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  1. bonbonandco

    Vegetables Cauliflower- which part is best in nutritional value?

    Would it be the stem, leaf or floret? And how often should each part be fed to them in a week?
  2. bonbonandco

    Sick "Wet" and strange noises after eating

    Updating this thread- I ended up taking my piggy to the vet, it appears that he has ear mites. He was given a dose of Revolution. It has been 5 days and he is still itching at/around his ear and shaking his head very often. The vet suggested not to clean the wax build up in his ear as the...
  3. bonbonandco

    Sick "Wet" and strange noises after eating

    He eats 1/8th of a cup of veggies (lettuce/cucumbers/bell peppers) and Oxbow pellets for breakfast. One Oxbow Vitamin c tablet each night. Hay throughout the day. Well, I think the vet and I came to the conclusion that the "wet" noises he was making might've been due to the discomfort he was...
  4. bonbonandco

    Sick "Wet" and strange noises after eating

    I did try feeding him smaller proportions more frequently and he still made the same noise. I went to the vet and it turns out he had an ear infection, but we weren't able to rule this out until the vet sedated him to be able to check his mouth. He also did fluid injections for my piggy. We left...
  5. bonbonandco

    Sick "Wet" and strange noises after eating

    My boar has never made this noise before (I've had him for 2 years) and only has started making these noises very recently. I'm not sure what changed..? From your comment I suspect that it isn't a threat to his overall health?
  6. bonbonandco

    Sick "Wet" and strange noises after eating

    I was just able to get another video of the similar noise: https://youtu.be/8N59tdcAhhY
  7. bonbonandco

    Sick "Wet" and strange noises after eating

    Hello all, my boar piggy has been making this "wet" chewing noise almost every time he eats pellets/hay/veggies. He also occasionally lets out one or two snorts (kind of sounds like a tooting/congested nostril noise) afterwards. In his sleep, I also occasionally hear the same, faint "wet"...
  8. bonbonandco

    Not Eating 3.5 y/o pig is barely eating

    I meant to add more info: he’ll happily eat treats, veggies, anything I give him out of his ordinary diet.
  9. bonbonandco

    Not Eating 3.5 y/o pig is barely eating

    My boar is barely eating his pellets and hay. He will finish all his veggies, half his bowl of an 1/8 cup of pellets, and nibble slightly on some hay. He's ate orchard hay for the past 3 years, and so I thought he might have gotten bored of Orchard. So I tried Timothy hay, and he is barely...
  10. bonbonandco

    Supplements Difference between Oxbow Critical Care & Professional line

    Hi everyone, I had a few questions regarding syringe feeding Critical Care: 1. Is Oxbow critical care Apple/Banana flavor able to be fed through a 1ml syringe (without getting stuck)? Or would I need the finely grind Critical Care? 2. Is there a difference between the Professional line and...
  11. bonbonandco

    Loss Sudden death

    Thank you. I rehomed him from another owner. I made sure to ask of any past diseases. I think it may have been a combination of rapid change in temperature and environment (He came from a cooler region). Now, I am constantly on defense when I walk out of my room to greet my guinea pig. The...
  12. bonbonandco

    Loss Sudden death

    I have considered this, however, I'm not content the risks I would have to be okay with to proceed.
  13. bonbonandco

    Loss Sudden death

    My newly adopted piggy just laid lifeless. I’m shocked, this took me as a surprise, as I just brought him home 3 days ago and he was active only a few hours ago. Please give me advice on how to proceed from here. Should I deep clean the cage he lived in (for 3 days) along with all the toys he’s...
  14. bonbonandco

    Size Is MidWest Appropriate cage for 2?

    Hyperlink must have not worked - here it is: https://www.guineapigcagesstore.com/about-candccages
  15. bonbonandco

    Size Is MidWest Appropriate cage for 2?

    this link says a 2x3 is 7.5 sq ft?
  16. bonbonandco

    Dominance Introducing new boar (1.5 yo) to current boar (3 yo)

    Does a new location in the house have any effect? And, is it 1:1 water to vinegar?
  17. bonbonandco

    Dominance Introducing new boar (1.5 yo) to current boar (3 yo)

    or would it be best to wait out and allow them to familiarize with each other through a divider, then try again homing w/o a divider after 2-3 weeks?
  18. bonbonandco

    Dominance Introducing new boar (1.5 yo) to current boar (3 yo)

    Just adopted a new boar, it's been 3 days since he's been home, and he seems to still be frightened by his environment. Yesterday, I brought my current boar and the new boar out for introductions. I gave them an entire living room (equivalent to 5x4) space. They did really well, only minor...
  19. bonbonandco

    Size Is MidWest Appropriate cage for 2?

    Sorry- I made my original post before seeing this one and thought it would be more relevant to mention it here. I compared sizes and it looks like a midwest would be at least bigger than a 2x3 CC, no?
  20. bonbonandco

    Size Is MidWest Appropriate cage for 2?

    Midwest is said to be "8 ft" does anyone have the interior size of a midwest? Where does it rank in sizing between a 2x3 & 2x4 (in terms of interior space)?
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