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Are they used to living outside? If not, then unfortunately it’s too late in the year for them to do so. Piggies who have lived indoors or in heated buildings can’t go into outside accommodation until next April/may. They need all summer outside to acclimatise to cooling conditions throughout...

Hello and welcome to the forum. It’s brilliant that you are doing your research first. I would ask do you have room in your home for your piggies? I say this for a few reasons: 1. I have had piggies years ago in a Wendy house and then a shed. They were my children’s but they soon lost interest...

Hi Thank you for clarifying the foot issue. It looks like some kind of growth to me but definitely not like bumblefoot, which happens typically on the pads on the front feet and it is either a bloody sore or a dark scab. Totally different. What it could be I have no idea; I am sorry. I am very...

We are new to guinea pigs, still at the planning phase so don't actually have any yet. They will need to live outside so I'm looking for help in how that could work. I have done some research and see one important point is temperature and keeping them warm in winter. I'm thinking of getting a...

I have quite a small front garden which faces north and is therefore lovely and cool even on the hottest of days. I am considering investing in a double hutch and run so I can quickly and easily get the 2 rabbits and 2 guinea pigs into a cool comfortable area rather than their south facing back...

Hello, new to the forum.. please may someone help with some advice? I'm not new.to piggy ownership but new to this situation. So ive just taken on some male guinea pigs (4 on saturday and 4 today - same lady) that were advertised for free. Not my intention but ended up with 8. Obviously I...

My guinea pig Mia, is deaf/ extremely hard of hearing and has been this way since birth. There's no problem with that, she's otherwise healthy and I often don't think about it. Well the other day I completely forgot, because I've adapted everything surrounding the pigs with Mia in mind and...

Hi there, i currently have a solo 3 year old sow named Cinnamon after loosing my other sow last night very suddenly of an unknown cause (please do not give suggestions or advice about cause of death). Cinnamon is definitely grieving as i showed her Moon’s (the passing sow) body before taking...

Their comfort zone is around 18-22 degrees. generally speaking - if you are comfortable then so are they. What piggies aren’t good with is sudden jumps in temperature up or down. I know some people on here don’t put their heating on at night and others keep it at a constant temperature day and...

Hi and welcome Here is our helpful cold weather care guide, which you may find helpful. Generally, we recommend to treat guinea pigs like tender plants. If you have them outside, then an insulated shed or a really well insulated hutch is a must...

It must be a bit of a worry, although very enjoyable for your piggies and buns to be out in the garden 🏡

If you look along the top of a post, where the date and time it was posted is, across at the top right there is a # and a number. That is how you will find the post I mentioned above. Straw is not a recommended bedding for guinea pigs. It’s too sharp for their eyes and feet. It has no...

Thank you for this detailed response @Wiebke. I wasn't aware glaucoma is rare in guinea pigs, to be honest I don't think it's that- the eye looks ok, perhaps a little grey at the back when the light catches it but no redness anywhere or cloudiness. She has had a great number of haypokes over the...

A lot of people have guinea pigs indoors. I'm Canadian, all our pigs are indoors here, it's either too cold or too hot for them outdoors. They wouldn't survive our climate unless an outdoor shed was fully insulated and heated/cooled. Mine are in our family room. They're fine there, they...

Been doing some unexpected rabbit bonding today. My neighbouring rabbits were in the shed today and I saw that it was 35 in there. Eek. They were whisked out and put into a guinea pig run on the north facing grassy front lawn. They were so happy 😊 I thought that as it is neutral territory I...

Welcome to the forum We do have members who have both cats and piggies. The key is to keep the cats away from the piggies and never allow them access to the same room unsupervised. Your cats may not be interested in the piggies but for the piggies seeing a predator will be hugely stressing...

I'm curious - why do they shed so much in autumn? I'm quite clueless when it comes to piggy coats and hair/fur types, do they also replace their summer coats for heavier fur? Would you see it more in pigwigs who perhaps live in sheds outside where it's more difficult to keep a constant...

Hi Everyone, I’m a New Guinea Pig owner to two gorgeous Rex boys. I’ve done ample research on piggies throughout the winter. I’m just looking for some more tips. Our Guinea pigs live outside. I’m allergic to them sadly, so my daughter gets most of the cuddles. I’m just worried about them...

Thank you! I was wondering if it was normal or not and it was starting to worry me. Thank you for clarifying!

They should never be given leeks, garlic or any member of the onion family It can take them a lot of tries before they start to eat a new type of veg - just keep trying! Members of the brassica family (so broccoli, sprouts etc) can cause bloat so if they do start to eat it, then make sure it...