TwistedHarls
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- Joined
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- Joined
- Aug 16, 2012
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- 38
Hi there, I'm new to this forum, and I'm a new guinea pig owner. I recently adopted two guinea pigs from a local 'rescue' group. Their names are Sam and Dean Winchester. My boyfriend and I decided to rename them to that, because Peanut and Oreo didn't seem to fit them. Dean is a multi-colored short hair, and Sam is a dark brown/black and reddish brown Abyssinan(long, messy hair). Dean has warmed up to us a lot and likes to take food from us. Sam is really skittish and reluctant to take food from us, but is a lot more calm.
The reason I have quotes around rescue is because of how the guinea pigs have acted and looked since we got them. Their nails are really long, like they haven't been cut for a while, Sam's fur was really dirty, and their cage reeked. The water in their bottle was yellowish and looked really gross, and there was caked on bodily waste everywhere in the cage.
They came in a small store-bought cage that I cleaned out the day after I adopted them. The cage seemed like it hadn't been cleaned for a while, or even ever. I scrubbed it out and put fresh bedding in there for them, but now I'm interested in making a new cage for them. (I'm going to start a new thread about that) But I'm excited to have found this forum!
Hopefully I'll be able to find my way around this forum pretty easily...
Does anyone have any recommendations on cutting their nails? I've looked into it and I know that they have that little blood thing that grows with their nails, so I'm afraid to cut them by myself. Could I get a pet groomer to do it?
The reason I have quotes around rescue is because of how the guinea pigs have acted and looked since we got them. Their nails are really long, like they haven't been cut for a while, Sam's fur was really dirty, and their cage reeked. The water in their bottle was yellowish and looked really gross, and there was caked on bodily waste everywhere in the cage.
They came in a small store-bought cage that I cleaned out the day after I adopted them. The cage seemed like it hadn't been cleaned for a while, or even ever. I scrubbed it out and put fresh bedding in there for them, but now I'm interested in making a new cage for them. (I'm going to start a new thread about that) But I'm excited to have found this forum!
Hopefully I'll be able to find my way around this forum pretty easily...
Does anyone have any recommendations on cutting their nails? I've looked into it and I know that they have that little blood thing that grows with their nails, so I'm afraid to cut them by myself. Could I get a pet groomer to do it?
You could take them to your local vet, I'm sure they would cut them for you if you are a little nervous doing it for the first time! For 2 pigs I imagine it would be quite cheap. 
