Pet Forum / Mammals / Guinea Pigs / October 2006

Why are woodshavings bad for guinea pigs?

Hi, anyone know is there's a long hair breeder in London area?
want to keep a young(=<12 weeks) Peruvian with the two Abyssinians as
play mate.
BTW, anyone know how can I help one of my piglets to overcome his fear

hey,  I have a guinea pig of my own and I wanted to know if he could
have green beans as a treat.  He loves his veggies.  Please reply

I have a piggy of my own and I just had a question about if I could
give him green beans.  He loves loves his veggies.  Please Reply

I've been reading the posts in this newsgroup for quite a while now, and
decided to say hello! I'm a longtime pig owner, and currently have 3 of
them. I have had many, many pigs in the last 15 or so years, all of them
rescue piggies! (Except my first one who came from a friend's ...

My daughter bought a 5-month-old female guinea pig yesterday.  My
family tells me that sometimes this animal makes a quiet vocal sound,
which I haven't heard yet.  Could someone please tell us how to tell
the difference between a contented sound (like a purring cat) and a

We have one male guinea pig right now (Jimmy).  We want to get him a
companion.  We need to avoid him mating with a companion if we get a female,
and don't want to get another male as we have heard this causes problems.
If we get a female guinea pig...should we spay the female or ...

We had a puppy for a month but had to surrender him back to the shelter
as he was a biter.
Anyway we have a great crate that we used for him that I would like to
convert to a new

We were at PetSmart today, and we found a product that said it was a
harness/leash for guinea pigs.  We did not buy this because we were
uncertain of how safe it was for guinea pigs.  What is everyone's opinion on
this?

I've been lurking the past week reading through all the old discussions and
have learnt so much.
I have got three gorgeous young sisters, 2 1/2 months old.
They don't seem to have been handled very much, and I'd appreciate some tips

Hey newsgroup.  My wife is really interested in breeding some guinea pigs.
We have one male who is quite docile.  We were seeking some advice from
others who might be involved with this.  Where should we look to find a
healthy female?  We live close to Louisville, KY.  How do we ...

I am having a hard time finding the Cube grids in the UK, Argos has
discontinued it, if anyone knows where to get them in UK, please let me
know.
I found the coroplast/correx sheet on eBay but the largest one with 4mm

I checked the new babies last night and thankfully they're both girls,
because my income is VERY limited right now and I knew there was no way I'd
be able to get another cage for a male let alone have him nuetered. If one
of them was a male it would have been impossible to find him ...

Anyone know what a wheeking noise about an octave lower than normal might
mean?