Mr. Otie is 4-years old today! 🎂
This picture was taken when we rescued him at four-months old.
He was living on an outside porch in a tiny petstore cage (with hardly any room to move), and nothing to eat but crappy petstore pellets. The poor little guy was scared to death.
It took me a...
Haha...me too! Mine have been hanging on the fridge for so long that they're all yellowed and wrinkled.
But hardly a day goes by that I don't consult them (even though I practically have them memorized).
I've thanked Ly before, and will continue to do so, because with her hard work she made...
Ly's charts are excellent. Our vets have praised them (and so have our piggies!):
https://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/diet-nutrition/22156-read-me-guinea-pig-nutrition-charts-poisonous-plants-list.html
Is she drinking a lot of water?
Pregnant sows drink tons of water!
Ruby started going through an 8-ounce bottle within an 8-hour day. We had to switch to a 16-ounce bottle, and still had to check it constantly to make sure she had enough!
When you hold her for lap time, put her in a...
Thank you, so much, for your replies. It really helps.
I'm hurting so bad right now, and can't stop crying.
We were so close to her. She was so much a part of our life.
I'm especially hurting because I was her main care-giver. I took care of all of her feedings (including coaxing her to...
Ruby (Our Angel)
January 2006 - April 1, 2011
Our sweet, adorable, little girl passed away yesterday from pneumonia.
She had been on antiobiotics and pain medication (for arthritis) for 3- 1/2 weeks, and had been making a remarkable recovery when she took a turn for the worst...
We've been paying a LOT more for the piggies food lately.
$1.69 per pepper, $2.00 per pound for green leaf, red leaf, and romaine, $1.49 per pound for endive, $1.00 bag for carrots, $3.00 per pound for tomatoes, $3.00 a bunch for celery, $1.00 a piece for cumcumbers, cilantro is down at...
He could be lonely for attention and/or male guinea pig companionship.
He is also probably hungry. Cavies need a lot of good fresh food. Here is the link for Ly's diet chart. I follow it religiously...it's the most excellent source for a balanced, nutritious guinea pig diet that I have ever...
We've had so many rescues that have done the same thing after a day or two of giving them massages and playing with them in their cage.
A couple of them had even flipped upside-down a few times kicking their feet!
It's kind of scary sometimes, even though you know that they're just...
If you keep Hershey's home and atmosphere calm and quiet, and interact with her as much as possible in her cage, she should learn to trust you and feel safe fairly quickly.
Thank you for the great idea, cavycache!
I already use fleece "tents" tied to the grids on the sides of the cage, but this is a fun "playhouse" for the piggies!
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