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I'm a teacher and I cannot think of any reason to breed an animal for 'educational purposes'. Although I am not a biology teacher I took biology at high school and the only teacher breed anything was zebra danios (sp). Which is a bit different to breeding mammals. In New Zealand it is very...

I grow wheatgrass for my piggies in the winter when they can't go outside as often. The love it. My cats nibble on it occassionally too.

Check out this thread for information on how often to feed different vegetables. Cucumbers are only to be fed a couple of times a week. https://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/diet-nutrition/22156-everything-you-need-know-about-cavys-diet-read-me-nutrition-charts-info.html

I had my students name my pigs, they had to submit the names they liked over a week and then they voted. The two best names won. They are Smudge and Lightning. I would probably call the white one Puff. I would imagine he looks like a white puff ball

First of all you will need to provide your pigs with more varitey than what you have included. Check out the stickies at the top of diet and nutrition for more ideas. Try growing your own. In pots or in a small garden. Even if you buy seedlings rather than seeds it is cheaper than buying from...

Thanks but all of those are dog forums or cat websites. I have researched dozens of websites and now want some first hand advice about using feliway or rescue remedy to keep the cats relaxed. The vet recommended sedation but I really don't want to go down that track.

Hi everyone, Does anyone know of any cat forums that are as good as this one? I am moving house soon and want some advise regarding travelling with cats. My piggies are going to my cousins (who is super excited to be looking after them) for the week we are moving so I'm not too worried...

You can make homemade carefresh from newspaper. You shread the paper. wet it and then spread onto fly mesh and let dry (like making homemade paper but thicker). When dry crumble it up like carefresh. I'm sure if you google it you will get clearer instructions You will need to ensure that the...

I found lettuce to be a big expence ($3-5NZ per head) so what I did was made a small vege garden to grow lettuce, parsley, coriander etc. This has cut costs big time. I buy seedlings and plant them. I get 6-10 lettuces for the same as 1 or 2 from the supermarket. If you don't have a garden...

Good luck, sounds like it will be a lot easier than if you were moving continents!

That sounds like a good plan, if they can see that you are addressing the different issues that they have and it isn't going to impact on their lifestyle you will be in a much better bargining position. It sounds like thier main concern is the smell, and given that it has been an issue in the...

It will also depend on which country you are going to and the quarenteen (sp) rules. I know that if you were moving to NZ it would be tricky as we have strict bio-security rules.

Are you talking international travel or within your country?

https://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/accessories/38008-water-bottle-vs-water-bowl.html?highlight=water+bottle Check out this thread, it has what I did while my piggies wern't drinking out of a bottle,

If it were me I would suggest a trial period, like a couple of weeks to see how it goes, once they are inside they will realise that it is nice having them closer. Or at first just bring them inside at night. Do they have any reasons (other than believing that guinea pigs are outside pets) that...

I have introduced kittens to older cats, in fact it is often better to have a kitten with an older cat as the older one teaches the kitten how to behave better. As long as you introduce them properly they should be fine. But ir does depend on the personality of the cat you have and the...

Just an update on Smudge. I have seperated him from Lightning as he was getting a little picked on. The swelling seems to have gone down a bit after some betadine soaks. My biggest challenge is keeping a bandage on his foot as he keeps biting at it. He got the last one off and opened the...

Kiera turned up as I said in my previous post. She is happy and healthy. The first night she wouldn't let me sleep because she wanted so much attention. I have never had any problems with my kitties being outdoors. I don't know of any inside cats in New Zealand, we have so much space for them...

First of all Kiera arrived home at about 9.30 last night. She is healthy and was very affectionate The first cat who went missing was Chequers and that was about 14 years ago, we found him under our house it was raining and he went under there to keep dry and couldn't find his way out. I...

Thanks Ly, I have some betadine so I will do that now.