Guinea Pig Experience

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What really gets on my nerves is when people say something like ' I have 20 years experience with guinea pigs ' etc when what they are really trying to say is i know more than you :tickedoff:

I put something and whatever i put people put this sentence and try and tell ME that I'm wrong just because they have had guinea pigs longer than i have >:(

I'm like SO WHAT ::)

It gets me annoyed because they are not AWAYS right ? Just because theyve had guinea pigs longer than me or anyone else doesnt mean they have the right to say they know more than you ~ When really i could of been through the same things as they have in the short time ive owned guinea pigs with what they have in their whole 20 years :o :)

What does anyone else thing :-\
 
i think that usually the longer you have piggies the more you MAY learn, but obviously this isnt always the case. some people have had pigs 30yrs and they may not be looked after properly etc therefore they wont know more than somebody who has piggies a couple of months and has had so many problems and done so much research etc :)
 
Wouldn't let it worry you... ;) No one knows what experience you've had etc :)
 
maisynpoppy said:
i think that usually the longer you have piggies the more you MAY learn, but obviously this isnt always the case. some people have had pigs 30yrs and they may not be looked after properly etc therefore they wont know more than somebody who has piggies a couple of months and has had so many problems and done so much research etc :)
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But wouldnt the one with more piggies have more experience in your case if there piggies are ill treated casue more medicine etc may be needed as more illnesses ?
sorry I'm just in a bad mood cause i KNOW i have loads of experience in guinea pigs and in some cases know more than people who have kept guinea pigs for like 20 years or so and there telling me I'm wrong ::)
 
I think it is very important not to post inaccurate advice, especially with regard to illness. If you have experienced something and can advise, fine, but I personally advise seeking vet care and those that have years of experience do tend to know more than those who havent! Just my opinion :)
 
To be honest it's not about the experience the person has it's the quality of advice given out. Equally so, just because you have more guinea pigs doesn't make you a better owner or "more experienced".

I know someone who has had a total of 5 piggies in 6 years and she gives out good advice. Equally I've met people who've kept many guinea pigs for several years and are so set in their ways they refuse to listen to anything anyone else has to say and they're still living in the stone age of cavy care.

Nobody is always right, ILA, not even you.
 
Yes i agree and i do have experience but dont post inaccurate advice 98) and i have a few years experience but dotn you agree that over the 20 odd years or so (example) that someone could or may have had the same or even more experience in like 5 years (example)

So why do people say i have 20 years experience blah de blah :P cause that means NOTHING except people may believe them more than if i say i have5 years experience yet the same advice :)
 
iloveanimals said:
maisynpoppy said:
i think that usually the longer you have piggies the more you MAY learn, but obviously this isnt always the case. some people have had pigs 30yrs and they may not be looked after properly etc therefore they wont know more than somebody who has piggies a couple of months and has had so many problems and done so much research etc :)
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But wouldnt the one with more piggies have more experience in your case if there piggies are ill treated casue more medicine etc may be needed as more illnesses ?
sorry I'm just in a bad mood cause i KNOW i have loads of experience in guinea pigs and in some cases know more than people who have kept guinea pigs for like 20 years or so and there telling me I'm wrong ::)
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i meant a person who doesnt look after their pigs properly :) pigs which are left in a bottom of a garden in a hutch, even if them people have had pigs for 30yrs they are unlikely to know as much as somebody who has had pigs a year and is on this forum day in day out and has done lots of research :)
 
daftscotslass said:
To be honest it's not about the experience the person has it's the quality of advice given out. Equally so, just because you have more guinea pigs doesn't make you a better owner or "more experienced".
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I didnt say i am more experience just cause i have more guinea pigs though :) I know i may not be as experience as someone with 1 guinea pig as i may not be but i know that was just an example ;)

I know nobody's not the best at giving out advice as there not always right but whos to say I'm not ;D ;D Oly joking :P
 
To be honest it's not about the experience the person has it's the quality of advice given out. Equally so, just because you have more guinea pigs doesn't make you a better owner or "more experienced".
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I agree with you Daft. It's definetely the quality of advice that is given out after all wrong advice can endanger a piggies life. The thing is we all learn something new every day (well I do) and everyone even those who have 20 years experience is still learning something new about piggies.
 
Because, as lavenderjade says, the chances are that people who have had guinea pigs for 20 years DO know more than those who have had guinea pigs for 5 years. Yes, admittedly, some don't.

Think about it this way, you go to school, enjoy it, and learn new things for 5 years. Do you know as much as someone who's been to school, enjoyed it and learned new things for 10 years?

In the same way any good guinea pig owner would continue to grow and learn over time.
 
Oh i see what your saying maisynpoppy :) yeah the ones who dont treat there piggies wont know the things some people do if they treat them O0
 
I have been keeping Guineas for nearly 9yrs and I have probably owned over 60 but I am still learning everyday. Research and education is the key to knowledge.
If someone has been keeping Guineas for number of years and has not researched them properly then they could think e.g. popcorning is a sign of mites, guineas should only be kept outdoors etc. I am not saying people think these ways but I know some people who have been keeping Cavies for a while and have never changed their ways.

Emma x
 
daftscotslass said:
Think about it this way, you go to school, enjoy it, and learn new things for 5 years. Do you know as much as someone who's been to school, enjoyed it and learned new things for 10 years?
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But in the cavy example the 20 years experience could not of been an enjoyful time therefore just gone day by day with the same things when the person with 5 years experience has been through a lot and has had to do research in such a short space of time like the person with 20 years experience ~ sorry I'm getting confused myself ;D
 
GPQ said:
I have been keeping Guineas for nearly 9yrs and I have probably owned over 60 but I am still learning everyday. Research and education is the key to knowledge.
If someone has been keeping Guineas for number of years and has not researched them properly then they could think e.g. popcorning is a sign of mites, guineas should only be kept outdoors etc. I am not saying people think these ways but I know some people who have been keeping Cavies for a while and have never changed their ways.

