Pet Forum / Mammals / Guinea Pigs / February 2004

Is it normal for girl piggies to drink a lot more than the boys.  both our
girls drink 150 to 200 ml of water a day, the boys only drink about 10 to 20
ml a day, is this normal.
Thanks

Well, I've had my guinea pigs Abbie and YinYang for about a month now
and just had my first health emergency, not counting YinYang having a
baby.
Yesterday a close friend of mine, who visits just about daily and

Our 4 week-old girls (sisters) have started to get on each-other's case.
Normally they seem to just avoid each other but if put together (like on a
lap), they butt and snap back and forth.  I've seen them do this over food
as well.

hi everyone, just wanted to say that this will be my last time in this
newsgroup as i am giving away my one and only guinea pig in about 30minutes,
I am moving soon and won't be able to take her with me so i had to give her
up. I'm very heart broken but its the best thing for her ...

I'm fairly new to the group and I enjoy reading everyone's posts.  I do have
a question though.  I currently have 4 piggys.  Boo who is a white female
with a brown nose is about a year, Panda is mustard yellow and white with a
crown on her head, she is also about a year.  I have ...

Does anybody out there know a good source of guineas in the
Gwynedd/Conwy/Anglesey area? I REFUSE to go to PetsAtHome or whatever they
call themselves this week...
Many thanks!

Patricia's "pig whipped" post sure struck a cord with me...
They certainly have a way of getting to your heart don't they!
I just spent all afternoon making a custom stand for the deluxe cage I'm
giving my daughter so she can provide a special home for our favourite

Hello dear group!
A rather frightening thing happened today.  I gave Daisy a tablespoon of
special pig treats and
thought nothing of it.  Thank goodness her cage is right in the living

Sitting at the breakfast table, glorious sunbeam
on my back and Hazel sleeping in my lap...
I can't eat -- I don't want to disturb her.

Boy they grow up so fast - only 3 wheeks old and already they want to borrow
the family car!
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Hey, everyone!
I finally have some pictures of Princess up on the web!  :)  You can
find them at http://members.shaw.ca/jannana (click on the guinea pig
link in the text there).

Allow me to introduce myself.
I`m Sean from Texas, USA My wife Andrea and I have two GPs we have named
Linus and Fiona.
Fiona is very pregnant with her first litter. We should have babies in just

..they disappeared. I think they had to do with processed food and a
play pen. Anyway; I found a place has Cavie Cuisine and the other had to
do with play pens....good place to get one for a resonable price? And
one other thing...about hungry piggies....just where do they put it ...

Piggles beat up the cat again tonight....sometimes I yearn for the
days when the 'food chain' really meant something !!
kelvyn.

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