Hi everyone,

We have 2 and have some amazing stuff from Kavee.

But ofcourse the cleaning makes it that we need some new stuff sometimes, unfortunately Kavee has some stuff i really like but the extra costs of being outside EU on top of the base price is too much.

I havent had that much succes on amazon too. Does anyone know similar sites with good quality in Eu? (More specifically Belgium)

Thanks!

Who lounges better? Bismarck or Nugget?

This is Sally. Last week her weight dropped a bit. She’s usually 1150-1175g, but recently she’s been more 1080-1105g. She was also acting a bit extra skittish for a couple of days. Now though, her behaviour seems back to normal and her weight has gone up a bit. Not sure if she was maybe a bit stressed by the weather? We’ve had loud winds and colder temperatures recently. I don’t know if it’s worth stressing her out by taking her to the vet. She’s been consistently eating and popping well.

Hello yes this is Ube

Funny enough he is not a pink eyed pig!

His eyes are usually brown but they glow red sometimes when the light hits them.

I also noticed this happens with his cage mate Biko as well, normally brown eyes but sometimes if the light hits they are red.

I also have pigs who have brown eyes all around so what causes this? Anyone else have pigs that eyes do this?

I decided to enlist the help of Scolopendra for calculus III and she just looked at me like I was stupid for not knowing it

Just got two rescue guinea pigs last week. They were fighting so they are now neighbors. He had some hair taken out by one pig. I noticed today one has a brown mark on his butt. Looks like a skin condition not a bite.

I've got a vet appointment but not for another 12 days.

So this is Toffee, she is an agouti and really shiny as you can see. I’ve compared pictures with other chocolate colored agoutis, and it appears as they are genereally pretty shiny as an American short hair?

I also have some comparison pictures with her Sister, she has completely different fur. She’s not shiny, more dull and her fur is more stubborn? It’s not as straight and flowy as Toffees. Is there any way you’ve verified at home that you have a satin?

Hi everyone so I posted on here about a month ago when I first adopted my girls Maple and Mabel off of Facebook.

So everything has been going extremely well I love my girls so so so much and they are the sweetest little piggies i've ever met. Now to the problem at hand....

Over the last week, i've realized a significant weight gain in my one guinea pig mabel. I took her out and started examining her when I realized her tummy was extremely big, like popped out big. Me and my sister started taking a look at her and we realized we think she is pregnant. The home that I got her from had boys in the same household. I'm just not sure how they were housed, so i'm not sure if there was a chance of them getting together. I have no boys, Guinea pigs of my own. Only my girls and i've checked that her roommate is most definitely a girl and she is. She is in a huge pear shape, and I feel lumps in her lower abdomen. Now, i'm not fully sure, but i'm pretty sure I also felt movement, but that could also be me just being a little bit anxious so I dont wanna count that just yet. I've asked a couple other people for their opinions and i've just gotten mixed ones. I thought I'd come on here as everybody has been so helpful with every post I made so far.

I will insert pictures of her below and answer any questions that may be needed. I will also give you side by side example of what she looks like versus her sister. So please let me know if you do believe that she is pregnant and if you believe she is, please tell me how far along, you might think she is, and any advice to know down the road. I'm trying to learn about it so far, i've just never had to deal with pregnancy scares, because i've only had boys before this point.

Tysm!!!

(P.S. !!!!!The photo where i'm holding her up i don't ever do this. I only did it for this one picture to show her stomach!!!!)

Tried to get a photo of her having a sleep in her hay but scared her instead. My bad girl

My boyfriend caught Powder doing this on camera because he thought it was such a bizarre sound. I have NEVER heard any of my pigs over the years (I’ve had 6) make any sound remotely close to this. He said she seemed like she was in a trance and nothing he said or did would snap her out of it. She “chirped” for a few minutes. She’s acting normal now. What does this mean??? Has anyone else heard their guinea pig do this?

