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Hi and welcome to the forum. Glad to hear you've stopped breeding - and even more so that you plan to adopt in future. I hope the find the forum useful.

Hi and welcome to the forum. I agree with most of the others - see what is available at the time. If you find a pair of boys straight off then great, if you can only find one then go ahead and just find him a friend when one turns up. My first pigs were two brothers and I never had any...

Welcome to the forum. It's great that you actually did your research before getting the pigs and that you adopted those poor babies, well done! Hope you enjoy the forum, I'm sure you'll find it incredibly useful.

Welcome to the forum - your post really cheered me up! Both piggies are gorgeous, and I love their names. Mushu looks just like a negative version of one of my first piggis (Ruff) who was all white with a black tuft on his head. Its great that you have found this site, built a great cage and...

Please just answer me one single question... We have explained everything to you in great detail. We have told you that the issue is not how animals appear to be treated in store, about overpopulation, irresponsible breeding, the bigger picture. We have read what you posted and responded...

I don't mean to be rude, but have you actually read anything we have posted to explain WHY we are against petstores? You seem to think it is all about what you see on the shop floor and that the animals look clean - but that is all really beside the point. We object to pet stores because they...

Most members here have bought animals from pet stores or breeders at some point - I certainly have. The difference is that most of us would not do it again, now that we know the bigger picture. Buying an animal from a breeder (or worse a pet store) encourages and funds impulse buying...

Welcome to the forum! It is good to hear you want to do the best for your piggie, and I fully appreciate not being in control of a family situation. You are right that this tries to educate people (about all sorts of issues) and I find that to be a very good thing. I think myself and almost...

Hi and welcome to the forum! I'm sory to ehar about all you've been through with your hamster and guinea pig... its a shame you didn't find this site and learn about petstores first. For caging, I would definately suggest building a c+c, they are by far the best. Your dog crate gives 6 sq...

I am a big fan of reptiles - particularly snakes, but I am so glad we don't have the "live or dead food" issue here in the UK. It is illegal to live feed any vertebrate animal.

Maybe I am just naieve to accept people at their word and assume they are honest - but I can see this situation as sadly a likely possibility. Seeing as Snakecharmer is still living with parents, chances are he has very little say in what goes on in the household. He can't force his brother to...

Hi and welcome to the forum! It's great to hear you are doing your research so far in advance, that is excellent. I'm sure your piggies will be very happy in their new home when they finally arrive. I sympathise with you though - I was on here for maybe 6 months before I could get my pigs, I...

Hi and welcome to the forum. I think its nice of you to do some research for your brother, especially as you don't even like small furries yourself. (I like everything - furries, reptiles, even tarantulas). For basic care info I would suggest going through this forum, into all the care...

Hi there - welcome to the forum! I'm sure you'll find all the info you need on here, and everyone is always happy to help with advice. It would be great to see some pigtures of your new boy! I would agree it would be best to get him another male as a companion, although I would wait until...

Hi and welcome to the forum. Hope Chewie gets well soon! Please do not tap his nose when he bites you. All this will do is make him scared of you and more likely to bite! Violence - evn in the form of a light tap - is never the answer.

Welcome to the forums, its always great to get more UKers on here! Lovely piggies. :)

Hi and welcome to the forum! I hope you'll stick around - this is a great place to learn lots of accurate guinea pig info and is a really nice community of like-minded people. I know some people might come across as harsh, but they don't mean to - it's just because they care. We'll give you...

Hi an welcome to another UKer! Check out the UK section of the forum - I'm sure there is a thread there on where to find materials in the UK. Good luck!

Hello and welcome to another UKer! Hope you enjoy the forum!

Lab use different "strains" (like breeds) of animals depending on what they're being used for. Dunkin Hartley is the most common type of lab guinea pig, and they are indeed PEW.