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I recently ran across a guinea pig rescue that argues that guinea pigs should not be given any peppers, baby carrots, or fruit of any kind because it will rot their teeth and cause intestinal distress. While I always give fruit in moderation and only as an occasional treat I was surprised to...

If you shop at petsmart, the sell a purple bag of "peas and carrots" by All Living Things brand. It has pea flakes and dried carrot flakes and costs about $4. My girls love them! I've also used dry split peas purchased in bulk from a whole food store. Edit: I found an online link and it looks...

Thanks so much! And I suppose it could be an allergy but I haven't changed the brand of hay and I don't get itchy when handling the hay, just the pigs. When I was reading about mites several sites said that they will bite humans and can cause a reaction in people, even though they do not...

So my normally healthy Abyssinian, Kiwi, has been itching a lot lately with no hair loss or scabbing but some dandruff. Also whenever I hold either of my pigs my arms get SUPER itchy so I'm pretty convinced they have mites, most likely Cheyletiella parasitivorax. I read the sticky thread on...

I guess crust isn't the most accurate word. It's more weepy, with a clear watery discharge that make her fur damp around the eye. And she can reach it when grooming. Also I had never heard of nebulizing before, we certainly haven't tried that. And unfortunately I live in a very rural community...

https://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/threads/105907-Piggie-Gurgling-while-Breathing-Emergency?highlight= My poor Goose is only a year old and is currently dealing with her 3rd URI. I've been talking with my vet about what could be causing them because my second pig, Kiwi, has never had a URI...

Update on this, I started a new bag of pellets and they started eating with a lot more enthusiasm. The old pellets must have gotten a bit stale for their liking.

Oh wow, I didn't think of that but that could totally be the case. The seal on my bag is definitely broken but I didn't even consider that might be the issue. What picky piggies!

In the past week I've noticed my pigs aren't eating their pellets like they used to. I have two full grown females so I put 1/4 cup in their dish every morning and normally it's all gone by the next day, but recently they haven't been eating nearly as much of the pellets. They both still plow...

They're pretty good little photography subjects. We've done shoots in the yard several times now and they don't go very far, or very fast lol

We celebrated today with a little photoshoot and I thought I'd share some pics :D

I don't have the financial resources to pay for a neuter right now, but if he's still available when I start my new job in a few months I'll definitely be looking into it. ;)

So I check petfinder every once and a while and wouldn't you know it I found a lovely Himalayan boy who's available in Iowa! I have a soft spot for himis since my cat, who's a rescue, is siamese and if I didn't already have two girls I would totally snap him up in a heartbeat. As things stand I...

Made a vet appointment for Wednesday, hopefully all goes well!

Previously they bickered just every couple of weeks which I assumed was due to them going into heat, but this recent bout of rumbling and chasing has been going on everyday for nearly 2 weeks. And it's always the Abyssinian who is instigating the arguments.

My two girls both recently turned 1 year old and have been together since they we both around 3 months old. They've gotten along fine for months with the occasional bickering but in the past 2 weeks my Abyssinian female has started rumble struting all the time! She chutters at my other female...

Yes, I've sexed my own piggies before and of the newborns two were female and had the typical "Y" and the smallest one was a little boy with a sort of semicolon ";" or at least thats how I think of it when sexing :)

My friend is a student teacher at a local kindergarten and their class pet guinea pig gave birth this past week. Now I'm not condoning keeping piggies as class pets, or endorsing backyard breeding but I dropped by her class to sex the babies for her and give some advice on nutrition and when to...

Sometimes repeated exposures can cause an allergy to form so it's entirely possible that you weren't allergic before but have now developed an allergy.

My pigs have been a lot more sneezy than usual and it's making me paranoid. I've dealt with URIs before and there aren't any boogers, raspy breathing, or other possible signs. However our house is VERY dry right now, and even I am pretty sneezy. Is it possible that they're sneezing because of...