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Went to buy two new guinea pigs today, a few days after my old, lone guinea pig died (long story).

Tried to get her a companion while she was still living, but my vet and pet store staff discouraged me from doing so.

They both told me guinea pigs are territorial animals (I thought they were social ones), and that they can kill one another if adult and in the same cage.

I never heard of such thing, especially because I only see videos of crowded cages on the internet.

Has your vet warned you against keeping your guinea pigs paired too?

How should I act next?

Right now they are sharing the same space but I'm monitoring them.

Should I separate them?

I don't wanna wake up one day to find a bloodbath...

Hey guys, so I might be a little bit paranoid, but my guinea pigs have hay lice. And my boyfriend ordered horse ivermectin for them, so we could treat the hay lice topically. Every video i've watched and every one I have talked to has just said, put a pea sized amount on each ear and rub it in. But what I didn't realize was is that everybody else was using 1% ivermectin. We used 1.87% ivermectin. I realized this and we washed it off their ears. Can anybody tell me signs of overdose? We washed it off but im so scared now. Has anybody else used 1.87% ivermectin on their piggies? They seem to be acting themselves right now.

Im a first time piggie owner and now im just so scared im going to hurt or kill them because of this stupid mistake.

So, about 3-4 years ago, my mom bought

me and my brother two female guinea pigs; an American (mine, I named her briefly Starlight, then permanently Scarlet after a couple months) and an Abyssinian (my brothers', he named her Millie) My brother had decided that the amount of hay his piggie left alone was unacceptable and waited until Millie ate all her hay before giving her more, (I and my mom did have to give Millie hay in several times). He also did not clean her cage well, so during the first year and a half or so, there were red miniature bugs in her cage from him not cleaning her cage well- Scarlet could've also had what I think were lil mites, but I dont think I noticed them unlike in Millie’s cage. we did have to separate the piggies in the first year because they didn't get along well.

Fast forwards to now, Millie is in my care now pecause brother finally relinquished ownership after I told him that he needs to either spend more time with his piggie or dad was probably gonna sell her in the upcoming move (he's threatened to do so once or twice because we hadn't interacted with them much recently). Millie feels like more bones than fat under her abyssinian fur, and I'm worried she might have a permanent hunched back/butt, she's had pooping problems for perhaps years now and I don't know how to fix it. I can't even figure out from the internet articles if an abyssinian's back is supposed to be raised while standing normally; only that it's a kind of pain response? Please help!

Hello!!! My boyfriend’s little brother will be getting a guinea pig for his 11th birthday!

I came to ask if there’s anything that we should know; what they enjoy playing with most, what food is optimal, if they are solitary or prefer being in a group, if they like being held, etc. Just anything a new-comer would need to know from an experienced group of owners!

thank you guys so much :)

ps. will be updating with a photo on friday :p

My guinea pig is getting old, 6 years old, and just had a strange new symptom. Her poops seem small and I can’t tell if it’s a problem. Today she ate a bunch of cucumbers and lettuce but only drank like 60ml of water. I know thats considered normal. Two days before my other piggy died she let me fully pet her (she was usually very skittish). Since she died our current piggy has been getting a lot of love but today she sort of let me pet her. She would still walk away but it was concerning that she didn’t care more like she has in the past. Is she in her final few days or am being paranoid?

I bought my son a guinea pig for his birthday at the pet store they took it out if a pen with 8 other guinea pigs i think one of the other ones was sick because now it wont eat anything other than its own poop it throws up and it doesnt do anything but scream all day

I currently have the Midwest cages. I put down the guinea pig pads that have the absorbent backing and quilting on the front.

I also put in the pee pads (the ones that look like a looped bath mat).

Do I need to add fleece as well on top of all that? They seem to be happy and it's very easy clean up

I am an experienced Guinea Pig owner of 6 years and have owned a total of 7 guinea pigs I have rescued myself from past owners and I just recently rescued one that is 4 years old, she apparently was from petsmart/petco and was completely by herself pretty much her whole life. When I picked her up I realized this was a classic case of your typical married couple buying a pet for their toddler (never a good idea imo) and came with questionable things such as a guinea pig snail costume?? (didn't know they made those) anyway she is the most skittish piggy I've ever had and seems to not even dare look at a carrot, lettuce, banana peel, piece of apple??? I am at a loss, she shows absolutely no interest and doesn't bother to even try and sniff said veggies or any fruit for that matter. She eats her hay and feed just fine and keeps good weight I'm just trying to figure out why she doesn't care about fresh yummy veggies at all. -edit Thank you all for your suggestions I really appreciate the help as this is a new one to me so thank you again!

I’ve still been looking to add guinea pigs to my family. I have found an adorable and seeet boy at my local shelter. He would be housed in the same room as my girls but in a different cage. The plan would be to get him neutered and then introduce another female to him. He will have to wait 2 months before the vet will consider neutering him because he is young. I’m worried in that time he will hurt himself out of frustration because he can’t get to the girls to mate. The girls have a top on their cage so he wouldn’t be able to get into theirs. Is this a possibility? I’ve heard that they will self injure out of frustration. My second question is will his need to mate settle down after neutering? I have a temporary cage with a top that I can keep him in until surgery but I want to permanently house him in a much bigger cage with no top. But if his desire to climb out and mate won’t settle down after surgery I won’t be able to safely do this. For clarification he will eventually get a little female to bond with after neutering.