Guinea Pig-tures🤠

[So...Guinea pigs]

The Bebes are Gimley and Murph. I got them about 5?... days ago.. Gimley is brown with the funky hair and he’s not a shy boy at all ! Murph has the black and white fur and it takes him a few minutes to come out of the hidey but if I have treatshe’ll come out eventually. I’ve got quite a few to show y’all cause the lighting was...chef’s kiss .View attachment 169261View attachment 169262

 

[Her Nibship]

They are both beautiful. How old are they? They look very confident.

 

[Sweet Potato]

They're super cute. I'd advise that you scrap the hay rack and just give them a great big pile of hay to explore and nibble. they need to eat a lot of hay and pulling it through the bars will only slow them down not to mention that a hay rack that size will need topping up several times a day.

 

[Siikibam]

I’d also look at getting a bigger cage. That looks like one of those shop bought where they have a level/hide thing on one side. Boars need minimum 150x60cm.

 

[Piggies&buns]

and loads and loads more hay is needed and also ensure their cage meets requirements for two boafs - a minimum of 150x60 but 180x60 is recommended. Lack of space between two boars can cause problems as they are more territorial. They also need at least one hidey each and all hideys need to have two exits so no piggy can get trapped by the other. If they are young, and haven’t yet started their teens, then it’s important to ensure they have plenty of space, plenty of hides and that you understand the behaviours you are going to see in teenage boars.

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[So...Guinea pigs]

They are both beautiful. How old are they? They look very confident.

I’m not sure about how old they are but I’ll be weighing them this week for the first time. Thank you for the compliment.

 

[So...Guinea pigs]

They're super cute. I'd advise that you scrap the hay rack and just give them a great big pile of hay to explore and nibble. they need to eat a lot of hay and pulling it through the bars will only slow them down not to mention that a hay rack that size will need topping up several times a day.

Thank you so much for the advice. I don’t want to unnecessarily hinder the piggies.

 

[So...Guinea pigs]

and loads and loads more hay is needed and also ensure their cage meets requirements for two boafs - a minimum of 150x60 but 180x60 is recommended. Lack of space between two boars can cause problems as they are more territorial. They also need at least one hidey each and all hideys need to have two exits so no piggy can get trapped by the other. If they are young, and haven’t yet started their teens, then it’s important to ensure they have plenty of space, plenty of hides and that you understand the behaviours you are going to see in teenage boars.

A Comprehensive Guide to Guinea Pig Boars
Boars: Teenage, Bullying, Fighting, Fall-outs And What Next?
Dominance Behaviours In Guinea Pigs

New Owners' Most Helpful How-To Guides and Information

And that is why you and @Siikibam are the experts!. Thank you so much for the help. I’ll have to look into getting them a larger cage and or space. God willing, I’ll fix them up a nice area.Thank you for the links as well.

 

[Merab]