Pet Forum / Mammals / Guinea Pigs / November 2004

Hello, does anyone know the best way to trim a piggies nails without
getting bitten?  When trimming the front nails my hand and fingers are
so close to Brianna's mouth....she was so mad having her nails
trimmed...she bit the towel........

Hi again everybody.  We're almost ready to buy a guinea pig.  But....
should we just get one or two?  Not sure if just getting one will become
lonely and sleep a lot and bored?
Thanks,

I just lost my beloved female Leanna on November 1st.
Leanna was a year and a half old.  I received Leanna to replace Baylee
(also a girl who died July 7, 2003)
My friend and I are very upset with PETCO--because they knew she had

Here are some girl names:
Cupcake
Pasha
Dasha

From the Aberdeen `Press and Journal' yesterday, but probably in a lot
of other UK newspapers:
Guinea Pigs Saved
Firefighters in Hertfordshire who put out a blazing house also saved

We lost our "baby" a few months ago.   Our 2nd baby, Speedy is very unusual
he is not timid at all, he loves to run and climb.  We give him "floor time"
daily.   I just measure his "room" and it is 30x12.     When I married hubby
he had our first baby in something smaller aquarium , ...

From: scooter_girl_01@webtv.net(Bonnie B.) Date: Fri, Nov 12, 2004,
12:47pm
Subject: Help Name Guinea Pig
I just got home with my male guinea . He is black with a patch of white

How can they eat kissy fur guinea pigs?  This is an outrage.  They're
savages.  Guinea pigs are rodents.  What's the matter with Peruvians?  Why
can't they eat cows, fish and chickens like the rest of us?  Check out this
Yahoo news link to the utter horror:

Does anyone know of any place that has patterns for stuffed guinea pig
toys (like a teddy bear but a guinea pig instead).  I want to make
Christmas gifts and I think it would be a great gift idea!
Thanks!

Is it true that the chlorine in our tap water quickly destroys the
vitamin C we add to our guinea pigs water?.....I just read this on a
guinea pig care website....I am going to the super market right now and
buying some filtered water or distilled....I have a new baby pig and

If I can help you.........please e-mail me...I'll do my best
guineamom_01@webtv.net
Bonnie
I have owned 9 guineas since 1992...........and absolutely adored them

Hi peeps
I've been attempting to litter train Bracken from the day she arrived at
home around 4 months ago.  I have tried every method I know - putting the
tray in the corner she used most, picked up her droppings and put them IN

my new little guy, Little.
http://www.robinmilim.com/Little/little.htm
Thankfully, finally they seem to be getting along (with my other
cutie!--lol--Queek Queek)

Daisy and Gerbil-boi spent their summer with our lovely pet sitter
Catherine and all went very well!
(We've been back together for awhile but time just flew by before I
could get back to the forum.)

It's been a long time since I last posted.  Some of you may remember Ollie.
I posted a picture of him about 3 years ago when he was just a baby.  He's
all grown up now!  Thought I would share a current picture of my spoiled
little piggy. = )  Floor time was coming to an end and ...