r/guineapigs

I was so close to finally getting a good photo of my unfriendly boy lol

Then he realized what was happening

My mom and I got two guinea pigs on 31st Jan. Both were born in December 2025, but from different litters.

We were told they’re two boars. One always seemed a little bigger and more dominant (rumblestrutting and sniffing the other one’s behind all the time), but we put that down to regular guinea pig social behaviour. The smaller one then started to put on some more weight, and we were happy to see it as he always seemed smaller and skinnier.

Well, fast forward to today (21st May). I woke up and went to greet them in the morning, and the smaller one was sitting in the corner of the cage, with a little baby snoozing beside her. Imagine my shock!

We have now put the (actual) boar in a separate enclosure to prevent any further accidental pregnancies, and will have to look into getting him neutered.

Mama and baby seem to be doing well. Surprisingly, there’s just one baby. I tried to determine if it’s a girl or boy, but couldn’t tell with certainty.

Planning to take them all to the vet soon. Once we know the baby’s sex, we can decide further steps.

If baby is a girl, we plan to keep her and expand the cage.

If baby is a boy, we’ll probably have to find someone to adopt him, as we can’t have two boars and one sow for fear of fighting :(

He seems to have lost half of his body to a juicy lemon 🤣

When I was cleaning their cage tonight, our boy Merlin started sneezing excessively until his nose started dripping blood. I immediately got him in the car and took him to the emergency vet. We were hoping for an upper respiratory infection but signs of a URI were negative and his lymphocytes were really high, plus things in his skull looked slightly abnormal on an xray. They suspect it’s lymphoma. Because he’s still eating and running around like normal we’re starting palliative care. I’m so devastated. We’ve had him for 2 years, he’s just such a sweet pig and came to us so shy and is now just a lovebug. Its just so brutal. Please send us love :(

He is so quiet and still during cuddles so I can’t tell if he enjoys it or just feels stuck with me.. :(

Prepare for cuddles
And make it double
To protect mental health from devastation
To eat vegetables from every nation
To denounce the evils of pet store care
To extend our reach, backyard breeders beware

Xavier!
Cider!

Team Piggies blasting off at the speed of light
Give us food or we will bite!!!

Gizmo turned 6 yesterday. I've had him since June 2020 (wow). I've had four guinea pigs in my life and he is by FAR the most cuddly, friendly, and sweetest one. His favorite activities are eating cucumbers, taking naps on my chest, and laying in the hay pile. He's currently living with 5-month-old Dennis and they get along pretty well for the most part (boys will be boys).

He had his annual vet checkup about two months ago and she said he's healthy. Is there anything extra I can do for him to support him in his golden years? His diet is mainly hay plus fresh veggies for dinner and Oxbow senior pellets for breakfast. He still gets his zoomies occasionally but he's definitely slowed down in the last couple years.

(Picture of them in their bonding playpen)

My older girls, Freckles and Chewie, are 4.5 years old, and I bought them together. The new little one is Orange Blossom (or just Blossom) is probably 8 weeks from what I can tell, and we got her recently. After the initial wait period we had their first bonding session, which I was expecting to go more rocky, but it actually went really well! After they ate all their salad all three cuddled up inside the house, groomed each other, and napped.

They’ve shown minimal and healthy dominance behaviors (no tussles, no pulling fur, and not even any rumble strutting, only prodding at each other when annoyed). My only concern is that Chewie can be overbearingly protective at times and seems to want Blossom to stay in the house for safekeeping for the most part, and for her to sleep when Chewie sleeps. It isn’t an attempt to hoard resources and I have multiple food sources across their enclosure, she will just herd Blossom until she’s inside the house and then lay down curled around her.

I was originally expecting this to take multiple sessions and to gradually put them together but they already seem very emotionally invested in each other and according to google & some articles I read it could stress them out more to separate them after a bond is formed. Are they safe for me to allow them to live together? My original pair are my first guinea pigs and this is my first time introducing one so I want to make sure I’m doing everything right. Thank you so much!!

Pepito is now a year old, celebrated his birthday and the return of nice weathers with a big big big outdoor enclosure (some shade and a roof so no predators can attack).

He lovessss it, he gets to run around and eat fresh grass right off the ground.

Yes the grass is pesticide and free of any added products. He’s comfortably munching in 18°C

❤️❤️

sid is 1 today so I gave him some birthday sushi

Snuggles and snacks. Doesn't get any better!

Happy Birthday girls!