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When do you think it will be safe to begin the process of introducing him to my other boar?

Thank you for the info. I just thought if some more specific questions. 1) Should I bathe him? On your link it says not to for mites but it doesn't specify for lice. 2) Is the loss of appetite related to the lice or do I have a second thing I should be looking for? 3) He has not come in contact...

The rest of the pictures. My problem was that I can only put up to 5 in one post. The bugs are the little white/tan dots. I know they're alive because they move even when the piggy and I hold still. I didn't notice any spot that was particularly concentrated. I didn't see any in his ears...

Yesterday I purchased a young boar. I am not sure of his exact age but I am guessing a little over a month. His previous owners were not very cavy savvy. He had not been handled much and was fearful and stressed at being picked up and moved. When we brought him home we set him up in a temporary...

I emailed them, just waiting for a response now. I will look into Small Angels.

Thank you! I will contact them.

About six months ago one of the pigs from my bonded pair of boars passed away very suddenly. Since then I have been searching for a new friend for him with no luck. Everything I've read has said that because I have a boar I should get a baby boar that way there is less risk of Calcifer being...

I'm currently in the same position as you. Everything I've read says that introducing two boars to each other can be more difficult than two sows or sow and a boar. Spaying/neutering can be kind of dangerous so personally I am not interested in ever getting one of my pigs spayed/neutered. If...

So far Calcifer seems fine. There is a guinea pig rescue a few hours away from me. I contacted them earlier today and they said they have a pregnant female right now. The babies will be available at the end of next month. Assuming there is a male, I will probably get one of them. From what I...

I had a bonded pair of boars. They're just over a year old and have been together for most of their lives. Yesterday one of them started acting odd (kind of lethargic, not very interested in food) so the plan was for him to go to the vet today. Unfortunately, he did not make it through the...

Right now I have two boars in a 3x2 grids C&C cage. They're very happy and don't have any issues with being territorial or anything, I just feel like it would be better to give them a bigger cage. The problem is I live in a very full house, lots of people, pets, and furniture. So space is...

You guys are all super helpful. :) Thank you so much! I really like the idea of fleece flippers. I do have some sewing experience so making them myself would be no biggy if I decide on that. After reading all of your responses I've got a few more questions. When I look up uhaul moving pads I...

So, recently my boar Calcifer was having some irritation/allergies. One thing the vet recommended to prevent them from coming back was trying fleece bedding. I've done some reading about the different types of fleece, how to clean it, and stuff like that. So far I haven't really found much...

Update: I went to the vet on Wednesday. She is a cavvy savvy vet, she's even had her own guinea pigs in the past. She said it sounded like some sort of irritant or allergy. His breathing sounded normal and there was no redness or inflammation anywhere (I felt really bad for poor Caly when she...

I just looked him over and the crustiness around his nose is gone. I didn't do anything (I was afraid of making it worse) it just went away on its own. I will continue to monitor them closely. Is there still a chance it could be an URI? All the symptoms are gone now, so should I still take him...

My boar, Calcifer, has a little bit of crustiness around his nose. He isn't making any unusual sounds (wheezing, sneezing, ect), no obvious trouble breathing, and he's acting completely normal. A few weeks ago he had a little bit of discharge from his left eye. I wiped it away and it didn't...

@Kelsie I have no idea what breed he is. But he is adorable! His name is puff and he's yellow with two little green spots. :) I love having him. I play flute, and he loves to sing along with me when I practice. It's really wonderful. I found it an awful lot of fun to play around with different...

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. :) Thanks for the help guys!

I just recently had a friend of a friend who needed to get rid of some guinea pigs. Since I've been wanting guinea pigs for a while and was planning to get some in a few months (and it was my birthday) we went ahead and got those two. I know I need to trim their nails. What I read said you...

Thanks for the help guys! We probably could make room for the cage in our living room. I just want to have several options whenever my parents ask me where we're going to put the guinea pigs (I know the question is coming soon haha). Chances are my mom will rather have the smaller cage in the...