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The leadership contest in our house is getting very noisy these days. At one point my husband put on some jazz music during a particularly intense bout (coincidental, he just fancied some jazz) and the pigs immediately left off their dispute and went to sleep. Tonight, they were stressing me...

I had posted a little eulogy to 2 of my deceased piggies, Kip and Bobby, here so I was always going to do it for Eggs. I hate that it’s taken me this long after his death on May 8th to do it, but it’s been so hard to even think about. In 2023 a piggy who I’d had for barely a year that I’d taken...

Is he completely over the ear infection? If so, then it can take quite a while after an illness for them to regain lost weight. That will happen with time and on a good timothy hay based diet. Why are you giving him alfalfa? It isn’t a grass hay and is too high in calcium for adult piggies...

Hi there, Our brawling boars seem to be doing ok in their divided cage just now, there's a fair amount of peaceful chatting through the divider, and a fair amount of rumbling and bar-biting as well, but overall, more peaceful than not. I just wanted to compare notes with others who have...

I see! I stopped using bowls and I also bought a snuffle mat. During the days that I give them pellets, I’ll toss it in there! I was definitely over feeding pellets but it’s good to know now. Also, regarding the nutrients they need, do you recommend feeding them supplements from Oxbow? Like...

My husband is laying grass seed next weekend to kill off the moss and enrich the grass. Obviously not yet as it’s still too cold but how long after treatment should I wait before allowing the piggies to graze on the grass?

Thank you for this ❤️ That is what I considered too. Most of what guinea pigs do constantly is eat. Although she can eat some things like pellets and fruits, she does it with great discomfort, and she still needs to be fed critical care since she cannot eat hay by herself. There was no...

My best tips from building a guinea pig garden: - Lots of drainage to keep it dry underfoot. It's much better to have to water it in hot weather (after the pigs are inside for the day) than to have it be damp. Piggies are not good with damp. I have a layer of gravel under the soil so it drains...

If you worry he's not eating enough you can try to hand feed him the good bits of hay, or top him off with some critical care (maybe just let him lick it off a stick, so he can decide how much to take at a time, if at all). Weeing blood and some crying are normal, it should clear up by tomorrow...

What kind of toys does he have? Most piggies don't chew wooden toys but prefer things like carrot cottages and hay cubes, which are made from cardboard. Or you could make him hideys out of cardboard boxes as piggies like to spend time widening the entrances. How much veg and pellets does he...

I've been giving them a little bit of different things to try and they already seem to have favourites. I've been handpicking it for them and patting it dry and letting it warm up a bit before giving it to them. Not sure mine would be happy in the garden in the summer because so many cats pass...

Aw, that was scary about the bloat. I am going to go conservative and wait a bit longer before letting the piggies graze.

been down all morning to check the traps, both empty. Moved one of the traps to a place where they move through and graze. We have seen all two of the three this morning. The traps have some tasty veggies renewed, going back later to check the traps There’s a Ginger and White one and an all...

Sounds a good plan, regular veg in small amounts through the day is much more like their natural diet and eating pattern in the wild, not that skinny pigs have a wild, probably your spare bedroom is as wild as any skinny pig ever got lol- but the guinea pig gut is evolved to graze and browse...

You’re so right! It took us a few weeks to realise my gorgeous boy Bobby had a bladder stone because we didn’t see any blood for a while, he was on multiple rounds of antibiotics while the vet misperformed his ultrasound AND his x-rays and missed a large stone until we got him to an exotics a...

When you put your piggies out on the grass, do you provide them with hay and pellets or just leave them with the grass to graze on? I used to give mine hay in a corner litter tray until last summer when one of them managed to tip the hay tray up and got trapped underneath it. Luckily I was out...

This list below and the picture is a typical day of veg for just one of my guinea pigs. I made their portion by eye using a one cup as a rough guide as I do every day. I categorically do not weigh their veg but have done so for the purpose of this post and the fact you are mentioning...

One of my pigs got stung by a wasp when she was out in the grass last week. She suddenly made a big leap and was running around and scratching at herself- it was obviously not happy popcorning and when I checked I found a wasp in the grass where they were grazing. It seemed like it hurt but I...

I think Tomie was stung by a wasp today while grazing outside... she was in her little run when she suddenly made a huge jump and ran around, really agitated and upset, shaking her head and scratching at herself with both back feet. When I went over to check on her, there was a small wasp in...

I’m sorry about the Evie but happy to hear that Custard is ok. My pig, Bellini just got diagnosed with heart problems on Thursday, that’s how I came across your post. We got some meds but I don’t see any huge improvement. He will give me a call tomorrow to discuss what we need to change. And I...