Dystopoly
New Born Pup
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So, I made a post very early last week about possibly taking home a female skinny pig if things worked out with my boars in the same room - and everything did! So now I have a beautiful, sweet rescue skinny pig and I want to make absolutely sure she’s getting the best care possible. I’m taking her to the vet for a general check-up this Monday, but I just have a couple skinny pig-specific questions I’ve been wondering about.
I’ve noticed as I’ve been watching her for that she seems to have much more watery eyes than my boys - but has so far shown no other signs of a URI (no sniffles, crusts, or sneezing) and I was wondering if that was maybe a common thing with skinny pigs? I can’t seem to find any information on this anywhere.
I’m doing my best to keep the room they’re in around 72 degrees since I know skinny pigs are prone to getting cold, but once winter rolls around would it be a good idea to get a small animal warming pad, or just focus on soft fleece for her to cuddle in?
Also, I have her on both oxbow vitamin c and multivitamins daily, but are there any other nutritional differences I should know about with skinny pigs? She gets about a cup and a half of veggies in the morning (usually romaine, yellow/green bell peppers, cilantro, and tomato) and has plenty of access to hay and 1/8 cup of oxbow adult GP diet.
If there are any other differences between skinny pig/non skinny pig care that I should know about - please tell me! I’ve done lots of research but I never feel like it’s enough... xD
![F14E9C45-71A6-4D45-BD42-1C58060441E3.webp F14E9C45-71A6-4D45-BD42-1C58060441E3.webp](https://data.theguineapigforum.co.uk/attachments/116/116348-e7453f845301e4dfd206b8fa2a2d2480.jpg?hash=x5EZvyzXyH)
I’ve noticed as I’ve been watching her for that she seems to have much more watery eyes than my boys - but has so far shown no other signs of a URI (no sniffles, crusts, or sneezing) and I was wondering if that was maybe a common thing with skinny pigs? I can’t seem to find any information on this anywhere.
I’m doing my best to keep the room they’re in around 72 degrees since I know skinny pigs are prone to getting cold, but once winter rolls around would it be a good idea to get a small animal warming pad, or just focus on soft fleece for her to cuddle in?
Also, I have her on both oxbow vitamin c and multivitamins daily, but are there any other nutritional differences I should know about with skinny pigs? She gets about a cup and a half of veggies in the morning (usually romaine, yellow/green bell peppers, cilantro, and tomato) and has plenty of access to hay and 1/8 cup of oxbow adult GP diet.
If there are any other differences between skinny pig/non skinny pig care that I should know about - please tell me! I’ve done lots of research but I never feel like it’s enough... xD
![F14E9C45-71A6-4D45-BD42-1C58060441E3.webp F14E9C45-71A6-4D45-BD42-1C58060441E3.webp](https://data.theguineapigforum.co.uk/attachments/116/116348-e7453f845301e4dfd206b8fa2a2d2480.jpg?hash=x5EZvyzXyH)