Pet Forum / Mammals / Guinea Pigs / November 2006

I live in the USA.  What is the best brand or brands of pellets to feed
GPs?  Also could someone recommend a probiotic.
Is plain yogurt good for GPs?
Anyone experienced in feeding rabbits?  I need a recommendation for

My little adopted piggie, Evelyn, started having bloody urine on
Tuesday.  A trip to our exotics vet pinpointed bacteria in the urine so
she was given some B-complex/hydration and we were sent home with
Acidophilus/oral Baytril to help the infection.   By Friday (today) she

Our Peanut, age 3.5, will have her operation on Tuesday morning.
She has all the symptoms of PCO (hair loss, loss of muscle around the
shoulders, crusty nipples, increased sexual behavior).  Although she has had
a running case of diarrhea for months, she is otherwise healthy and ...

anyone tested them with a decibel meter?  I think at times their squeak
rivals the noise of a 747.
Craig

Recently I posted about a guniea pig that had taken a likeing to
rattling his cage.  He was missing the 4oz water bottle I would fill
up with fruit juice from my canned fruits.  I removed the Timber
Hideaway which was more like a timber outhouse also...

How do I know if my guinea pig is pregnant?
What should I do for her?
Ted Shoemaker

Napoleon seems to have a lump of some kind on his back.  It's on the
right side, over his bottom ribs, and feels like it's at least a full
centimetre in diameter.  It doesn't feel asymmetrical.  It's definitely
under the skin.  I can't get a good look at it because it's under a

My daughter is hinting around to add a 3rd pig to other two which she
has had for a little over a year.
The cage is 29x57.  From the  book we have it seems ok, but would like
some other opinions..

I was in the hardware store the other day and they have something like
a PVC pipe that would be big enough for a pig. Is it safe? I'm not
looking to build a piggy version of Habitrail but what can they have?

I have a big Zucchini from a friend.  Is zucchini good for a guinea pig
diet?

My daughter is amazed as to how long her piggies can get. Since we put
the cage by her door, they hold onto the side of the cage and can
stretch 1-2" over the top of the 14" wall.
and then they compact themselves into a little ball of fur maybe 4

we lost our boy Kian last night,
think he had a stroke, checked in on the piggies last night and he was lying
flat out on the hay really cold and twitching, unfortunately he passed away
on route to the vets :(

1. My pigs LOVE carrots and I was wondering if it would be safe to give
them shredded carrots or would they choke on them?
2. I have two female pigs in two cages (one started fighting with the
other so they were separated) and in the morning they hear me getting

hi im new here and i have 2 female guinea pigs who are both about 3.5
years old, and i was in petsmart the other day and i saw a big exorcise
ball, like the little ones used for hamsters, that said for guinea pigs
and ferrits. do pigs even like this? or is it a bad idea?

i know mine is pretty happy when i come in a room. they always know i
got veggies and fruits for them. boy just getting food and hay out makes
them happy.they happy with clean cage too with water every day.oh yeah
do that pop corn thing around cage to which so adorable.bucky he ...