Pet Forum / Mammals / Guinea Pigs / February 2006

Scooter my neutered boy is a mellow fella--he had his first date with a
girl piggie--he was so sweet with Peppie--another black and white
guinea,.
Just wheekimg sweet to him..........

Unfortunately one of our guineas has died (we had two) & I wonder if we
should get another to keep the remaining one company as they're very
sociable animals. The one we have left is only 3 years old but we're worried
it may bully a new arrival. On the other hand he may "mother" a ...

in a lot of the c&c cage photo galleries on cavycages.com, i see cats
sitting on top of closed cube cages.  in the photos, the kitties either
looked very relaxed or are just watching the guinea pigs through the cubes
in interest and amusement rather than trying to get in the cage ...

 Hello, just joined the group and read a lot of past messages. you guys
seem to be great helps!
 well i have 2 guinea pigs, Maisy and Dora...  They are close to 6 weeks
old...   I just got them in my home less than a week ago.. Dora seems to be

Can guinea pigs eat Kale:
The leaf is purple and green
e-mail me asap
Bonnie

Has anyone ever tried multi layer housing with guinea pigs?  My 5 guineas
had a 3 x4 ft run on the floor but it wasn't very easy to clean and they ran
away when I went to visit them!  so I bought them a 4 ft 3 story hutch with
ladders.  The ladders were way too steep for them so ...

I may be getting a guinea tommorrow:
How about some help for ideas??
Not sure of the sex of the pigge or it's color till tomorrow............
Boy Names??  Girl Names?? Unisex manes?? (names that'll fit a boy or a

i have one guinea pig.  she has been a lone guinea pig, living solo her
whole life.  i've only been her owner for a month.  her former owner told me
that getting her a friend would probably be a good idea.
anyway, she seems pretty quiet unless we've got her out of her habitat.  i

i have a c+c cage for my guinea pig.  i am introducing a new friend for her,
another female of course.  i was advised on this newgroup to keep the
piggies seperate until they are used to each other's smell etc. and get used
to each other, etc. much in the way cats are introduced ...

My daughter is wanting replacements for `Bubble and Squeak` who passed away
(after 7 yrs with us). They were sisters and got on great so we would like a
similar set-up. They were given as a gift from someone who has since died so
their origin remains a mystery. However we would ...

I love trying out new things with the piggies and they love cucumber and
grass, I think that's their favourite.  I've only had piggies for 6 months
and was wondering what everyone elses liked?
Samm

well, i did it.  i arranged a friend for Roxy.  her name is Persephone and
she is going to be dropped off in the next day or so.  i hope Roxy doesn't
find it too invasive to get a little friend after a year of living solo.
she'll probably be shy at first but then come around.  ...

Go to http://www.eggresearchlab.com/ and click on the Guinea TV Tab :)
Apologies if it's been posted before.
Jonathan
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how many greens etc. fresh foods should i be giving her per day --- in cups.
1 cup, 2 cups, 1/2 cup...  she is a one year old female.  i have been buying
her entire heads of romaine lettuce and big bags of mixed greens and have
been running out to the grocery store every 2 days.  ...