| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Concerneddd | 1/30/2009 | A.Jones |
Q: Heyy, im not sure if your the right person to ask this, but it has to do with Guinea Pigs. I had ...
A: I'm so glad you contacted me about this, animal cruelty is very wrong and the pet store you just ...
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| Do piggies go through menopause? | 1/30/2009 | Laura Smith |
Q: I have three guinea pigs, a male named Sushi who is about 5yrs, a female named Sweetie Pie who is ...
A: Males, unlike most female mammals, don't go through any sort of process where they become no longer ...
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| Baby guinea pig | 1/30/2009 | Jenny Atkins |
Q: i asked a question a few weeks back about my guinea pig Marley who had a baby. Yesterday i got in ...
A: I'm really sorry to hear you lost the baby. Unfortunately, guinea pigs do not cope well with ...
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| Guinea piggies!! | 1/30/2009 | Cerian C. |
Q: My 4 girl guineas and my neutered dwarf rabbit (male) seem to get along wen i let them free roam my ...
A: Lottie, Sorry for the late answer, My grandmother recently fell on the floor due to it being wet. ...
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| Cavy heatstroke | 1/30/2009 | Laura Smith |
Q: My guinea pig, Rose, i think has heatstroke. she is lying on her belly and moving around, but can't ...
A: Answer Hello, it does sound like a heat stroke. she needs liquids inside of her and fast. Get some ...
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| pregant guinea pig | 1/30/2009 | Jenny Atkins |
Q: i just found out my guinea pig is pregnant and i got her at Christmas and i don't even know how to ...
A: Try not to worry. Most female guinea pigs make excellent mothers and she won't need your help to ...
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| guinea pig pregnancy | 1/29/2009 | A.Jones |
Q: I'm not sure what gender my guinea pigs are and I think one might be pregnant. when I pet him\her my ...
A: If you have a male and a female guinea pig living in the same cage, the female is going to become ...
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| Floor time | 1/29/2009 | Cerian C. |
Q: I recently adopted two male guinea pigs from a rescue shelter 8 days ago. They are still skittish ...
A: Christine, So sorry for the late answer, my grandmother fell on the floor due to it being wet, So I ...
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| skinny pig sick | 1/29/2009 | Jenny Atkins |
Q: hey my male skinny pig (piggy) is acting strange, he pretty much won't eat or drink and his leg is ...
A: Sorry for your loss - but he did sound as though he was in a very bad way. What happened could have ...
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| cages | 1/29/2009 | Jenny Atkins |
Q: . I was wondering if you can help me out about getting a guinea pig. I am planning on getting one ...
A: Get the biggest cage that you can afford and have space for! Guinea pigs are very sociable, active ...
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| tumor | 1/29/2009 | Jenny Atkins |
Q: my mae guinea pig is 3-4 years old. \ I brought him to the vet a while ago regarding a lump under ...
A: If the lump is growing rapidly it is likely to be an abscess - in which case it can be lanced rather ...
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| Guinea Pig Cold | 1/29/2009 | Laura Smith |
Q: I want to know if my guinea pig has a cold. Lately, he has been sneezing:yesterday he sneezed ...
A: Your guinea pig may have a cold but he may also just be sneezing. Guinea pigs sneeze just like ...
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| my guinea pig | 1/29/2009 | A.Jones |
Q: I recently obtained a guinea pig named Coco from someone who couldn't take care of her anymore. I ...
A: It was very compassionate of you to become Coco's provider and new owner since her previous owner ...
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| A good idea to get a companion? | 1/28/2009 | Laura Smith |
Q: I got my guinea pig last Friday and right now she is just getting over a URI. I can tell that she ...
A: there is no guarantee that your guinea pig will get along with another guinea pig if it is male or ...
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| skinny pig sick | 1/28/2009 | Jenny Atkins |
Q: hey my male skinny pig (piggy) is acting strange, he pretty much won't eat or drink and his leg is ...
A: From your description that your piggy won't poop, eat or drink and is limping I suspect that he may ...
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| bedding choices | 1/28/2009 | Jenny Atkins |
Q: my local feed store grounds up left over sunflower stalks and bits into a bedding type material. Is ...
A: I'm afraid there's no easy answer to his, and guinea pigs are very individual about their allergies, ...
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| Advantage dose for lice | 1/28/2009 | Jenny Atkins |
Q: I have done some research on treating my pigs for lice and found that Advantage seems to be the best ...
A: I would actually disagree that Advantage is the best treatment, and would strongly urge you to pay a ...
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| guinea pig thacthed hut | 1/27/2009 | Jenny Atkins |
Q: I have a school and we have a guinea pig (much loved) in our kindergarten. We originally had a ...
A: It's lovely to hear of a school taking such good care of a guinea pig! Often the poor things are ...
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| Fleece Bedding and Ringworm | 1/27/2009 | Emma B. |
Q: My three female guinea pigs have been experiencing ringworm for quite a few months now. Even though ...
A: When i use to help out at the rescue shelter a few miles away from me, that's what they use to have ...
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| Guinea Pig Weaning | 1/27/2009 | Jenny Atkins |
Q: I have a brown and white female peruvian that is a about 5 months or so and these are her first ...
