Pet Forum / Mammals / Guinea Pigs / August 2005

we've had them for 3 weeks now and they were both in the same cage at
the store for who knows how long.  Lately the larger one nips at the
others rear and ear. It seems to happen soon after the fun stuff to eat
is put out (fruit/veggies)  the incidents don't last long and most if

Was just wondering if you can give GPs apricots and raisins as when my mum
gives our chinchilla her treat she tried the GPs on them and they seemed to
love them.  Are they ok for GPs as treats?
Donna

My pig Pebbles just died over the weekend and I'm moving to a house in a
small town. My friend's pig had two babies and one is spoken for. I'm
thinking about asking for the remaining one.. I'm trying to come up with a
name for the little girl. Any ideas?

Can pine cones be safe for pigies to chew etc....?
Bonnie

Although I don't condone the actions of some of the people who having been
trying to get this place shut down for many years, at least the place is now
going to be shut down.....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/4176094.stm

My son recently noticed that his pig, Rickey, has a wet chin/neck. The water
bottle is in the same place. Has anybody noticed this before in their
piggies? Is this something we should be worried about. Thanks

They have their house to go into and always sleep next to each other.
I've added more bedding so they can burrow if they wish, but what else
besides turning on the heat can be done for them? A blanket or small
towel would probably just get chewed.

I was thinking about getting the guide book put out by Barron's but an
Amazon search gave me several other titles.
which ones do you all have?
thx - Craig

Hello everyone! We've just got two female piggies, aged eight weeks. We
got sisters as we thought they'd be more likely to get along than two
unrelated GPs.
Having never owned GPs before, I was wondering what sort of toys I can

Hiya all!
I have a boar which I have previously bred with three females - all had
little piggies, which have gone to nice homes.
However, he seems to be 'broken'!  He was in with the three females he bred

I find this interesting.
Some people insist that pets should be indoors so that they can live
longer, be with their people, be watched daily and played with and so
forth.   Others are quite content letting their pets be outdoors - and

We're the new owners of two 10wk old female guinea pigs.  For the first two
weeks they lived in a small indoor cage whilst we awaited delivery of the
outdoor hutch.
This has now arrived.  It's two levels with sleeping area and one level up

Is it safe to add a 2nd level area with a wide ladder so gp's can add a
little excitement to their cage life?  If so I assume it should not be
very high.  Is it ok to build a wooden ramp and loft for them?
the little critters tend to compete for space sometimes and I'm sure

sometimes I take out most of the bedding stuff that flies into the bowl
and just fill it up again -
should I be tossing it out and adding fresh everyday?  They've never
finished what I put in there and not sure if its because I've put too

a lot of noise was coming from the cage and we found the two of them
running laps around the cage, sometimes chasing each other squealing,
bouncing off the walls, bedding flying out the cage everywhere,etc....
it was hilarious to watch them go a bit nuts.