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Settling In And Making Friends With Guinea Pigs - A Guide

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Overview
- Getting and checking any new arrivals
- Settling in, safe handling and making friends with your guinea pigs
- The importance of companionship of their own kind and what this means for your interaction
- Potential problem areas in your interaction with your guinea pigs



Getting and checking any new arrivals
Sourcing guinea pigs
A closer look at the various places you can get guinea pigs to help you avoid or prepare for any of the common pitfalls and know your customer rights. Also includes a chapter on rescue dating guinea pigs you want to new companionship for: Rescues (Adoption and Dating), Shops, Breeders or Online? - What to consider when getting guinea pigs

Checking the sex upon arrival
Sexing link: Sexing Guinea Pigs: How to Sex a Guinea Pig
(or join the forum and post a preferably clear and day lit picture in our sexing and pregnancy section!)

Customer rights and the most common health issues with new guinea pigs
Please also have any new arrivals vet checked. If there are health problems during this period after a shop sale, you can reclaim any vet cost from the shop as exposure and infection must have happened at the shop.
Details and a list of the most common health issues in new guinea pigs via this link here:
What to check and look out for in new guinea pigs (vet checks, sexing, parasites&illness)

Unplanned pregnancies and surprise babies:
If you find that you have bought a mis-sexed pair, have surprise babies or have bought an already pregnant sow, please register with the forum and start an ongoing support thread in our pregnancy and baby section, which is only visible to members that have accepted our explicit no intentional breeding rules during the sign up process.

Here is the link to our comprehensive Pregnancy, Birth, Mother&Baby Care information, which has been specially written and compiled for members without any previous experience: Pregnancy & Baby Care Guide's

Surprise Babies Care collection: Surprise Babies Care Collection Including What To Do With Any Dads


Settling, safe handling and making friends with your guinea pigs
Arrival in a home from the perspective of pet shop guinea pigs

How Do I Settle Shy New Guinea Pigs?
How To Pick Up And Weigh Your Guinea Pig
Understanding Prey Animal Instincts, Guinea Pig Whispering And Cuddling Tips

Enrichment Ideas for Guinea Pigs (ways to interact outside cuddling)


The importance of companionship of their own kind and what that means for your interaction
Companionship
Single Guinea Pigs - Challenges and Responsibilities
Guinea Pig Facts - An Overview


Potential problem areas in your interaction with your guinea pigs
Who is the boss - Your guinea pig or you?
" Biting" And What You Can Do
Looking After A Bereaved Guinea Pig
 
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