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  1. sherri86

    Behavior 1 pig wont come down from loft, but they have been cage buddies for a year already

    I don't know what is going on. The dominant pig during floor time last night , was acting similar to their first introduction. He was rumble strutting and lunging, some teeth grinding no fighting but was strange. his cage mate reciprocated but not as fiercely when I went to feed them this...
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    General 3 week baby boars still nursing, do you still separate or wait a little longer

    one of my baby boars is still nursing, they will be 3 weeks tomorrow. should I separate tomorrow, or wait a little longer till he weans ? Thanks sherri
  3. sherri86

    Two sweet 3 week old boars will be available in sacramento soon to adopt

    I am fostering a momma pig and her babies for the county shelter. They will be available soon to adopt, Shelter just has a $5 fee per pig. I think it should be higher but it is what it is. I took care of the momma for 3 weeks before she had them and have been taking care of all of them since...
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    General fostering a pregnant piggie -- pups are here

    Hi, I have 8 sweet male piggies of my own. I have taken in a pregnant pig to foster for the local county shelter. I have alfalfa based pellets for her and occasional alfalfa hay. Can someone give me the links that have the information on taking care of her, and her babies when they come...
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    Water not drinking water

    I adopted a new male guinea pig last Wednesday, he has not drank from his water bottle at all. I do have a bowl of water in his cage but not sure if he is drinking it or spilling it. I have only seen him spill it. Does anyone have a pig that won't drink from a bottle?ThanksSherri
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    Conditions small pointed poops

    one of my bonded pair of male pigs has started expelling smaller pointed at one end poops. Should I be concerned? They are eating well and drinking and I checked their weight and the have gained a little since last weighing. I think I remember a tread on something similar but can't find it ...
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    Dominance after introductions, one pig just stays in the pouches

    I have 2 bonded pairs of boars and had 1 lone boar. I adopted a guinea from the shelter to hopefully be his cage mate. the shelter said he is around 2 yrs, but looking at his nails, size and weight , I would guess less then 6 months old. The introduction went ok, some chasing ...
  8. sherri86

    Behavior does anyones guinea pig like to climb?

    Hi, Just adopted another piggy from the Shelter, I named him The Fuzz, aka fuzzy, because of his fur and my husband is retired deputy. I thought it was a good fit ;) anyway, Fuzzy likes to climb up on one of his hidey huts, none of my other 5 pigs do anything like it & no female pigs in the...
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    Grids Whitmor white storage cubes 4 ct only $14.88 on amazon

    Just wanted to let everyone know, the usual price is over $22
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    Dominance re-introduced 3rd brother & now one of his brothers won't come down from loft

    HI, I recently adopted 2 brothers 4 months old Buddy and Percy, they got along great. I found out that the third brother G man, never found a home, so I decided to take him so he could be with his brothers again. They were apart about 2 months. They seemed ok at first, but G man is really...
  11. sherri86

    General recomendation for good vacuum for getting up hay

    Hi, I have a Dyson canister vacuum and it is a pain to get around an also surprisingly does not get the hay up very well. Has anyone had good luck with any other vacuum Dyson or otherwise to get up the hay off of a wood floor? thank you for your help Sherri
  12. sherri86

    newcomer saying Hi

    Hi , My name is Sherri and my first pig was my sweet Brucey. A family in the neighborhood could no longer give him the time he needed and was trying to rehome. My husbands name is Bruce and I just could not resist. After adopting him I started reading as much as I could about Guinea pigs...
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