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Fleur @Fleura (35097) • United Kingdom 17 Apr 25

Maybe @JudyEv can help me here… At a country show recently we enjoyed seeing various animals, especially horses but also cattle, sheep and various smaller livestock as well. There was a class for guinea pigs, and there were...

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A guinea pig rescue story from Cincinnati

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122269) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 16 May 20

A guinea pig who lives with his owners in Cincinnati Ohio named Snowball became famous in his hometown when he fled his owners home to have his own adventure by traveling down a sewer pipe. Snowball's owners called the...

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RIP Little Man

Linda Mansfield (Snowdrop) @sprite1950 (30461) • Corsham, England 25 Jan 20

This morning I found one of my little guinea pigs dead. I have three but he was always the weakest as he had trouble with his teeth which grew across his tongue and made it hard to eat. Guinea pigs have teeth that continue to...

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Guinea Pig Dreaming

Jo Ann @akalinus (44366) • United States 9 Sep 19

I had a dream about guinea pigs. I had one guinea pig. It had to go in the quarantine section. In quarantine, they decided it was bad so it had to go into the punishment section. That meant he had to live with all the other bad...

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Believe it or not it's a Peruvian cavy

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382412) • Rockingham, Australia 1 Oct 18

The goats at Perth Royal Show in Western Australia were housed in a big pavilion labelled ‘All Creatures Great and Small’. The goats shared the area with llamas, alpacas, cavies (guinea pigs), rabbits and some petting areas and...

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My Pets

Brandi lansdowne @Wild121212 (71) • Ithaca, New York 10 Jul 16

Currently I have two beautiful cats, a adorable Guinea pig and two cute gerbils. My two little kitties are so wonderful. We have been together as a family for about five years and I wouldn't trade those years for anything the...

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It was St Patrick's Day and I Missed The Date!

Hate2Iron @Hate2Iron (15724) • Canada 18 Mar 16

This has to be the very first time that I have forgotten our guinea pigs death. He had super long black hair with an orange stripe! We called him Spook. He lasted a very long time, but it was really hard the day he passed. There...

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Knitting a guinea pig

AnjaP @Rollo1 (16676) • Boston, Massachusetts 3 Nov 15

I have been working on that poncho made from the unraveled afghan, but I am quickly running out of yarn since some of the afghan's yarn was unusable. I don't want to buy much for this project, so I am still looking for enough to...

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The Good, The Bad and The Snugly

AnjaP @Rollo1 (16676) • Boston, Massachusetts 4 Oct 15

The Good - Hurricane Joaquin has tracked even further East, and it looks quite good in terms of not being too terribly affected by it. No power outages means more time online for me. The Bad - It's this cold. It's definitely...

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Big Sid the Guinea Pig

RockChick2015 @RockChick2015 (28) 14 Aug 15

This is big sid who I mentioned in the last post, he lives with little oddie whos picture was showed in my last post. Hes 4 and a half, and we rescued him a couple of years ago from a tiny cage all on his own. Now hes happy and...

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help! my cavy topples her bowl over!

marshlily @marshlily (11) • Philippines 17 Feb 13

I bought a 3 month old female peruvian cavy last December. I'm basically new to this. I was given pellets by the store and my cavy seemed to like it. My stock ran out recently though and I had to buy another food product. This one...

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I love my pigs!!!

Cdnhousewife @Cdnhousewife (5) • Canada 26 Jun 12

I own 3 Guinea Pigs. Mister, the male, is a long haired Peruvian. We got him in early 2009. Then in September 2011, I inherited 2 females! These are the most incredible pets, especially for kids! They love their carrots and...

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my guinea pig is pregnant!

jinkee75 @jinkee75 (29) 3 Oct 11

i think my guinea pig is pregnant because her tummy is getting bigger and i can feel that it is beating also. i am giving her extra care and feeding her fresh veggies. can someone please tell me how long is the pregnancy of guinea...

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I've Been Thinking About Getting a Pet

artistic_temper @artistic_temper (83) • Philippines 14 Jul 11

I'm contemplating about possibly getting a pet. Since I no longer have a roommate and I'm not welcoming the thought of getting another human to live with, so I thought a non human might be a welcome change. I always wanted a dog...

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Do you let your cavy roam around the house?

hardworker1972 @hardworker1972 (311) • United States 3 Jul 11

We have two adorable guinea pigs that I love like my children. One is long haired and very calm and the other is short haired and likes to roam. I let him out of his cage at least 2 to 3 times a week and roam around the den. We...

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What is your guinea pig's name and why?

leafygreens08 @leafygreens08 (754) • United States 4 Feb 11

Believe it or not, I named my cavy "Rambo Houdini Fudge" but we just call him "Rambo" for short. We decided that would be a good name for him because he is so lively and listless. He likes to be help only a short while and then he...

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How many pet's do you have?

elysiamarie @elysiamarie (147) • Canada 18 Jan 11

How many pet's do you have and what different kinds? I have: A Jack Rusell/poodle mix - Sasha A Maltese - Lacey A three legged Chihuaha - Lily A Senegal Parrot - Zazu A Guinea pig - Man Are you a crazy animal person...

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Guinea pigs. To get, or not to get?

elysiamarie @elysiamarie (147) • Canada 13 Jan 11

Hello fellow animal lovers, I was on Kijiji the other night, and came across an add for a free male guinea pig with cage etc. The funny thing is, I was already looking at breeders websites around me. I have had Guinea...

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Guinea Pig or Hamster?

Lpok08 @Lpok08 (11) • United States 13 Oct 10

Hi everyone! I am trying to decide what pet I should get for a friend of mine. I was wondering if I should buy a Guinea pig or a hamster. Do you have any tips on taking care of them? Also, I heard that Guinea pigs should be kept...

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The guinea pig guinea pig

oldchem1 @oldchem1 (8132) 7 Oct 10

Some of you may remember a few weeks ago a photograph I put on of my son in law practising putting a nappy (diaper) on his pet guineas pig when he and my daughter were awaiting the birth of their baby! Well Olivia is 2 weeks...

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