Pet Forum / Mammals / Guinea Pigs / January 2004

I know, I know - enough with the baby pictures all ready but they're just so
darn cute! :-)
http://www.powergate.ca/~jwarner/Babies2/
Hairy, Hermione and Babies 1,2,3 &4

Hermione had her babies overnight or this morning.  Three black fuzzballs in
the corner.
So far no big movement but they all feel warm and I saw one move a bit.
Is there a way I can check that they are ok?  All appear to have been

Here's some pictures of our new family "hot off the press".
Born sometime around dawn this morning to proud parents Hairy and Hermione!
Enjoy!
http://www.powergate.ca/~jwarner/Babies/Babies.htm

I have a website with a discussion forum. I'm sick of dealing with the forum
part of it, and am about ready to cut that part of it out.
Before I do, I though I'd ask here if enough people would be interested in a
private forum to warrent keeping part of it up. If I did, I'd need ...

I went away for a holiday (2 1/2 weeks) leaving my piggies to the care
of an adult friend. He fed them well. He added hay.
When I came back, the cages had things growing in them. All piggies had
mites and were not looking the best at all.

Hazel -- remarkably!!! -- is continuing to improve.  I had to call the vet's
office today to find out how long to keep her on the antibiotics.  When we
started her on them last weekend, the vet and I were both thinking in terms
of easing Hazel's misery in her final days, not ...

I've been doing some searches to see if I could find the proper term (if
any) for a baby Guinea Pig and was suprised to find there does not seem to
be a consensus on many of the terms.  Perhaps it's a regional difference?
Here's what I've found so far:

So on Christmas afternoon, Mom handed me this gift bag (we do presents
after church and lunch on Christmas Day).  I took out the tissue from
the top, and there was RAY!  The guinea pig from the Blockbuster
commercials!  I was *so* incredibly excited, I think I was vibrating and

Patricia,
I am anxious to hear how the tenacious Hazel is. I hope she has continued to
improve and is almost back to her happy self. We have been thinking of you.
Ceal

Fern and Weeble throughout their time with me...including Fern's babies too.

http://img14.photobucket.com/albums/v43/fernandweeble/
Claire, Weeble and Fern

Does anyone know how I could possibly get ahold of the Cavy Cuisine by
Oxbow?  I was at their site, but it appears that I can't order from them
because I'm Canadian.  I'm also curious about their straw litter - how
is it for piggies?

It is a while since I last posted as having 14 little pigs to care for as
well as kids etc, is hectic.  We currently have 9 girls and one neutered
male in one herd.  Do you think it would be possible for another neutered
male to be accepted into the herd?

First of all - sorry my english... But I'm from Denmark.
I have two guinea pigs (females) who are 2 years old. Now I would like to
have a new young female guinea pig. How schould I bring them together? I
only have one cage.  Schould I take them out on the flor? On my knees? Or

Piggies like cheese?...I'm new at piggies; used to rats. They eat
anything. Even had a rat liked Budweiser. Chuckie

I know Piggies are overly nervous and exicitible. How long does it take
to tame them down? Iv'e had Pokey about 2 months now and take him out
when I can...he seems to be in the groove....rattle a bag and oink oink
oink. But he still don't trust me. Pees on me also. Chuckie