version. Some beddings do work better then others, you just have to find out whats right for you. I use aspen because I found it to work the same as...

She is started to get used to you and being held. Since she is smelling your face she feels safe enough to move around and explore her enviroment. A nibble means she was just tasting. We explore our enviroment mostly by feel and sight, animals go by site, smell and taste. Think of a dog, when...

Hidey houses and tubes have been big hits with my pigs. Toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls are another big hit with mine. Something else I did was also take a sheet of paper and crumple it into a ball and they pigs loved to chew on it. If you can make a cozie (like a pillow case with three...

Are you feeding timothy hay or any type of grass hay? Guinea pigs need a grass hay in their diet, and alfalfa hay is a legume not a grass hay. Some examples of grass hay are timothy, orchard, and bluegrass.

How old is your guinea pig? On the back of your pellet bag, what is the base hay used in it? Can you tell us the types of veggies your feeding? What are the names and types of veggies your feeding?

Recently we bought a watermelon. I know the pigs can have the watermelon, but can I also feed them the watermelon rind?

I have four boys: Mu, Mo, Teef, and Blyng. Lately Blyng has been chasing the others, rumblestrutting and mounting them. He is over 2 years old, and the others are older than that. All four have been together over a year. They live in a 2x7 L shaped cage with a 1x4 upper deck. There are enough...

I give mine a trim with scissors. If you get actual dog grooming scissors, such as from the company Wahl, they work so much better than regular scissors. Electric clippers are loud and if you put it against their skin the vibrations could scare them (this even happens to dogs).