The Cavy(Guinea Pig) Lovers Club

[Lizbutt]

The flyers are a good idea, but I'd never stress them out by trying to take them out in public. D8

[PeachFuzz]

Sadly my life has hit a wall for hours at work and spare time, so I'm looking to rehome my two aby boars. Sadly I haven't found anyone and any Guinea rescues near me are over an hour drive and I wouldn't want to put them through that unless I know the long drive was to a new home! ☹️

try putting up flyers, bring them to parks ( if you have a leash, then many kids will see them and you can tell them their for adopt) and other places they might spark interest.

also try making videos of them doing cute things (eating, playing, etc)

I wish I was near you, I'd take them in a second!

Guinea pigs should never be put on a leash. It can severely damage their spine and neck. I would also never recommend taking them out, especially to a park where there are often other animals such as dogs. Guinea pigs are prey animals and simply becoming frightened by the sight of a predator can cause them to have a heart attack, resulting in death. You also don't know what kind of pesticides and other chemicals may have been sprayed on the grass at a public location.

[claypigeon]

Sadly my life has hit a wall for hours at work and spare time, so I'm looking to rehome my two aby boars. Sadly I haven't found anyone and any Guinea rescues near me are over an hour drive and I wouldn't want to put them through that unless I know the long drive was to a new home! ☹️

try putting up flyers, bring them to parks ( if you have a leash, then many kids will see them and you can tell them their for adopt) and other places they might spark interest.

also try making videos of them doing cute things (eating, playing, etc)

I wish I was near you, I'd take them in a second!

Guinea pigs should never be put on a leash. It can severely damage their spine and neck. I would also never recommend taking them out, especially to a park where there are often other animals such as dogs. Guinea pigs are prey animals and simply becoming frightened by the sight of a predator can cause them to have a heart attack, resulting in death. You also don't know what kind of pesticides and other chemicals may have been sprayed on the grass at a public location.

during summer times usually dogs aren't allowed at those locations. I kind of feel you underestimate the strength of guinea pigs, most shops have leashes for guinea pigs and if they are only on the leash for about 20 minutes it wouldn't make much difference.

[taurus ;]

I'm the summer is when I see most dogs at parks...

Leashes are bad for guinea pigs regardless of what the label says, everyone knows that pet shops are all about money and will sell products that can and will harm your pet. If you've seen a guinea pig stretched out, they're very very long animals because of how they're spine is. This point alone makes leashes bad and add to that a person tugged them around, it could do some serious damage. No matter what anybody says, a guinea pig is not going to like walking around in a big open space, they're prey animals they like hiding not being tugged around on something that shouldn't be on them in the first place.

[방탄소년단]

okay, so he did get to her :///

well, good news is that she got through the back to back pregnancies quite well. i hope she continues to stay healthy and can cope with looking after the little babies. she had three of them last evening, so they're around 20 hours old, and they're quite cute! not as chubby as the last ones were when they arrived, but i think they look quite healthy. i'll try and get pictures of them some time soon.
one of the babies has been following around our other female, which is i guess her older sister? the one from the last litter. she cleans her and they cuddle next to each other ahhhh. we have 7 pigs now, they go through food so fast eek

other good news, the two males we had to rehome have found a home! they're going there next week, which i'm happy about. i've been holding them a lot more to get them used to people, and wesley used to be TERRIFIED of people and not let them near him, but now he lays on my stomach and listens to music with me.

[Horse'scanter5860]

My piggies are doing great, Anna is now officially bigger than Millie. (Millie was larger than Anna for a very long time) they did have lice a couple months ago, but we were able to get rid of it within just a month and a half! I have some sad news thou, my Anna is going blind

I have a picture down below. I noticed her eye looked odd one day and held her up to the light and saw this. So much has been explained now, I was wondering why in the world she still so skittish. It's been almost a year since we got her and Millie is completely tame and loves to be pet and loved on. Now I know to be especially quiet for her and gentle!

[NovaPolitan]

My piggies may seem to have mites- aah!! I need to get them treated very soon. ;; They have dandruff flakes on their fur, and it may be a result of mites, or dry skin. They don't seem to be too bothered at the moment, so if they did have mites, now would probably be a better time to treat them. Anyone have similar experiences?

[Raptocidic]

Haven't been here in a while-

One of our Boars, Joe died the other day. Toffie's left alone now, and appears to be rather bored without his younger brother. We would try to introduce another little boy to him, but we're afraid to do so, due to Toffie's unfriendly personality. Anything else we could do instead?

[arcticwolf]

My piggies may seem to have mites- aah!! I need to get them treated very soon. ;; They have dandruff flakes on their fur, and it may be a result of mites, or dry skin. They don't seem to be too bothered at the moment, so if they did have mites, now would probably be a better time to treat them. Anyone have similar experiences?

They could just have dry skin as a result of weather changes. If their skin is really dry and flaky, a very tiny amount of coconut oil rubbed into their skin may help.

Are they scratching themselves? Pigs that have mites usually scratch constantly. If you suspect they have mites, it wouldn't hurt to treat them even if they don't have them. Since we can't give medical advice on CS, all I can say is that Guinea Lynx has information on treating mites (Just an FYI, sorry if you already know all of this).

Haven't been here in a while-

One of our Boars, Joe died the other day. :cry: Toffie's left alone now, and appears to be rather bored without his younger brother. We would try to introduce another little boy to him, but we're afraid to do so, due to Toffie's unfriendly personality. Anything else we could do instead?

I'm sorry for your loss. If he tolerated Joe, there's a chance he could tolerate another pig. If you're worried he won't get along with anyone else, some rescues will let you take your pig in to meet their pigs and see if he gets along with any of them.

[Trphlthdl]

Hey so I've come to ask for help. I've posted here before I believe.

Three years ago in mid-jury my friends guinea pig gave birth, and once they grew up I adopted the two males of the litter. I now seem to have developed allergies that seem to be unrelated to their food and litter, and would happen even when the pigs had been washed recently. The allergies have become more prominent lately, and I suspect dust from their litter isn't helping.

Lately school has been interfering with my ability to care for them, and they have been waking me up in the middle of the night more often interfering with school.

I believe rehoming them may be the best option, as my father also seems to have minor allergies. Does anyone have anything that may help, whether it's something to try to keep them or how to find a new home/good shelter.