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Cherpi

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Can anyone tell me what this is? It's my friends guinea pig which I am buying from her and it has this patch of hair missing and stabbing. She thinks it's ringworm.

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It definitely looks like some form of fungal. Definitely will require vet appointment to get sorted.
 
I agree it looks fungal. You will also need to quarantine away from your own pigs though it is best to do that when getting a new addition anyway.
 
Good that a vet appointment has been made. It looks very much like fungal and it is likely ringworm.

Please do not keep single piggies; they are group animals and not wired to live on their own. Make sure that your friend has sexed her babies properly and if she is a girl, please ask your friend whether all boar babies have been removed at 3 weeks old to prevent sibling pregnancies. We offer a sexing service in our pregnancy section.
 
Wiebke said:
Good that a vet appointment has been made. It looks very much like fungal and it is likely ringworm.

Please do not keep single piggies; they are group animals and not wired to live on their own. Make sure that your friend has sexed her babies properly and if she is a girl, please ask your friend whether all boar babies have been removed at 3 weeks old to prevent sibling pregnancies. We offer a sexing service in our pregnancy section.
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I have four guinea pigs, she has eight and we both do an animal management course, everything has been done right don't worry.
 
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