I got to hold her for a while before and after I cage cleaned. She ran and then went still and I then picked her up. She didn’t freak out! She let me hold her for about thirty seconds both times. I’m in piggy mommy heaven I’m going to let her be the rest of the day until dinner. Between the cage clean and the holding her nerves are probably way overstimulated. Poor sweetie!
URI symptoms are more excessively sneezing/ a runny nose/ become lethargic/ or eating less. If you've been sick, I think the general conclusion is guinea pigs can't catch human viruses, but it's possible for them to catch bacteria/infections. I'm quite paranoid myself and handle my piggies food etc as little as possible, keep my face away from them, and wash my hands constantly when I'm sick.
Like bpatters said, two sneezes is nothing to worry about for her
When I first got my Robin Hood he was about 6 weeks old and kept sneezing a lot (5/6 times in a day) , and I was SO worried. He showed no other URI symptoms, and after a few days the sneezes stopped. He's been the picture of health ever since!
We figured out what was causing may have been a mix of adjusting stress and this: when he drank from his guinea pig water bottle, his mouth was so little he'd end up getting a nose full of water as well, poor baby! lol We added a hamster sized one next to the guinea pig sized one, and he'd choose it instead; it stopped the accidental nose full of water.
Heat is much bigger danger than cold to piggies, the temps of your house sound like no problem at all. I use carefresh type paper bedding as well and it's never caused my piggies issues.
That's great she's eating carrots and red leaf--- try mixing in little bits of bell pepper now! Nearly all piggies adore it, and vitamin c is so important for them. The extra vitamin c they offer would be a nice precaution against her sneezes, too
About 5 minutes a piece. I had her in a towel so she’d feel more secure, but she still shook the whole time poor baby, I could feel it through the towel. Once I caught her eyes droop but she woke herself back up. It’s coming along day by day. I wish she didn’t have to feel so scared of people, that can’t be a pleasant existence for her. :sad:
Oh my goodness 8oz? My sweetie drinks maybe 1-2. And she spends a lot of time trying. It works for me, but maybe it’s just two heavy of balls for her. Should I take her to the vet ASAP? I thought of putting a water bowl in there. I know they aren’t the most sanitary, but obviously she doesn’t get the bottle. I’m very worried now.The amount of water guinea pigs drink depends on the piggy and varies by the day, much like people. I think the average is around 8 ounces. How much does the water level go down for her?
I have Happy Home water bottles, and with a light touch the water drips/flows out right away. I actually got them at Walmart, but they're BPA free and made in the USA.
If you're worried she isn't getting enough water, you can give her high water content veggies like lettuce and cucumber, or get any vegetable really wet before giving it to her. Also remember the more high water/wet veggies she eats the less water she'll drink, because she's already getting it from them
It took my Robin Hood a little time to warm up to eating bell peppers, too. I just kept mixing small pieces in with things he did eat. Mine both love yellow ones the most...and Robin Hood has a sweet tooth so he also loves the red ones. Red and orange are higher in sugar, so they can't have a lot of them constantly. But I give mine both yellow and green every day!
