Pet Forum / Mammals / Guinea Pigs / July 2006

 How do pigs handle car rides? my son wants to bring them to his
grandmothers to show her, we will bring all the stuff needed for once we get
there, but will the car ride bother them, its about  a half hour drive..
nikki

I let the piggies run around in a half inch of water in the bath tub.
one kept running around and shaking the water off and the other just
sat there, not sure what to do.
so sad/silly to see them try and climb up the smooth walls and slide

I have, well my daughter has, 2 female pigs who have been together for
one year. She is thinking of adding a third.
I know one of the pigs at times is dominant over the other. I guess the
social issue would change with another pig added to the equation?

My two guinea pigs seem to be healthy and happy, and I think one reason
is that they live with other species, i.e. a rabbit and occasionally my
cat. This is a successful living arrangement!

The ones I have here I never went looking for as pets.  I just sort of
ended up with them.   Am wondering WHY people actually go out and get a
GP as a pet.
Please do not take offense at my asking this. I just do not understand

Our 3 yr. old female guinea pig developed lots of lumps in her tummy.
I've read here they are usually nothing but fatty cysts and can be
removed, but don't necessarily have to be.  The vet has also confirmed
this.  We've chosen to leave them.  In November she and her two

Our GP has dry, grey, flaky skin on his rear end and their is some hair
loss (no bald patches).  He is eating fine and acting normally.  Does
anybody have any ideas what it might be and/or any suggestions for
treating it?

the pigs were boarded 2 weeks ago at the vet. they came back healthy as
ever. my daughter (11) was feeding the same bagged spinach that we
bought for them before we boarded them.
so she calls this morning scared because one pig won't touch it. the

Top opening cage---entire top opens up
Side opening---little door on side
Hutch
Bonnie

You may notice your guinea eating droppings---this is NORMAL--they
reingest this to get a vitamin they need
They fold the body towards their rear to catch the poop pellet and eat
it.

I have been raising an orphaned GP since its mother died a day after its
birth.  There were 2 babies, but one died on the 3rd day. :_-(
The one that died was very skinny and weak.  The survivor was healthy
looking and active.   They both were brought to me.  I did not have the

i've just got three guinea pigs and ive been told that i can feed them
anything except lettuce, beetroot leaves, and potato, and of course
guinea pig food with vitamin c in it, but on a forum on the net i read
that i also should not feed them cabbage as it gives them wind and that

Darla, my crazy guinea pig (definitely the boss of the 3) has been
acting a bit strange lately. Every couple of weeks she walks around
grumbling, shaking her little butt from side to side and trying to
mount my poor other two girls! I've read about this kind of behaviour

My male guinea pigs have been acting up and fighting the last few weeks.
Actually two out of the three have been the culprits.  One minute its
violence and the next minute there buddies again.  It a territory and
dominant things after I feed them.  The most aggressor must have ...