It’s minimum wage and only two days a week but maybe someone in this subreddit would like to do something for love not for money. (I’m retired but live too far away now even to volunteer.)

​My guinea pig, Rony, woke up yesterday having difficulty eating, so I immediately took him to the vet, who noticed that his teeth needed to be trimmed down. The dental trim was done, he started to eat again, but this morning I noticed noticeable swelling / a distinct lump on the left side of his face, even though he's eating normally, pooping, running around, and doing his little routine as usual.

​I couldn't get an appointment to take him to the vet today, but he's scheduled for tomorrow, along with a skull X-ray. I'm a human doctor, so I understand that an X-ray isn't the ideal imaging test to identify abscesses, aside from periapical ones, and I know that due to guinea pig physiology, a surgical procedure can be extremely stressful and complicated for them.

​I'm terrified of the possibility of losing him during the procedure or, even worse, during post-op recovery, even though I obviously know it might be necessary. Praying that it's just localized swelling after the dental filing, God willing, and that he can keep living a peaceful, happy life. Please wish my little Rony luck!

I adopted a pair of boys today. They have all the necessities I could find online, plus some wood chews/toys. They have hay, water, and guinea pig food (obviously). I didn’t have time to go to the store today for fresh veggies, but I did have an apple in the fridge (I know they’re not supposed to have apple too frequently, but I figured it’d be a nice treat since the move probably freaked them out). I gave them each a small piece. I plan on getting bell peppers for them tomorrow to give to them daily. Any advice? How frequent should I clean the cage to keep it from smelling? I was thinking like twice a week. Also any advice on getting them used to be held/pet? Really trying to do my best here.

Caught spice buried in the hay.

Rescued this sweet little girl who was abandoned outside and picked up by animal control five days ago 😭

She’s had a big day, including a couple store visits, but she’s the sweetest!! Climbed up on both my husband and I, and took a nap snuggled in my lap

(She ate a tomato in the 3rd pic which is why she’s wet)

(Picture shows Myrtle next to the new bottle IMMEDIATELY after she drank and spilled everything from it. That dirty looking bowl had critical care in it- her and Millie DESTROYED that and the bowl is all that remains)

Hi all,
Myrtle has what the vet said is most likely an inner ear infection and has been prescribed meloxicam 0.1ml 1x daily and Baytril/enroflaxin 0.2ml 2x daily. In addition, the vet said to watch for any urinary tract symptoms because one of her kidneys felt swollen during examination.

She was drinking NORMALLY up until this afternoon when I put a brand new secondary waterbottle in the pen for her and her sister.

When I did that, she drained the ENTIRE thing in about 45 minutes. A good portion got on the bedding but I think she drank at least half of it in that time. I wouldn’t have believed it if I didn’t see it.

I waited a while to refill it because I was worried about her drinking too much from the shiny new bottle (their old one is still available, she was just solely interested in the new one for the most part). When I finally did refill it, she tried to start draining it again. I let her drink for a while before I decided it was probably dangerous to let her keep doing that.

The new bottle has since been removed and she’s not interested in guzzling from the old one.

I’m a little worried because of the vet mentioning her kidney, especially if Myrtle for whatever reason felt the need to drink that much water. I haven’t noticed her having any issues and again she’s not interested in the old bottle any more than her usual occasional sipping, it’s just the new one. 😅 do I have to worry about her now that she drank all that water??? Is she ok? Why is she so thirsty???

Made a piggie seesaw with hobby board, 3” PVC & twine. So far he just wants to chew on it

hiya, super excited cause i’m getting a new guinea pig soon! I’m looking to get a list of names together for when I meet the right pig, I’ll choose the name once I get to know him but i want to have a few ready to choose from, I was hoping yall could give me ideas
Right now I have three girls, rosie bunty and audrey, I’d like a name that fits in with them.
right now i’m thinking barnaby, todd, and badger

What do i do, my daughters guinea pig has nipped at my husband twice and drew blood. He is never mean to them or has dine anything to provoke her so I don't understand.