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One of my crested guinea pigs recently died ( I was devastated, Velma was such a good piggie, but she was old :( ) and so I adopted a new friend for Daphne, and she is an Abyssinian (my 6 year old sister named her Pippy-Long-Stockings... Pip for short). My short haired guinea pigs didn't really...

So, I'm waiting to adopt a new friend from the Australian Cavy Sanctuary. I've called around everywhere and nobody seems to have guinea pigs except these guys and they only take appointments on Saturdays, I haven't been given a day yet and a tree fell on the lady's house (which is horrible, I...

Any tips on cleaning fleece? I think I do a pretty good job with a dust pan and beating it, but I was wondering if anyone could give me any light bulbs on how to make the job easier??? Thank you in advance!!! :D

Are you supposed to trim the front nails as well, or just the back? Daphne's and Velma's nails just feel really sharp on their front paws and I can't really tell if they're growing all that much and the end part of their nail is black, not clear like their back paws, so I just can't tell that's...

Ok, so first mistake is that my pigs are from a pet store - nothing I can do about that now... But I was after some long-haired pigs, and the guy told me they would be long hair ones, so knowing nothing about pigs, I took the ones he told me were long hairs... They are now 5 months old and I...

Do guinea pigs bite you if they don't like you? In the last two weeks or so, I've been so busy with study, exams, full-time work and family that I've had no time for dedicated lap-time... They're still getting food and their cage and litter box cleaned and in the morning I take them out of their...

So I bought my piggies from a pet store and THEN I joined this forum. I began with zero awareness about guinea pigs. I'll admit I bought them thinking I could put them in a cage bought from the store and so my little sister (Miss 5) could play with them. In fact when I bought them I'd never even...

We've had two vet visits so far for mite treatment and from one vet visit to the next (only one week) the girls felt heavier and I'd swear they have little pot bellies! They have put on 50 grams in one week! They are only 15 weeks old, so I know they still have growing to do, but I was wondering...

My piggies were scratching heaps and losing fur, so I took them to an exotic vet and she thinks they have mites. So we're up to their second round of Ivermectin injections which they had yesterday (at the vet) and they are still scratching like crazy! I've even noticed that they are giving each...

I have had my guinea pigs for 3 weeks now and my family officially thinks I'm nuts. You know the 'Cat Lady' on the Simpsons? They call me the 'freaky Guinea Pig Lady' because I just can't leave my babies alone! I read about all the wonderful things you guys are doing for your piggies and I...

I have hunted for cubes in every single recommended shop in Sydney (in person locally and over the phone if it was too far away) - Go-Lo, Reject Shop, Sam's Warehouse, Big W, Kmart, Furniture Stores, Asian Discount Stores, ALDI, Target etc. I even went to Bunnings, but there is no way I'm paying...

So I've only had my piggies for two weeks, but they've had scabs, been scratching and are full of dandruffy-type flakes - as well as losing hair. I was avoiding it, but I bit the bullet and took my darling girls to the vet... Being a Cavy Newbie, I didn't want to risk making their condition...

Hi, My name is Kacie and my gorgeous girls are Daphne and Velma (yes, from Scooby Doo, and yes Daphne has red colouring and Velma brown!) and we live in Sydney, Australia. So... I originally bought my two piggies for my youngest sister (who is 5) and then realised how awful she is with my poor...