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myLot reputation of 89/100. Autumn953 (1527) 6 years ago

Mine is called Biscuit. What do you do to look after their fur?Love Autumn


Biscuit
 

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Pigglies (5141) response was accepted on 11/22/2006.
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1. myLot reputation of 96/100. beckyomg1 (3124)   6 years ago

no i use to have hamsters though.


myLot reputation of 89/100. Autumn953 (1527)  6 years ago

aww me too.

But he used to bite a lot. Now he is biting my sister.

lol lol lol

Love Autumn

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2. myLot reputation of 91/100. Ingridk (718)   6 years ago

your guinea pig is cute!
i have an guinea pig!!
his name is Julian


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myLot reputation of 89/100. Autumn953 (1527)  6 years ago

aww so sweet.

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3. carynblonde (40)   6 years ago

aaawwww! Thats just a baby. Mine are American short hair so they dont need hardly any care. But they love to be brushed!

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4. myLot reputation of 77/100. vekyengineer (1019)   6 years ago

no i dont have


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5. myLot reputation of 87/100. Vacant (2302)   6 years ago

We recently acquired a Guinea Pig as a pet for out little girl. She named him Ernie.

I was surprised by how pet like they really are. I was expecting a gerbil or mouse sort of creature.

I was not expecting a creature that grunted at me like alittle pig, repeatedly until I paid attention to him sitting beside me and pet him again.

I wasn't expecting a little creature that know the moment my husband rounds the corner to come home from work at night and starts little squeling noises until he comes in and gives him some veggies from the fridge.

I really thought it was ust a mindless rodent.. It is not at all.. Ernie is as good as a dog! Maybe better!


myLot reputation of 89/100. Autumn953 (1527)  6 years ago

aww and they do not even have a tail. I like their round bottoms.
Love Autumn

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6. myLot reputation of 90/100. Pigglies (5141)   6 years ago

3 currently, but my numbers are always changing. I do guinea pig rescue and all 3 are fosters.

Many people don't know that guinea pigs are easily found in animal shelters and rescues.

Virbac makes some good products for texel fur. I use their Epi-Soothe shampoo to bath long haired piggies. Currently I have 2 short haired pigs that don't need bathing at all. The other is a skinny (hairless). He gets fungal bathes to prevent fungal problems. Nizoral works well if you suspect fungus. Don't over bathe though. I used to use a spray by Virbac for my texel's fur in between baths. Kept it nice and healthy.

I've had pretty much every breed of guinea pig come through my doors, as anything and everything ends up in the shelters eventually.

Consider adopting a friend for your piggie. They're very social animals!


myLot reputation of 90/100. Pigglies (5141)  6 years ago

Here's a cute photo of my single foster piggie awaiting a home with a friend!How do you add photos from your gallery instead of having to upload them again? Is HTML not accepted?



myLot reputation of 89/100. Autumn953 (1527)  6 years ago

Thanks for this brilliant response and your guinea pig is so cute it is torture to see his picture and being unable to molest him. lol
Since I started this thread my guinea pig got married and lives happily ever after lol lol lol.
And guess what ... I have got my daughter a couple of Roborovski Hamsters. Nibbles and Tibbles. I do not have their pic but posting a pic of an adult I found off the net.
Have a good day.
Love Autumn



myLot reputation of 89/100. Autumn953 (1527)  6 years ago

I guess html is not accepted.


myLot reputation of 90/100. Pigglies (5141)  6 years ago

Very cool! Glad to hear your piggie now has a friend now.

I've had a couple of hamsters before. I seem to have bad luck though... either I get a pregnant one or an old one. I've had good luck picking up shelter hamsters for other people though oddly enough.


myLot reputation of 89/100. Autumn953 (1527)  6 years ago

I once had a very nippy hamster. He so did not like being touched. My expectations were very high ... I mean like 'come sit in my palm, let me stroke your pincful fur, maybe squeeze ya a bit' lol. And then one day he wanted to draw more blood than he needed ... lol. Now he lives happily everafter with my best friend. He has told her that I should not be invited for dinners.

Love Autumn


myLot reputation of 90/100. Pigglies (5141)  6 years ago

I once pet sat a little hamster named Gigabyte. After 3 months when I returned the little guy to his owner, I told her to change the name to GigaBITE! That was a mean little hamster!

At least all the hamsters I've had have been nice and friendly. Just pregnant or old!


myLot reputation of 89/100. Autumn953 (1527)  6 years ago

lol @ bite.

so cute.

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7. myLot reputation of 54/100. aleddon (137)   6 years ago

My kids have a guinea pig name RJ. Don't know where they got the name, and I call it the overgrown rat. It's cage is next to the puter, and it's squeeking at me right now. He is kinda cute though, I have to admit. And he's super soft. I like to pet him, but my gosh, he sheds worse than the cat!


myLot reputation of 90/100. Pigglies (5141)  6 years ago

Is he balding at all with all that shedding? Guinea pigs are suspectible to mites. Watch out for dandruff.

See www.guinealynx.info for good pictures of guinea pigs with mites.

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8. myLot reputation of 75/100. belpromo (1461)   6 years ago

i have 8 of them

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9. myLot reputation of 84/100. 3acres (611)   6 years ago

i used to have before and their name is goliath and biggy.

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10. myLot reputation of 83/100. shashank999 (171)   6 years ago

god..Pig...in India ppl dont raise pigs...some ppl hav it as their food...n' v dont c it in Rural areas at all...its been ages i've seen a pig...lol

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