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02-25-21, 12:58 pm

bpatters replied to a thread Fruit: Bananas in Diet and Nutrition

I wouldn't give them the peels. They're what absorb any pesticides applied to the trees. Give...

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02-24-21, 04:54 pm

bpatters replied to a thread Dominance: Fight and dominance issues in About Guinea Pigs

I'd get some of the furniture out and replace it with fleece forests draped across several areas of...

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02-24-21, 11:17 am

bpatters replied to a thread Teeth: front tooth overgrown in Medical & Veterinary

I dunno. Mine chewed water, which I thought was weird. It sure didn't do anything for their teeth.

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02-24-21, 11:15 am

bpatters replied to a thread Fruit: Bananas in Diet and Nutrition

Very small bits. Bananas have LOTS of sugar, and can upset a pig's GI tract.

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02-23-21, 07:46 am

bpatters replied to a thread Teeth: front tooth overgrown in Medical & Veterinary

She needs to see an exotic vet with experience in rodent dentistry. Front teeth that aren't the...

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02-22-21, 04:37 pm

bpatters replied to a thread Hay: Stick in Kaytee hay in Diet and Nutrition

Folks, hay is cut, harvested and packaged by machines. It comes out of fields that have sticks,...

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02-21-21, 05:22 pm

bpatters replied to a thread Play: Can I put warm colored fairy lights around my cage? in About Guinea Pigs

You could put them above the cage, too high for them to chew the wires. Even a battery can give a ...

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02-21-21, 10:49 am

bpatters replied to a thread Sneezing: Simon's Medical Thread. in Medical & Veterinary

It's totally normal. Pigs get weirded out about the strangest things, and it can take a couple of...

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02-18-21, 05:12 pm

bpatters replied to a thread Sick: Guinea pig has persistent breathing problems even with vet care in Medical & Veterinary

Odd Pet Vet in South Weymouth is only about 25-30 miles from Taunton, and it is an exclusively...

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02-18-21, 02:54 pm

bpatters replied to a thread Sick: Guinea pig has persistent breathing problems even with vet care in Medical & Veterinary

The fact that they've all got it means it could be something in their environment -- dust in the...

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02-18-21, 02:50 pm

bpatters replied to a thread Bonding: Boar Bonding issues HELP!!! in About Guinea Pigs

To pick my least favorite nit, you can't bond them. You can introduce them, and they may bond...

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02-18-21, 10:31 am

bpatters replied to a thread How Many: Should I Get a Third Guinea Pig? in About Guinea Pigs

I wouldn't. You've got no guarantee that they'll get along with another pig, and may in fact not...

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02-18-21, 09:57 am

bpatters replied to a thread Keeping Warm: Rolling blackouts and single digit temps in Texas - terrified in About Guinea Pigs

Look under your profile. The picture has to be of a guinea pig. If it's your pig, you'll have to...

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02-18-21, 09:56 am

bpatters replied to a thread Fleece: Anti-Pill Fleece over Puppy Pads for Bedding in Fleece

You have to be careful with the puppy pads, because the pigs will eat them. If you want really...

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02-18-21, 08:53 am

bpatters replied to a thread Keeping Warm: Rolling blackouts and single digit temps in Texas - terrified in About Guinea Pigs

Your Cavy Newbie status will change automatically when you've been here 30 days.

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02-18-21, 07:55 am

bpatters replied to a thread Pine: Any opinions on kiln dried pine? in Fleece

It depends. First, it's not dried at thousands of degrees -- you'd have nothing left but ashes. ...

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02-18-21, 07:46 am

bpatters replied to a thread Keeping Warm: Rolling blackouts and single digit temps in Texas - terrified in About Guinea Pigs

Ercot would be a good place to place blame. But the real culprit are the Texas legislature, George...

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02-16-21, 08:22 pm

bpatters replied to a thread Keeping Warm: Rolling blackouts and single digit temps in Texas - terrified in About Guinea Pigs

4boipigs, that sounds reasonable. Make sure they've got hideys they can get in that aren't much...

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02-16-21, 08:19 pm

bpatters replied to a thread General: Yellow Hay in About Guinea Pigs

You can't get KMS hay in Australia, and you may not be able to get Oxbow. If you can find a...

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02-16-21, 08:15 pm

bpatters replied to a thread General Fusing Pelvic Bones in guinea pigs when they've been pregnant before in Pregnancy and Babies

What Soecara said. He won't be able to impregnate her if you wait four weeks after the neutering...

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02-16-21, 08:35 am

bpatters replied to a thread General: Yellow Hay in About Guinea Pigs

I'd call them and tell them it's unacceptable. Hay should be green, not yellow. Hay that's too...

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02-15-21, 10:56 pm

bpatters replied to a thread Keeping Warm: Rolling blackouts and single digit temps in Texas - terrified in About Guinea Pigs

I'm in Houston, and my power was out for about 8 hours. Texas doesn't participate in the...

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02-14-21, 09:07 pm

bpatters replied to a thread Fur: Will it grow out? in About Guinea Pigs

I think you're right. I completely misread it. In that case, if it was curly before the cut,...

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02-14-21, 07:56 pm

bpatters replied to a thread Fur: Will it grow out? in About Guinea Pigs

It'll definitely grow back, but undoubtedly not straight. You've got another hair cut in your...

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02-14-21, 09:22 am

bpatters replied to a thread The forum ate my old account in Introduce Yourself!

Y'all, it's apparently a randomly occurring problem on the back end of the forum. Tech support has...

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02-13-21, 05:40 pm

bpatters replied to a thread Behavior: My guinea pig is too scared for cagemate in About Guinea Pigs

Are you close enough to a rescue that you could take him in and let him choose his own buddy? ...

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02-11-21, 12:08 pm

bpatters replied to a thread Introductions: is it recommended homing two brothers (neutered) and three sows together? in About Guinea Pigs

No, it's not. You can put multiple sows with one boar, but not more than one. Even neutered, the...

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02-10-21, 09:27 pm

bpatters replied to a thread Injury: Scratch on chin near mouth, need help with treatment in Medical & Veterinary

You don't need to ice it unless there's heat and swelling. Get a triple antibiotic cream (from...

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02-09-21, 03:31 pm

bpatters replied to a thread We will miss you Petunia in In Memory Of

I'm so very sorry you lost her.

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02-08-21, 03:34 pm

bpatters replied to a thread Hay: Is my hay and pellets good for the guinea pigs? in Diet and Nutrition

Hay should be green. You got either a very old bale, or one that was harvested too late.

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