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Hiya! I've noticed that the paw pads of my guinea pig's front paws are swollen - or look very thick and flat. There are no wounds, no inflammation, no pain... so it's not pododermatitis. His paws have always looked a little wonky though. He's a rescue and his nails were very, very long when we...

Hi, I picked up a rescue pig today who I was told was 8 months old. When I turned up to collect her she was from a breeder in not so great conditions. When I got her home she was covered in poo and wee. We bathed her and sorted her nails(think she may have slight bumble foot). We put her in her...

I hope I am posting this in the correct section, because I just wanted to share some progress photos. About a month or two ago, I had posted about how I had seen a very sick guinea pig at a very abusive pet store near me. He was in horrible shape, far worse than the rest. I shared the store on...

Does anyone else feel overwhelmed thinking about how many Guinea pigs are out there living terrible lives? Often I think about how many neglected hungry and cold Guinea pigs must be out there with terrible living conditions and bad diets and I just want to save them all. I feel so sorry for them...

I don’t know if this is a long shot but I’ve just been in the Pets at Home store in Havant (Hampshire) and there was a very distressed giant rabbit in one of the enclosures. We asked one of the staff members if the rabbit was ok and he said that he had arrived there today as the owners couldn’t...

Hello everyone, I want to get a female Abyssinian guinea pig. The problem is I can't find one anywhere! Rescue? Nope. Shelter? Uh-uh. Even pet stores come up empty. I can't find any breeders either! Oh, I can find plenty of paired piggies, but I only can take one! (I have a guinea to bond the...

Hi there, I own 2 piggies - Minnie and Ozzy, a female and neutered male siblings (4yrs). Their mum died a few months ago sadly, and since then I've thought about getting them a friend to bring them back to a group again. Unfortunately, a recent health scare with Ozzy has given me a push to...

Hi guys, I didn't know which area to post this in so I hope it's okay here. I posted a while ago about feeling unable to cope with my guinea pigs. Sorry for the sort of repeat thread but I'm desperately struggling and have no one to talk to about this so thought I'd return here. After my...

First I’ll just provide a link to my previous Guinea pig URI, Vicks, just need some comport. In short, I got my Piglet at 4 weeks old and she came home with a URI. She is now approx. 13 weeks old. After taking advice from this forum, I decided against getting her a friend knowing that she was...

Hi Everyone, In early November 2020, we sadly lost our guinea pig Primrose to what we suspect was a complication with bladder stones. A few weeks later, we adopted a baby sow as a companion for our older sow, Nancy. We got the baby sow from a local rescue in Peterborough called PinnyGigs (which...

Meet Percy and Pedro the bonded boar guinea pigs I got 2 days ago. ^^ They are both rescue piggies from two different homes, but have been bonded and are now living here, with plenty of veggies and love. Also I am aware the cage is rather small as this is the best I can do until we get the flat...

Hello! I was a pig owner a few years back I had 2 boars who were brothers and bonded. 5 days ago I rescued a single 1yo boar who was advertised online in a little cage totally unsuitable for a pig so I took him in, with the intention to get him a friend within the next couple of months...

Hi all, Our beloved piggy Rufus died a few weeks ago and we've been looking to adopt a boar to live with his brother, Edward, who is now alone. Edward is 4 years old, so a tricky age to know what to do as he could have 1 year left... or potentially 4+. I've contacted probably 20+ rescues...

Hey! Sorry for the long winded message. We’re off to rescue a couple of little piggies and I’d be grateful for any advice. We originally planned to adopt from a rescue (trying to teach my children the importance of rescuing rather than buying from a pet store) so we expected to get 2/3...

Hello everyone! I'm brand new to the forum, literally registered ten seconds ago. I'm Greek, 19 yo, and a college student with a hella lot of free time. I don't have any piggies, but I have been interested in them for so long and I've been researching for their care forever. I'm an experienced...

Hey everybody! I'm Jim, and along with my partner Kim I'm starting up a new Philly based guinea pig rescue called Muffin Top! I've been a piggie parent in my personal life for 15-odd years. The primary GP rescue in the Philly area shut down two years ago, and all that we're left with are some...

I took my two boys Rocky and Capone to the local rescue to do a bit of boar dating today. They were separated on January 14th. Unfortunately Rocky did not find a suitable match, he was too dominant for any of the males at the shelter. My plan next is to get Rocky neutered and find a nice sow...

Hi, first of all please accept my apologise if this is the wrong place to advertise this, I have rang around a lot of rescues and messaged people on Facebook and someone suggested here! I have up for grabs these cages, they haven't been used for a few years and have been sitting getting bashed...

I currently have 3 rabbits and am getting 2 guinea pigs once my dad and I have built a shed. Issue is, they'll have to share a shed. The rabbits will have a two story hutch and full run of the floor space during the day while the guinea pigs will have a raised hutch. Each will have a separate...

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