A: Please don't try to wean the babies off their mother's milk. She will do this when the time is right ...
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| Breeding | 1/27/2009 | Jenny Atkins |
Q: My friends have these two guinea pigs that they are going to breed but the male is 10 months old and ...
A: The age difference isn't a problem, but it would be best to wait until the female is a bit older ...
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| Worried if I did not separate them sooner | 1/27/2009 | A.Jones |
Q: I got the male gp first. He seemed lonely so we got a female. She got pregnant right away and now ...
A: Hopefully you separated them soon enough, but, unfortunately the female will breed and become ...
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| Fleece Bedding and Ringworm | 1/26/2009 | Emma B. |
Q: My three female guinea pigs have been experiencing ringworm for quite a few months now. Even though ...
A: Are you treating all guinea pigs, the environment (cage) and yourself at the same time? Ringworm is ...
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| guinea pig behavior | 1/26/2009 | Emma B. |
Q: I just adopted 2 guinea pigs from a local pet shop. They look almost identical except one has long ...
A: It's quite unusual for a guinea pig to be so aggressive, but it's proberly because it's frightened ...
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| Peaceful coexistence please! | 1/26/2009 | Emma B. |
Q: I asked you a question a few weeks ago about how to get my 3 female guinea pigs to get along. I had ...
A: I'm sorry to hear that your 3 girls are still not getting on, some guineas are stubborn and overly ...
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| Bedding | 1/26/2009 | Jenny Atkins |
Q: I'm having problems with the price of Carefresh going up, and my supplier of megazorb has moved too ...
A: Personally, I don’t have a problem with woodshavings and always used them as bedding for my guinea ...
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| health problem | 1/26/2009 | Jenny Atkins |
Q: My female guinea pig has diarrhea. I noticed the change in her poop about 2 weeks ago. I haven't ...
A: If your guinea pig has persistent diarrhea it is important to take her to a vet ASAP. Although not ...
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| Guinea pig soft lump on back | 1/26/2009 | Jenny Atkins |
Q: One of our two female guinea pigs, aged 2 1/2 has a malleable lump to one side of her backbone, ...
A: I understand your frustration and recommend that you find a new vet. Unfortunately, it is a common ...
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| Do piggies go through menopause? | 1/26/2009 | Laura Smith |
Q: I have three guinea pigs, a male named Sushi who is about 5yrs, a female named Sweetie Pie who is ...
A: guinea pigs can get pregnant regardless of age but the risks of death get higher as they get older. ...
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| Companion? | 1/25/2009 | Emma B. |
Q: I just bought my Teddy Bear Guinea Pig yesterday who was housed with her siblings. She is a bit shy ...
A: Wood shavings are really not good for guinea pigs as the dust often irritates the eyes and nose, ...
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| Help | 1/25/2009 | Emma B. |
Q: My friend gifted me a 4 month old guinea pig. I am not exactly an animal lover and my family is the ...
A: Please don't panic, he simply tremored because of the sound of the drill, guineaas often do this ...
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| Should i get another guinea pig??! | 1/25/2009 | Emma B. |
Q: I have a boar he loves company so we are thinking about getting him a friend but we're not sure ...
A: If he's quite a laid-back guinea pig, then a young boar should be fine if they're introduced on ...
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| newborns | 1/25/2009 | Emma B. |
Q: We acquired a guinea pig for our grandson and this morning found two precious new babies in her ...
A: Congratulations! Guinea pig babies are weaned from 4 weeks of age and any males should be removed ...
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| guinea pig | 1/25/2009 | Emma B. |
Q: my female gp is just under 1 yr old usually very active. the last 2 days she is eating as norm and ...
A: Guineas occasionally get down just like people, so unless she's losing weight, not eating properly ...
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| Veg to feed my piggys. | 1/25/2009 | Emma B. |
Q: As i have read so many different views and was wondering if you could help me, as you own guinea ...
A: I have found similar info like that, stating that you can fed green beans but then in another book ...
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| Biting Guinea Pig | 1/25/2009 | Emma B. |
Q: We have two boars who get on very well. They have the occasional face-off but it is never malicious ...
A: Guinea pigs rarely bite, so it's quite unusual that your boar is. Do you make sure that your hands ...
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| how long until u seperate the baby boys | 1/25/2009 | Emma B. |
Q: how long until u seperate the baby boys from mum and also how long do u seperate dad from mum. ...
A: Unless you intend to breed the mum and dad guinea pigs again, then i wouldn't recommend putting him ...
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| Follow Up To Pregnant guinea pig? | 1/25/2009 | A.Jones |
Q: I am the one who wrote: My guinea is pregnant and she(Cutie) has been pregnant for 72 days now and ...
A: Congratulations on the new arrivals! I'm so happy the babies finally arrived, especially I'm ...
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| Sneexing and twitching | 1/24/2009 | Emma B. |
Q: .almost like a seizure but I'm kinda worried...he is being very vocal and acting very ...
A: If a guinea pig jumps in the air, it simply means that they're happy, but it's often wrongly ...
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| unrelated females | 1/24/2009 | Emma B. |
Q: I have unrelated females that will have babies can I leave them in a cage together when they have ...
A: When female A is giving birth, female B will try to help with the babies. This could cause her to ...
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