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That’s great thanks. My 2 boys enjoyed a bath so will do that to make sure there are no scents. I sat with the 2 of them there on my lap at each side and they seem quite happy to just sniff each other. Yeah I won’t be putting them in the outside hutch until am sure they aren’t going to hurt...

Hi, Welcome to the forum, sadly it's not as easy as just putting guinea pigs together. Firstly, a new guinea pig should be quarantined to ensure it shows no signs of illness and actually in the event of your existing guinea pig it's probably a good idea to keep them separate for two weeks -...

Thanks for your reply. There is no obvious tension, they chase each other in the run sometimes but since they are also popcorning at times I assume they are playing. They are content to nap together in their igloo and often graze right next to each other. In their hutch I haven't seen any...

Definitely scrub and clean the hutch or cage though with a good piggy safe disinfectant, F10 or virkon S. This will help you kill any bugs in their environment. But the piggy needs diagnosis to sort the problem out. Cleaning the cage will help but if the piggy is still infested then the...

3 Fly strike Summer and hot weather also brings out flies that lay their eggs into living flesh. This is called fly strike. It can happen outdoors, but occasionally also indoors. Please check any piggies at risk (the old, frail piggies that cannot clean their genitalia by themselves, guinea...

Hi and welcome! I am very sorry for your losses! Guinea pigs don't die from drinking too much! If you notice suddenly increased drinking or urination, you need to see a vet because your piggy is ill. Please clean your cage twice weekly and not just once weekly. The individual water intake can...

i sprayed my hutch all over with cage and hutch insect spray by johnsons i hope that has done the same job i washed it all yesterday and it seems fine now? Is it best to get that though?

You need F10 to kill off the eggs. I had loads of earwigs in the hutch too. The eggs look like tiny black dots. If you don't kill the eggs the earwigs will never go away...

Hi and welcome, Lily! BIG HUGS I am very sorry! A heatwave is always a bad time for the ill, frail, old, the pregnant and very young. I have lost several of mine due to the added stress of a heatwave over the years and have currently a frail old lady that has done a dive due to the heat...

4 Common infectious illnesses in new shop or breeder guinea pigs The immune system in baby guinea pigs is still under construction when they are ripped away from the families, have their lives upturned several times and are kept at very close quarters in shops, especially in the holding area...

don't forget to lined your hutch with lino if it isn't already done, makes it easier to clean, sweep, disinfect.

Can that be sprayed on and left, or does it need washing afterwards?

A good scrub with F10 disinfectant. I find with my hutch cover that the rain sat on top causing mould to start growing on the inside of the roof of the hutch. I gave it a good scrub with F10 and put two bricks under the front part of the cover so it raised up and the water ran off easier. That...

Reading the P@H magazine they had a bit about how to clean a guinea pig hutch. One of the first things it said was “ It will take about 10 minutes “ Can anyone clean a cage or hutch properly in 10 minutes? I’ve just finished my 5x2 C&C cage which takes me about an hour. Maybe I’m just slow but...

So after a mammoth cleaning out hutches day...4hrs later because I had previously ran out of aubiose and the wood shavings really don't hold out well. A good sweeping, disinfecting and airing out, I turned my attention to the water bottles... good old faithful rice does the trick every time...

Hi. So sorry to hear that, do you know why they died? That can sometimes help. Well, whenever you feel ready would be a good time to get new piggies, as Wiebke said, do disinfect the hutch fully. So really whenever you feel like you have got over some of the sadness and are ready to take on...

Please do thoroughly disinfect your hutch and make sure that it is totally safe from mice and rats (can get through amazingly small cracks), and is also safe from predators etc. Ideally any hutch should be under cover and out of wind and weather in winter; we recommend to bring guinea pigs...

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Hi and welcome Please ask your vet for itrafungol, which is prescription only. This not quite cheap, but it is currently the most effective ringworm treatment as it is given by mouth and is therefore getting to ALL areas. It is also helpful in those cases where guinea pigs have a somewhat...

We've had a niggling case of ringworm with a couple of our piggies that doesn't seem to be going away! It keeps hitting the same two pigs - both in separate pairs. Their buddies are both fine and our other pair seem alright too (they're in the top of a double hutch with an infected pair). We've...