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  1. D

    The one thing I don't like about owning piggies

    When or if it cools down in the evening, open every window and let as much cooler air in as you can. I put a fan in front of the open window and drag the cool air in. Small panda pop sized bottles frozen and put into an old sock or any sock if desperate. Don't fill the water bottle right up to...
  2. Betsy

    Guinea Pig only eating dry food

    That's great that Kim could treat Socks. You may find that Socks doesn't want to eat hay for quite a while. It took Meg a good few months of eating grass before she was confident enough to eat hay again after Kim sorted her tooth spur out that had lacerated the inside of her cheek (OUCH!)...
  3. Free Ranger

    Splitting up a group?

    ...but it suits us... and it's always entertaining when I'm watering the plants on the only sunny windowsill there, and they come and stand on my socks to attract attention for treats! PS: I know one person who in lockdown solved her problem of having to find a home-office in the piggy room by...
  4. sport_billy

    Environmentally friendly bedding

    there is some type of bedding somewhere in a bag, maybe pink possibly :)) It is lucky I am not a Dr. Dr what is wrong with me. Well it's the thing on the end of that long limb there, that goes in the sock...
  5. alpacasqueak

    Banner is feeling his age

    Oh gorgeous Banner, you really are blooming stunning :wub: Can’t believe he’s around 7 already bless his little cotton socks. I really found with my oldies RB Jess and Rupert that they slept a lot more, I’d offer food right next to them etc to make sure they were munching enough as sleep seemed...
  6. Wiebke

    Unexpected death

    If you haven't noticed anything, then there was quite simply nothing there to notice. It is a hard lesson I had to learn myself when dealing with the inevitable guilt once I had mastered picking up on the more subtle signs; usually the hard way. You are a very experienced owner after all but you...
  7. JaseChase

    FOF (Feet out Friday)!

    Noodle and Tofu showing off their front paws at lunch today - Tofu is proud of his white sock
  8. YvonneBlue

    Floortime

    ...room and just leave them up for a few days. We poo pick them and change out the dirty hay each day. We watch tv most evenings with the two skinny pigs running around our feet. They seem happy with this arrangement and Dora likes to sit on our feet and have a chew of our socks given the...
  9. VickiA

    Hot weather warning for the UK - Member questions and heatwave feedback

    ...one as soon as she feels the need. I’ve also got 500ml plastic bottles filled with water in the freezer and those get put into the many odd socks that appear in this house. I’ve got thermal backed blackout curtains in the piggies room but it is South Facing and we are in the red heat warning...
  10. PigglePuggle

    How to Keep Your Guinea Pigs Safe and Cool - Hot Weather Warning for the UK

    30 degrees outside in Liverpool today, the house thermometer reads 26 but that is on the wall 2ft above the level where the fans are oscillating so I think we are ok. Blodwen has been humping her frozen bottle in a sock lol :)
  11. PigglePuggle

    Hot weather warning for the UK - Member questions and heatwave feedback

    Its very humid here today despite a breeze and being fairly near the coast- my damp sheet stayed damp and just started smelling like wet gym socks... I've got my main herd in the playpen on what is the shady side of the house in the morning and just about to give my old mucky bum girls a tepid...
  12. P

    Hot weather warning for the UK - Member questions and heatwave feedback

    Maybe that's a niche in the market for our crafty members - fleece tunnels with pockets for frozen bottles, for piggies who just won't do the sensible thing on hot days 😂 Great to hear that yours has been so helpful! We've been away for the weekend so ours is being tried for the first time...
  13. piggiemummy03x

    shed too hot!

    okay thanks! i’m going to stay in the shed watching the thermometer to see how much it increases / decreases with the door open fully, shut and opened a jar. how do you tell if a piggie is hot? just be feeling them? i’m going to have to get some bottles frozen i think! i really didn’t think it...
  14. Betsy

    Pepper & Pringles Thread

    Don't worry Pepper,Thea is on the case and is here to help! Dear Pepper I understand that you are having to endure Piggy Prison while you are having Nebuliser Treatment. I've also heard that you are getting no Airline Snacks! That is disgraceful! What sort of Slave do you have providing...
  15. Neesy95

    Dry skin?

    ...his irritation? We are trying our best to keep the flat cool, windows are shut, curtains are shut, they have frozen water bottles covered in socks which they can use for comfort if they feel to hot. Lancelot especially has been enjoying these frozen sock bottles. I do change their water...
  16. alpacasqueak

    Guinea Pig only eating dry food

    I’m so glad you could get a diagnosis for her, Simon and Kim are amazing piggy vets! Hope she starts feeling confident and gets munching that hay now! Come on Socks! :)❤️
  17. M

    How to give guinea pig medication & stop chewing stitches

    So our 5 year old Guinea pig was spayed yesterday due to cysts in both her ovaries that were effecting her health, shes doing well with eating and moving around but trying to give her pain killers and antibiotics is proving to be a bit difficult. I've tired putting it on a bit of her food but...
  18. PigglePuggle

    Warmer bedding = lower room temperature?

    ...colder. The piggies shouldnt be shivering, and their feet should not feel cold to the touch, for them to be comfortable- if you need woolly socks and a thick jumper indoors it is too cold for piggies! Big temperature swings are much more dangerous than gradual seasonal changes, so unless...
  19. Piggy Stardust

    Patsy has a lump on her stomach

    I hope this isn't considered spam but I just wanted to post to say that Patsy is still going strong and is well and truly back to her usual (naughty!) self. She's currently (and literally) chilling next to a bottle of frozen water wrapped in a sock, to help her and her sis manage in the...
  20. TinaY

    Buckets is missing patches of hair

    I will do that, great idea, thank you! And I booked for the early morning so hopefully it will be less hot too.
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