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According to the veggie chart posted, romaine lettuce doesn't have significantly more calcium than any other lettuce. I don't hesitate to feed romaine lettuce, as part of a wide range of different...

I am leaving town Dec 15 and need a sitter for my two boys Badger and Snowy until Jan 6. This is the first time my
ads at my university have not drawn students interested in sitting for them,...

I meant that I was going to offer $70+veg for the whole 3 weeks. Maybe $30 a week would be more appropriate.

But $30/day for 22 days is $660!!

I will put a message on our neighborhood email list this week. Last year I did it and got many people offering their children as caretakers (or maybe the...

Oh no, even with veggies? :( I guess I will have to scrape the barrel and find more...

I don't know that there is a going rate. Last year I paid $50+veggies to a lady in Boulder for 3 weeks, for one pig. This year I was going to offer $70+veg for two pigs. Life is expensive just at the...

Success! Thanks bpatters! and thanks for piggie-sitting Badger in TX for all those months when I was on sabbatical!!

Oh yes please!! I have been trying to either log in or register on Guinea Lynx for about 15 minutes. I thought my username was Cogni there too. I've tried every permutation I can think of that name...

No only here. I once joined that site but it was years ago, don't remember the user name and password. I have consulted that site for various things in the past, but only posted once I think, when my...

I worried about boarding them for exactly that reason - I have heard of pigs being put in tiny cages. Such a shame that a place specializing in guinea pigs would do that, though.

I am looking for a piggie-sitter for my two boys Badger and Snowy while I am out of the country for 3 weeks July 6-28. We are in Boulder Colorado near the University.

Badger is a large gentle...

Latest update on Badger: I took him to the big Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Fort Collins, CO last month. Badger was thoroughly checked over by a specialist in the exotics department who I was...

Update on Badger: I could not get him in for an appointment with another specialist before I have to go out of town (early tomorrow). But he is eating a lot more and gaining weight steadily - he is...

It looks great! The only thing I wondered about was the spray adhesive - who knows what's in that. I think I would have used a non-toxic kid's glue like Elmer's glue. But I think the shape and the...

Thanks, great advice Billie, as always! I will research a new vet tonight. If we have to drive to Denver, we'll do it (she said without consulting her driver. But he loves Badger too so he will!)
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I agree that it has to be something with his teeth. I am in Boulder CO and went to the Arapahoe Animal Hospital. A piggie site recommended a Dr. Hayes there, but I got the other exotics vet, Dr....

I am very puzzled as to the condition that my Badger has. He started having trouble eating last week - stopped eating lettuce, even his favorite parsley, and his hay. After 2 days of trying to feed...

Today is my last day with my baby Tufty. My husband and the vet have convinced me that operations do not make sense at this point. No one knows how long he could live if we just keep treating him...

Thank you all so much for your words, it means a lot to me that somebody understands this. I feel I have to hide my grief from the people around me except my husband. They would not understand.
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I haven't posted on here in a while. I just got a medical report on my poor little Tufty's CAT scan and I am so distraught.

Background: Tufty, my abyssinian mix, got a URI in late July and I...

I decided that piggies should have a holiday that is special to them. Groundhog Day fits the bill -- we already have a day symbolized by a cute, roly-poly rodent that resembles our favorite pets to...

What a fine handsome piggie! I love those pics, they show up his lovely coloring very well.

You are asking all the right questions and I am glad you are taking him in for a check-up. Good luck,...

They do need a hidey each, but pigloos can be too isolating. Try a hidey that is an upside-down box that has a wide opening in each side, mousehole-shaped holes that are larger than the pig. Or, you...

My piggies' vet is an exotics specialist. She keeps well up on the literature and has helped save my pig Tufty's life twice when he was nearly a goner. She knows more about cavy care than any...

My deepest condolences for the loss of your sweet boy! You were trying to help him but it was not to be. I hope you can take some solace from the rest of your herd who still need you and love you...