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hi all guinea pig lovers, my female guinea pigs front toenail looks inflamed and has barely any nail. what would this be caused from and should i take her to the vet? i’ve never had any issues like this before. she has a cage with fleece bedding and doesn’t walk on any hard surfaces.

Hey guys! So I’m in a bit of a predicament. We adopted 2 female guinea pigs in March… one of them was pregnant.
(We confirmed the other pig is also female so she didn’t get pregnant by her cage mate)
We now have 2 big females, 2 baby females… and this guy.
To be honest he is so chill and I love him. I want to keep him… but here are the problems I am facing.

1: I have 3 kids and a cat, so I keep all the pigs in my room where I can control the door being shut at all times.
My kids wouldn’t be as aware and I don’t expect them to be responsible for their safety.

2: I would have to separate him from all the females until he is spayed, which could be 6 months… and I don’t think it’s fair for him to be alone. Also putting a divider in the cage would limit space for everyone. I have a very very large cage. My husband is 6’2” 240lbs and can lay in there with them, so I’m not too worried about space but that’s still kind of an issue with territory and might cause fighting. Also he will be lonely and sad.

3: I have 5 guinea pigs now and I don’t know how it’s gonna be when they are full grown… if their space is going to feel crowded?

Does anyone have experience with keeping this many pigs in one room? Separating a male until they get neutered? Is this the best option for him?
Should I just re-home him? Should I keep him and get him neutered? I just want him to have a good life and I don’t know what the best choice is.

Hey guys! Mousse has a respiratory infection. We took him in after hearing lots of congestion in his nose along with sneezing and another sound that I can try to link below. His eyes started to get crusty and very watery with a milky white looking film. He's still ate okay but his energy was very low and he became very agitated at the smallest touch. He also became bitey which was not like him also. He's on antibiotics and is doing better!

Gender confirmation i posted earlier thinking one of my males might be female but I think they might both be females... can yall help me identify?

i’ve had this guinea pig for about 3 weeks now, and he’s been living with my other guinea pig for around a week. i just noticed hair loss/crustiness around his eye today. he doesn’t seem super itchy and is acting/eating normal otherwise.

i’m obviously probably going to take him to the vet just to be safe, but i wanted to get opinions in the meantime from people who’ve dealt with this before. does this look more like ringworm, mites, another type of infection, or could it just be irritation/scratching from hay or the other guinea pig?

i’m stressing because i only recently introduced them and i’m worried about it spreading if it’s something contagious 😭

You guys were right,streak must’ve been a boy and potato was pregnant, not bloated! She had these 4 perfect little babies! Steak was separated almost immediately after they were born into his own cage… there are 4 babies.. 3 boys and 1 girl… should i try to keep them all?? They have to be separated from mom around this weekend. I currently have 2 cage setups… 1 cage is 2x4… and 1 cage is 3x4… should I try and extended the 3x4 cage and then put a divider for the boys and do 2 and 2? Is 6 guinea pigs crazy to try and keep? I just love them so much! The parent are steak (boy) and potato (girl) and i named the 4 babies… truffle, butter, corn and chaos lol

Posting again… kinda sad cause he’s looking like a boy which means I can’t keep him 😭

posting for new guinea pig owner who would like to know if this is a good home or if there is anything she could change or just general advise. thank you.

Was told he was a boy but wanted to confirm

Hi, one of our male elder guinea pigs named Owlie (6.5-7yo) was brought in to an exotic NYC vet 2 weeks ago for an outbreak of lice (it seemed to blow up out of nowhere), and some right hind leg mobility issues. He was given a general check up, and provided treated w/ Revolution. An ear swab was also done and he was diagnosed with a yeast infection. He was given ear drops (Miconazole Nitrate) for that. During the exam, he may have had a seizure during some spot touches/scratches as well.

Since then, it looked like he was improving really well - squeaking again for treats, climbing the cage, running around better, and less active lice observed. He just had his 2nd Revolution treatment on 5/13/26.

This morning, almost a complete 180 - he is completely dragging the right leg, his left eye appears watery, and he is missing more hair on the left side of his body. His hind right toenails look off, and also has something growing or stuck to his hamstring* area. Luckily, he is still pooping well and eating normally… but how the hell can this happen?!

We’re bringing him to the vet again today and will probably do the works - but this is not what we were expecting. My wife and I have had guinea pigs in our lives since 2015. It is all fun and cute until this point and again now the most heartbreaking thing imaginable. I can’t handle this anymore. I’ve always hoped our pets/pigs are the lucky ones that live past general expectancy. Stupid.

I’ve attached photos for any feedback, support, and experiences you may have had that appear similar in this case. I hope this isn’t the end of the line for our little guy. 🤞