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Overview
1 Guinea pig species needs and human ownership
- Guinea pigs as a species and their social needs
- Family and classroom guinea pigs
- Naming considerations and finding out the breed
- Pet Owners Anxiety (helpful advice for sufferers and supporters)
2 Getting guinea pigs, sexing, common problems and customer rights
- Where to best get your piggies from, common new guinea pig health problems and your customer rights
- Double-checking the gender upon arrival/Sexing guide
- Pet shop/for sale breeder pregnancies and surprise babies
3 Settling in and human interaction
- Settling in and interacting with your guinea pigs
- Interactive problems
4 Behaviour and guinea pig bonds
- Bonding, understanding guinea pig behaviours and cavy social interaction
- Gender specific aspects
- Pairings and getting more piggies: What works and what not
- Bonds in trouble: Problems, fall-outs and bereavement
5 Housing and enrichment
- Starter checklist
- Cages and hutches
- Bedding
- Safe and unsafe enrichment, member recommendations and irritants in the home
- Travelling by car/train, temporary housing and holiday care tips
6 Weather extremes, fireworks and lawn time
- Extreme weather care and fireworks tips
- Preparing for safe lawn time
7 Diet: Water, hay, veg, pellets, forage and healthy treats
- Recommended general and special needs diets
- Food groups in detail with further resources and sourcing tips
8 Weekly health checks and regular grooming care (including learning what is normal and what not)
- Life-long weekly health checks
- Regular grooming care (Nails, hair and boar bits or baths etc.)
9 Illness: Preparing for illness, vet care and emergencies
- Preparing for illness
- Early signs of illness, how quickly to see a vet
- Covid-19 information and other cross-species transmission concerns
- Vet care provision: The need to save up, insurance and accessing payment support
- Emergency: Accessing resources and practical emergency care advice
10 Recommended vets & rescues in several countries
- Recommended vets in several countries
- Recommended rescues in several countries
1 Guinea pigs and ownership
Guinea pigs as a species and social needs
Guinea Pig Facts - An Overview
Companionship
Guinea Pigs And Rabbits - Why Not
Journey through a Lifetime: The Ages of Guinea Pigs
The Herd, the Group and I: Investigating Guinea Pig Identity and Society
Family and classroom guinea pigs
Children And Guinea Pigs - A Guide For Parents
Children And Guinea Pigs - Age Appropriate Interaction And Responsibilities.
Guinea Pigs as Classroom Pets - Why Not
Dealing with a loss: Human Bereavement: Grieving, Coping and Support Links for Guinea Pig Owners and Their Children
Naming considerations and finding out the breed
Guinea Pig Names: considerations, solutions, inspiration and resources
What breed is my guinea pig? - Picture guide to common pet breeds (only visible to registered members)
Picture guide to guinea pig coat colours, agouti shadings and roaning (only visible to registered members)
Pet Owners Anxiety
Pet Owners Anxiety - Practical Tips For Sufferers and For Supporters
2 Getting guinea pigs, common problems and your customer rights
Where to best get your piggies from and what problems to look out for in new piggies
Where to best get your piggies from safely and information on the most common problems with new guinea pigs, including information on your customer rights.
Rescues, shops, breeders or online? - What to consider when getting guinea pigs
New guinea pigs: Sexing, vet checks&customer rights, URI, ringworm and parasites
Ringworm: Hygiene, Care And Pictures
Double checking the gender upon arrival
We encourage our members to acquire the life skill of being able to sex their guinea pig on their own with a hands-on examination of the areas where the gender differs considerably with the help of our guide, However, you are always welcome to double-check by posting a clear and day-lit picture in our sexing section, which is specially monitored by experienced members.
Illustrated Sexing Guide
Unplanned pregnancies and surprise babies
Unplanned pregnancies and surprise babies are sadly not all that uncommon due to mis-sexing or not separating from boars soon enough or not at all. Please be aware that sows can be already pregnant but not showing when you buy them from a shop or breeder or if rehome privately.
