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So Pippin has recently decided to refuse his Oxbow pellets. For some reason or another, he will not touch them. Only wants to eat hay and grass. My parents were getting desperate for him to eat something other than Critical Care (he gobbles it up!), so they picked up Kaytee Timothy Complete (and...

I knew I had this email laying around somewhere... For those of us that partake of organic products, this is sad news. You almost have to wonder why we pay so much extra in the price if we have the weakest organic standards! Congress has amended the Organic Food Production act to allow food...

Lately I've had a lot of random friends (non-cavy slaves, of course) ask the age of my guinea pig. Most seem to think he's old, having just celebrated his 4th birthday. I don't think Pippin seems old at all! If you've had some "older" cavies, how old did they live to be?

Pippin has a new favorite toy for the upcoming cold winter months. I made several rice socks (old socks filled with rice, you pop them in the microwave and they get nice and toasty) for myself, but I never really use them. On a whim, I stuck one inside Pippin's pigloo. He's been snuggled up to...

I've read lots about this on GL, but I was wondering if anyone on here has personal experience giving their pig polycitra? Pippin is going to start taking it sometime soon.

Pippin is a gnawing machine, so I had to come up with something that would prevent him from accessing the coroplast. I came up with this plan that turned out to be wonderfully easy to clean. The grids are cable-tied together (none of those pesky connectors) and set inside the perimeter of the...

I've been doing lots of posting about my Pippin lately and thought an update might be nice. He had a huge stone removed from his urethra. As you can't suture the urethra, the whole incision had to granulate in, requiring lots of TLC and medication. This entire ordeal (about a week now), he's...

My pig just had a rather large stone removed from his urethra. I recall hearing about a list serve specifically about guinea pig stones. Does anyone know about it? Just a little history on Pippin leading up to the stone removal, in case anyone is interested: Pain upon urination for past week...

My pig is in need of some sub-q fluids (for stone problems). I've asked my dad (our vet) for advice and tried that with no luck. I've been to GL and their advice was the same as my dad gave. Everyone says to sit him in my lap in a towel and then give them. It seems easy enough and I've done it a...

To everyone with the HUGE cages...where do you put them? I live in a tiny apartment and share my bedroom with my pig. That puts a serious limit on his cage size.

Pippin is going through even more urinary issues and the latest advice from my dad is to get him to drink more. (BACKGROUND: Pippin has been treated for a few years now by my dad, a vet, for problems that we can't quite figure out. We've been treating as best we can without knowing a definite...

I would love to get a friend for my guinea pig, Pippin. He's a neutered 4 year old that I've had since he was a baby. He rather enjoys being an only pig I suspect. I still think that it might be best for him to have a friend for while I'm not home. Does anyone have a suggest of what age/sex...

I'd like to add a second level to my piggy's cage, however, I have a few problems. First of all, he doesn't like ramps. My boyfriend has a two level cage that Pippin has visited, but he refuses to use the upper deck. Has anyone had any luck with making a more enclosed ramp with scared pigs? The...