The new Guinea Pig Magazine issue is out, and it is a cracker!

Wiebke

Wiebke

Moderator
Staff member
Moderator
Joined
Mar 10, 2009
Messages
94,947
Reaction score
91,875
Points
3,466
Location
Coventry UK
#50.webp

Packed with piggy pictures, reader stories and interesting articles as always, but even more so this time!
Order here as a print or as a cheaper download option that is internationally available: Guinea Pig Mag
 
Mine came yesterday! The penis prongs article was really interesting, I give a lecture on penis spines (in hedgehogs and fruitbats) but I never realised piggies had them!
 
PigglePuggle said:
Mine came yesterday! The penis prongs article was really interesting, I give a lecture on penis spines (in hedgehogs and fruitbats) but I never realised piggies had them!
Click to expand...

You can find a picture of one in our boar care guide: Boar Care: Bits, Bums & Baths
We do get the occasional question about what the strange thing at the tip of the penis is...
 
Wiebke said:
You can find a picture of one in our boar care guide: Boar Care: Bits, Bums & Baths
We do get the occasional question about what the strange thing at the tip of the penis is...
Click to expand...
I will resist the urge to wake Theo and Ollie up to have a look now but I might take a peek on saturday when its weight and health check day... I never saw any prongs before but there again I wasnt looking for them!
 
PigglePuggle said:
I will resist the urge to wake Theo and Ollie up to have a look now but I might take a peek on saturday when its weight and health check day... I never saw any prongs before but there again I wasnt looking for them!
Click to expand...

You may not necessarily find them even in an extended penis; they can be well tucked in.
 
I've seen them sometimes when health checking but not sure which of my boars I've seen with them. Will take more notice and make a note next time. I've a feeling they don't always become visable so would be easy to miss, even if they were a sign of fertility as was thought it would be easy for the inexperienced to think a boar didn't have them when he did. A scary mistake to make, glad Cavy Corner has been able to disprove the myth.
 
piggieminder said:
I've seen them sometimes when health checking but not sure which of my boars I've seen with them. Will take more notice and make a note next time. I've a feeling they don't always become visable so would be easy to miss, even if they were a sign of fertility as was thought it would be easy for the inexperienced to think a boar didn't have them when he did. A scary mistake to make, glad Cavy Corner has been able to disprove the myth.
Click to expand...

I dread to think how many misjudgements have been made over the years... :(
And I hope that the vet is going to publish the result in a relevant place to make sure that the literature is adjusted!

The magazine is never boring and there is so much to learn even on subjects you thought you knew!
We are definitely not running out of material anytime soon!
 
I love the magazine and have them all except no. 21. If anyone has a spare copy I would love to buy it. I know I can download it but it's not the same as having the complete glossy set!
 
piggieminder said:
Sadly no. 21 is out of print.
Click to expand...

I am very sorry.
Sadly I only have my own copy because that issue was before I started working for it; and I need it for reference reasons.

Could you ask the magazine whether they could post on their page if somebody had a no longer needed copy?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top