Please start a specially monitored support thread in our Pregnancy and Baby Section (only accessible to registered members who have signed and accepted our explicit strict no intentional breeding policy during registration) and carefully read our step-by-step guides, which have been specially written for inexperienced owners.
Pregnancy, Birth & Baby Care Guides (only visible to registered members)
Surprise Babies Information Collection (including what to do with any dads) (only visible to registered members)
Our strict no intentional breeding rules. Non-compliance or lying will result in a ban: Terms of Service And Forum Rules
3 Settling in and human interaction
Settling in and interacting with your guinea pigs
Arrival In a Home From the Perspective Of Pet Shop Guinea Pigs
New Guinea Pigs: How to Manage Arrival and Settling In
How Do I Settle Shy New Guinea Pigs?
Understanding Prey Animal Instincts, Guinea Pig Whispering And Cuddling Tips
How To Pick Up And Weigh Your Guinea Pig
Interactive problems
Who is the boss - Your guinea pig or you?
" Biting" And What You Can Do
4 Behaviour and guinea pig bonds
Bonding, understanding guinea pig behaviours and social interaction
A- Z of Guinea Pig Behaviours
Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics
'Popcorning' and 'zooming' - joy and exuberance (videos)
Chirping
Gender specific aspects
Sows: Behaviour and female health problems (including ovarian cysts)
When Sows Experience A Strong Season (videos)
A Comprehensive Guide to Guinea Pig Boars
Pairings and getting more piggies
Single Guinea Pigs - Challenges and Responsibilities
A Closer Look At Pairs (Boars - Sows - Mixed)
Adding More Guinea Pigs Or Merging Pairs – What Works And What Not?
Bonds in trouble: Problems, fall-outs and bereavement
Reacting to group or territorial changes: Dominance and group establishment/re-establishment
Moody guinea pigs: Depression, Bullying, Aggression, Stress, Fear and Antisocial Behaviour
Bonds In Trouble
Boars: Teenage, Bullying, Fighting, Fall-outs And What Next?
Looking After a Bereaved Guinea Pig
1 Guinea pig species needs and human ownership
- Guinea pigs as a species and their social needs
- Family and classroom guinea pigs
- Naming considerations and finding out the breed
- Pet Owners Anxiety (helpful advice for sufferers and supporters)
2 Getting guinea pigs, sexing, common problems and customer rights
- Where to best get your piggies from, common new guinea pig health problems and your customer rights
- Double-checking the gender upon arrival/Sexing guide
- Pet shop/for sale breeder pregnancies and surprise babies
3 Settling in and human interaction
- Settling in and interacting with your guinea pigs
- Interactive problems
4 Behaviour and guinea pig bonds
- Bonding, understanding guinea pig behaviours and cavy social interaction
- Gender specific aspects
- Pairings and getting more piggies: What works and what not
- Bonds in trouble: Problems, fall-outs and bereavement
5 Housing and enrichment
- Starter checklist
- Cages and hutches
- Bedding
- Safe and unsafe enrichment, member recommendations and irritants in the home
- Travelling by car/train, temporary housing and holiday care tips
6 Weather extremes, fireworks and lawn time
- Extreme weather care and fireworks tips
- Preparing for safe lawn time
7 Diet: Water, hay, veg, pellets, forage and healthy treats
- Recommended general and special needs diets
- Food groups in detail with further resources and sourcing tips
8 Weekly health checks and regular grooming care (including learning what is normal and what not)
- Life-long weekly health checks
- Regular grooming care (Nails, hair and boar bits or baths etc.)
9 Illness: Preparing for illness, vet care and emergencies
- Preparing for illness
- Early signs of illness, how quickly to see a vet
- Covid-19 information and other cross-species transmission concerns
- Vet care provision: The need to save up, insurance and accessing payment support
- Emergency: Accessing resources and practical emergency care advice
10 Recommended vets & rescues in several countries
- Recommended vets in several countries
- Recommended rescues in several countries
1 Guinea pigs and ownership
Guinea pigs as a species and social needs
Guinea Pig Facts - An Overview
Companionship
Guinea Pigs And Rabbits - Why Not
Journey through a Lifetime: The Ages of Guinea Pigs
The Herd, the Group and I: Investigating Guinea Pig Identity and Society
Family and classroom guinea pigs
Children And Guinea Pigs - A Guide For Parents
Children And Guinea Pigs - Age Appropriate Interaction And Responsibilities.
