Pet Forum / Mammals / Guinea Pigs / March 2005

   Anyone selling to local pet shops? What do they pay you and WHAT DO THEY
CHARGE?????
   We get $7 and they charge 19.95!
   Blobert

I asked this once before and didn't get any replies, so I'll try again.
What do you think is the real risk of racoon roundworm? A local guinea pig
rescue shelter's website(http://members.aol.com/cavycompanions/care.html,
scroll down) warns against having your cavy eat grass from ...

I'm looking to buy or adopt a 3-12 month old Abyssinean, dark color
(black/brown), preferably male.  I have a C&C cage and supplies (my
cavy Misha passed away recently).  I live in Los Angeles.
Thanks,

We have 2 female piggies who are approx 7months old (Teddi & Eddi), and have
just bought 2 more females (Toffee & Poppy) who i would guess are about 7/8
weeks old.
We are hoping to have them all caged together - however our initial

I need guinea names for two more males
One is Black and white and cream white  butt (an abby)
The other has two shades of Brown--(shorthair)
Possible names:  Moonshine, Dillen, Peanut

I've observed that my son's GP becomes withdrawn when we give him a place to
hide.  He sits motionless for hours and won't come out and play.  When we
take it out, he runs around and plays.  He's much more social without a
hiding place.

With Charlie Sheen...
I know it's only a TV show but they had a guinea pig in a hamster cage :(
Lorna

Just got my son his (and my) first pig (Johnny).  The pet shop said he was
11 weeks old so we're treating him like a pup.  They recommended putting a
heating pad on low under his cage for about 2 months.  Does this make sense?
We're also feeding him only 2 small pieces of ...

ARRRGH!
My guinea pig Bracken is a Peruvian/Abysinnian cross who once had a
beautiful but comical tuft on her back that looked like a tail.  One day a
few weeks ago it just disappeared.  She had just been treated for mites

Hi everyone :)
I've noticed that Musa has something stuck to her hair and probably skin
just above her tail (or a place where a tail should be :)) This most
probably is her poo but how to clean it out? It seems to be dry and holding