Posted in Health & Wellness

I noticed something I hadn't noticed before as I cleaned cages today. As I took each one out and shifted them from cage to carrier, I carefully inspected each one as I always do. I do this all the time, seeing it's a good way to discover if there are changes that indicate the onset of illness. One by one, I inspected, cleaned cage and put the… read more

Posted in Adoptions

Well, somehow we got our messages crossed. I met up at the usual spot where we do guinea pigs exchanges. She only brought one guinea pig; the one being adopted tomorrow. When I got him home, I put his cage next to Rigatoni's cage. My pasta piggy has been gnawing at the cage bars nonstop..... This new guy is really squirmy and hard to handle so th… read more

Posted in Behavior & Training

Cully had suggested I make a flowchart with my guinea pigs and their relationships. I decided to just write up a summary of each one with info about them. PIKACHU: She was adopted from Critter Corral almost three years ago. A responsible teddy breeder passed away and left her guinea pigs to our rescue. Pikachu was on the petfinder list for a … read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

Rigatoni tries to make everyone believe that he's a macho gpig, but just pull out the nail clippers and he's already whining. I decided to trim those needlelike nail tips today after I cleaned his cage. He threw quite the hissy fit. With each clip, he let out a scream.... No cuts into the quick, no nail too short, no pain...but you'd think… read more

Posted in Pet Products

I set out to replace the bedding with fleece this morning. Here are more of my observations: Carefresh is VERY heavy when it's soiled. Carefresh is dusty, which I didn't realize before. I have to take off the tops of the cages to remove Carefresh or Eco Bedding. I don't have to do that with fleece. Any loose bedding gets into the food… read more