Guinea Pigs as Classroom Pets - Why Not
Dealing with a loss: Human Bereavement: Grieving, Coping and Support Links for Guinea Pig Owners and Their Children
Naming considerations and finding out the breed
Guinea Pig Names: considerations, solutions, inspiration and resources
What breed is my guinea pig? - Picture guide to common pet breeds (only visible to registered members)
Picture guide to guinea pig coat colours, agouti shadings and roaning (only visible to registered members)
Pet Owners Anxiety
Pet Owners Anxiety - Practical Tips For Sufferers and For Supporters
2 Getting guinea pigs, common problems and your customer rights
Where to best get your piggies from and what problems to look out for in new piggies
Where to best get your piggies from safely and information on the most common problems with new guinea pigs, including information on your customer rights.
Rescues, shops, breeders or online? - What to consider when getting guinea pigs
New guinea pigs: Sexing, vet checks&customer rights, URI, ringworm and parasites
Ringworm: Hygiene, Care And Pictures
Double checking the gender upon arrival
We encourage our members to acquire the life skill of being able to sex their guinea pig on their own with a hands-on examination of the areas where the gender differs considerably with the help of our guide, However, you are always welcome to double-check by posting a clear and day-lit picture in our sexing section, which is specially monitored by experienced members.
Illustrated Sexing Guide
Unplanned pregnancies and surprise babies
Unplanned pregnancies and surprise babies are sadly not all that uncommon due to mis-sexing or not separating from boars soon enough or not at all. Please be aware that sows can be already pregnant but not showing when you buy them from a shop or breeder or if rehome privately.
Please start a specially monitored support thread in our Pregnancy and Baby Section (only accessible to registered members who have signed and accepted our explicit strict no intentional breeding policy during registration) and carefully read our step-by-step guides, which have been specially written for inexperienced owners.
Pregnancy, Birth & Baby Care Guides (only visible to registered members)
Surprise Babies Information Collection (including what to do with any dads) (only visible to registered members)
Our strict no intentional breeding rules. Non-compliance or lying will result in a ban: Terms of Service And Forum Rules
3 Settling in and human interaction
Settling in and interacting with your guinea pigs
Arrival In a Home From the Perspective Of Pet Shop Guinea Pigs
New Guinea Pigs: How to Manage Arrival and Settling In
How Do I Settle Shy New Guinea Pigs?
Understanding Prey Animal Instincts, Guinea Pig Whispering And Cuddling Tips
How To Pick Up And Weigh Your Guinea Pig
Interactive problems
Who is the boss - Your guinea pig or you?
" Biting" And What You Can Do
4 Behaviour and guinea pig bonds
Bonding, understanding guinea pig behaviours and social interaction
A- Z of Guinea Pig Behaviours
Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics
'Popcorning' and 'zooming' - joy and exuberance (videos)
Chirping
Gender specific aspects
Sows: Behaviour and female health problems (including ovarian cysts)
When Sows Experience A Strong Season (videos)
A Comprehensive Guide to Guinea Pig Boars
Pairings and getting more piggies
Single Guinea Pigs - Challenges and Responsibilities
A Closer Look At Pairs (Boars - Sows - Mixed)
Adding More Guinea Pigs Or Merging Pairs – What Works And What Not?
Bonds in trouble: Problems, fall-outs and bereavement
Reacting to group or territorial changes: Dominance and group establishment/re-establishment
Moody guinea pigs: Depression, Bullying, Aggression, Stress, Fear and Antisocial Behaviour
Bonds In Trouble
Boars: Teenage, Bullying, Fighting, Fall-outs And What Next?
Looking After a Bereaved Guinea Pig