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Hey Everyone, When petting my darker pigs (Pip, and her two daughters) I've noticed little black flakes and hair come off on my hands. I thought it was dandruff but I'm not sure... When I got Pip about eight months ago I treated her with Ivermectin and I've treated all my other pigs as well so I...

My guinea, Pip weighs three pounds and is very plump. She is much bigger than the girls and even the boys. I leave pellets and hay for them at all times and give them veggies every day. So my question is, is this a healthy fat or is there something I need to change? Other than being chubby she...

Hey everyone, I just got guinea pig from a friend and he is FAR too skinny. I can feel his ribs, spine, and hip bones. :weepy: He is eating everything I have given to him (Lettuce, peppers, cilantro, orchard grass, grass and pellet) But I was wondering if there is anything I should be doing to...

First, Yesterday I came home from piggy shopping(buying food for them) and I noticed something green in the cages. Instantly recognizing the green onions I stole them from the pigs and made sure there wasn't any left in the cage. I replaced it with some cilantro. I ask My mom how they got it...

Aside from simply not buying from pet stores and not breeding, How can we help fight against pet stores? I feel as though i'm not doing anything to help. :guilty: I think one of the many reasons people still purchase small animals from stores is that they aren't educated. I know I wasn't. But...

On the 19th of April Pip gave birth to four beautiful pups. Even though Shadow was the runt, Junior is now the smallest. All his siblings weigh 200g, but he weighs 150g and it shows. Recently I've noticed that when Junior goes to nurse Pip snaps at him and runs off. He does eat a lot of fresh...

I was cutting Zelda's hair yesterday, my boyfriend held her up so we could clip her tummy and butt when this bloody, mucus looking stuff come out of her. We took her to the vet today, they checked for UTI. Zelda's urine was perfectly normal. The problem is vaginal, and she is now on antibiotics...

I just walked in my room to check on Pip and there where Four additional tiny pigs!!! I startled her but she had already mostly cleaned all of them off. I am so happy everything went alright, All of the babies are moving and look just fine. :tearsofjo I haven't gotten a good look at them yet...

I'm sorry for so many questions. As many of you know Pip my sweet heart is hugely pregnant. I can no longer feel the babies moving but i can hear them chattering their teeth. Her pelvic bones have been finger width apart for about three days and she doesn't move very much. My parents and I may...

Blah, ok. So Between my Boyfriend and I, we had five pigs, until yesterday. Two nights ago he was on Ksl(local news website/classifieds) We instantly fell in love with one piggy on an ad. My thoughts were 'Awe, I wish we could get him but we already have five GPs, and miss Pip is pregnant.' and...

Sorry everyone but I have a question. One of my friends who also has a guinea pig has switched from pine bedding to cedar. I've heard this isn't good for guinea pigs. I want to tell her but I'm afraid of just confronting her about it, Any ideas as to how I should tell her and any facts as to...

Hello, So my question is a couple of my guinea pigs have crusties and some eye gunk. Them seem to be just fine though, haven't lost any weight, no sneezing or coughing, still run around happily, eat and drink. Are they like human and that is just stuff that is naturally being flushed out of...

A couple weeks ago I was fearful that my sweetheart Pip was pregnant. Well there is certainly no question about it now. :sad: She is very pregnant and when I cup my hands around her belly I can feel the pups kick which leads me to believe they should be arriving any time now. :guilty: I...

This might be I stupid question but what exactly is baby proofing? simply making the coroplast higher so the babies can't get their heads through the grids? The coroplast sides on mine are already ten inches. Is that enough and what else do I need to do to insure their safety??

I know you should feed alfalfa to young pigs to help them grow but at what age should you stop feeding it to them??

I'm thinking about getting my boys neutered, does anyone know about how much it would cost? thanks

I should probably introduce myself since I have been on this site for about a week. I'm JayCee and I have five beautiful pigs. Two of which aren't technically mine but I still love them just as much. The three girls Pip, Valentine, and Zelda (Zelda is my boyfriend's but is staying with me for a...

I've actually switched to fleece recently but when I was using pine shavings someone told me that the dust from the pine makes them sneeze and irritates their lungs. Is this true? I mean it sounds logical but the same person who told me this said that was the reason they got URI. I find that...

My Boyfriend's guinea pig, Zelda, is about a month and a half old and we have noticed that her genitals don't look normal in comparison to my two girls. Zelda's is having strange discharge and when we cleaned it off the skin underneath was irritated and it looks almost swollen. The discharge was...

Hello, I believe one of my guinea pigs, Pip, Is pregnant. The thing is, I've read that after eight months of age their pelvic bone and hips fuse making it impossible for the pups to be delivered. This is very worrying to me because she was a Christmas present and was supposedly six months old...