Emma x
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Oh yeah definitely agree ~ Depends on who the person is and what they have actually been through to actually compare etc ;)
 
GPQ said:
I have been keeping Guineas for nearly 9yrs and I have probably owned over 60 but I am still learning everyday. Research and education is the key to knowledge.
If someone has been keeping Guineas for number of years and has not researched them properly then they could think e.g. popcorning is a sign of mites, guineas should only be kept outdoors etc. I am not saying people think these ways but I know some people who have been keeping Cavies for a while and have never changed their ways.

Emma x
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Couldn't agree more with this.

Being able to learn and take on board advice is such a huge part of being a good owner. It's all very well saying for the likes of piggy health and care "it's always worked for me" but then when it comes to animal care there's a big difference between an animal existing and living life to its fullest. My philosophy is that I can always learn how to look after my pigs better which is why I miss my local rescue being so far away now - I learned SO much even after over a decade and a half of keeping piggies.

ILA what I'm saying is that the people you're talking about who have had pigs for a great length of time and couldn't give a toss are in the MINORITY. To dedicate your life to one species of animal for many, many years in itself shows dedication and a love for the animal - the vast majority of people who've had pigs a long time do so because they love them and care for them and, believe it or not, want to learn more about them.

Remember as well that if you don't like the advice you get sometimes, it doesn't necessarily mean it's wrong. If 10 different people all told me the same thing regarding an element of piggy care then I would take it on board. It's how we learn.
 
yes its all about what you go through, the situations you go through, how much you research, how many different illnesses have your pigs been faced with? have you had a pregnant pig :)

its not the amount of pigs although the more years you have pigs the more you 'should' learn, and some people will know more about one thing and others will know more about something else, somebody may know alot about food, veg, hay etc and somebody else will know more about pregnancy and labour :)
 
Kelly can I agree with you because it saves me typing it..lol I do agree. I've had pigs since June and learnt so much, still willing to learn. Love the animal, could never imagine not having pigs now.

People shouldn't put the I've had 20 years experience and shove it in your face though, it's belittling and not nice but you should be able to adapt and learn and act on advice given. :)
 
i totally agree theres nothing worse than having your own opinion or given your advice to someone to have it shoved back in your face by someone saying that. Doesn't matter if it 1yr or 20yrs of haing pigs we can all learn from each other. ALl we can do if share our experiences, give our advice and ask questions. But there is no need to say to someone "i have had pigs for over 20yrs so i know better" x
 
Thanks for everyones advice :)

Yes I'm willing to learn more about guinea pigs cause I'm gonna have them for years and years so will have to know these things ;D
I agree the majority of the people who have had guinea pigs longer do have more experience now as ive got that in my head ::) But not all do O0

Ive had guinea pig for only 3 years but have had my first ever piggy named Molly when i was ikkle and the loss of her didnt mean anything to me back then but now i miss how i didnt have the knowledge to know about giving her a friend or anything that she needed even the basic of things so all this has enlightened me to learn loads from experience and from people giving people there knowledge as thats just as good and sometimes better :)
 
i havent seen this on the forum: "i have had pigs for over 20yrs so i know better"

but if it has been said maybe we could just say ive been through this before, or i know alot about this and my advice would be......
 
I think we can only relate to things we have gone through with our own pigs. If I don't know something I will look it up or PM someone who I think may know to help. :)
 
I am not saying that has been said and definatly not at me, i was just echoing ILA's post. I can see where she is coming from. i totally agree its all down to wording. x
 
It's hard to say really.

If someones had 20 pigs in 2 years and there have been lots of illnesses etc then they have more experience than someone who has had 3 pigs in 10 years with hardly any illnesses.

It just depends what you experience with your pigs. For example, my piggies have never really had much wrong with them so when it comes to illnesses I'll be honest and say I don't know much! I know little things etc. but not specific things about specific illnesses. I love forums because we learn new stuff everyday O0
 
sarsmccabe said:
I am not saying that has been said and definatly not at me, i was just echoing ILA's post. I can see where she is coming from. i totally agree its all down to wording. x
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sorry, i meant what you said lol i was just saying we can all be better with how we word things, cause alot of problems on this forum have been all about wording, so we should all read it over before we post and make sure what we say will come across in that way and not come across as sarcastic etc :)
 
I totally agree maisynpoppy. Thats what i dont like about the interenet, you can think things are written right and come across fine but all it takes is for the reader to read it wrong. But we would all be lost without it. x
 
sarsmccabe said:
I totally agree maisynpoppy. Thats what i dont like about the interenet, you can think things are written right and come across fine but all it takes is for the reader to read it wrong. But we would all be lost without it. x
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you can call me kelly lol :D
 
maisynpoppy said:
i havent seen this on the forum: "i have had pigs for over 20yrs so i know better"

but if it has been said maybe we could just say ive been through this before, or i know alot about this and my advice would be......
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That was just an example thats why and i have seen it on this forum before O0
 
ILA I don't think anyone was trying to be pompous with the experience comment, however it is probably true that they do have many more years of experience than say you or me who has only had piggies for a few years (1 year in my case!).

Keep yourself open to advice - at the end of the day its all about whats best for the piggies. I am constantly learning, and enjoying it too! But don't disregard somebody's advice because you think you know better - anyone can make a mistake, what if you were wrong?
 
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