General New pig owner here , any advice

afoxie011 · Nov 18, 2021

Hello there i am a new pig owner, a mother and a daughter pig.
I have never had pigs before tho i have done bit research before hand but.
Any advice or tips for a first starter out?
Thanks!
(ps there in doors not outside with very huge cage)

Guinea Pig Papa · Nov 18, 2021

Welcome to the forum!

This would be a great place to start reading if you're a new piggie parent. There is lots of information in here essential to guinea pig care.

https://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/threads/113176-Information-for-new-guinea-pig-owners

afoxie011 · Nov 18, 2021

Guinea Pig Papa said:
Welcome to the forum!

This would be a great place to start reading if you're a new piggie parent. There is lots of information in here essential to guinea pig care.

https://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/threads/113176-Information-for-new-guinea-pig-owners

Thank you

Guinea Pig Papa · Nov 18, 2021

The very first, and most important thing I can give you a tip on is:

Find an exotic vet for them. It's not really a question of IF they will need vet care, but when. You really don't want to be scrambling trying to find a vet if one of them happens to fall ill. If one, or both, gets sick or injured, they can go downhill with frightening speed. The best thing you can do is have a good vet on hand that you can get to ASAP.

afoxie011 · Nov 18, 2021

Guinea Pig Papa said:
The very first, and most important thing I can give you a tip on is:

Find an exotic vet for them. It's not really a question of IF they will need vet care, but when. You really don't want to be scrambling trying to find a vet if one of them happens to fall ill. If one, or both, gets sick or injured, they can go downhill with frightening speed. The best thing you can do is have a good vet on hand that you can get to ASAP.

thanks for your reply i looked for vets in my area but only one is just out of town and its a far way away. so i would need to travel just outta my own and with no car its gonna sting a bit T_T but i looked and £13 there and back isn't bad really

teambenji543 · Nov 19, 2021

Hello! Welcome to the forum! One important tip that I can give is be prepared to clean ALOT. I don't know what bedding your using, but if you use fleece then I recommend investing in a mini vacuum. My mini vacuum has been a LIFESAVER! It just sucks up poop and hay really easily.

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