Pet Forum / Mammals / Guinea Pigs / October 2004

I posted a couple of weeks ago for advice on guinea pig keeping.
My brothers guinea pig  had her babies last night/ early hours of the
morning. She has five.
I will be having at least two.

I built my guinea pigs a chloroplast cage that has a half-lid over
the back. Under the lid are a couple of litter boxs. In the front,
in front of their water bottle, I laid a bathroom carpet. Somehow
they have figured out all by themselves that it is just better

Ok everyone,
I have had it the the continuous responses made to bubba.  I though it was
that you were to leave him alone and not feed the troll.  I'm getting to the
point that I don't want to come back here anymore because of it.  I thought

Finally got around to getting a couple of new pics of Bracken since her hair
grew back on her head!
http://community.webshots.com/photo/170180608/206992246jcQisZ (not that
great a pic - Esther you might appreciate the writing on the bowl!  My

Still not got very good connection so this is first time i've been on in
ages but need some help.
The pet shop in Rugby has changed the food mix they have available and the
pigs don't seem to like it and have gone on a virtual hunder strike, mum and

We had three piggies, ruffles (boy), sprout & abbey (girls).
They all come from differen't parts of the country (should be no inbreeding
issues here eh?)
We put ruffles in with the girls, hey preso - 10 weeks later...  7 little

My sister just got my 8 year old niece a guinea pig (against my better
judgement).  I have a feeling the poor little thing will end up with me when
they're bored with it, or "it makes too much mess" or "smells"... I have two
bunnies (indoor) and belong to alt.pets.rabbits, and ...

They taste great!

I am sure i can often see different expressions on my
piggys'faces. For something that is basically all nose with two
button eyes this surprises me, Piggles in particular has an
'astonished'look (as in "is that the biggest carrot you could

I just picked up a baby female pig from Petco the other day and introduced
her to an older, 1 year old female in a large, 8 square foot cage. The baby
seems to be making constant clucking noises (about twice a second) which
are in line with her pulse beats. Is she frightened or ...

every "no drip" bottle I buy drips, is there a REAL no drip out there for
PJ?
As always thanks for the help
John, Sabrina and Pj (and nicky)

Sorry if people post asking this all the time.
I have been offered a guinea pig. It has not yet been born. My brother was
sold two supposed male guinea pigs , and one turned out to be female. She is
now pregnant. They have been separated and the male will get his bits done!

I have raised happy, very healthy piggies...
Romaine lettuce twice daily (organic and washed)
snacks of parsley, sweet red peppers, apple, plums and a few small carrots.
When added to their usual diet of good guinea pig dry pellets and Timothy Hay,

We've had our female GP (Blizzard) for 3 years now given to us by a
friend, and an opportunity to get another female came our way - she's
not quite her littermate, but Ginger was cagemate to Blizzard's mom,
until she passed away, so she's a little bit older and is bigger, too.

Nicky, aka Mr. Piggleton, ate his pellets and his favorite veggies were
Carrots, apples and cucumbers. I am anxious to see what PJ will favor.
We had always given our Nicky pellets, Timothy hay, and assorted veggies. We
also added LM vitamins to his water. Occasionally we would give ...