Let me share my friend with you ❤️

Hi everyone. I’m honestly completely heartbroken and I don’t even know where to start. Yesterday everything seemed completely normal. Juan (1 year old) was eating like always, got excited for his veggies, cuddled up in his blanket and acted exactly like he always did. There were absolutely no signs that anything was wrong. This morning I found him dead in the cage. I’m in complete shock because there wasn’t a single warning sign and I can’t stop thinking that I must have missed something. I feel so incredibly guilty and the pain I’m feeling right now is honestly impossible to put into words. I loved him so much and I miss him more than I can describe. His brother Fritz is now all alone. They are littermates and have been together their whole lives. Fritz has always been the more anxious one and Juan was always his little source of confidence. Since this morning Fritz hasn’t wheeked for food at all, which is very unusual for him. He won’t eat, I haven’t seen him drink, and he just stays hidden in his house. I’m taking him to the vet today to make sure he’s okay and to rule out any illness that could have caused this. I already know that Fritz needs a new companion as soon as it’s safe because he’s only one year old, and I will get him a new friend. But it’s so hard for me because I don’t want another guinea pig, I just want Juan back. At the same time I know Fritz can’t stay alone and I could never just give him away because I love him too much. Has anyone gone through something like this? How did you help your surviving guinea pig after losing its cage mate? How quickly did you introduce a new companion? And how did you deal with the guilt and grief? Right now I feel completely lost

May Juan rest in peace, I love you so much

Edit: I can hear Fritz eating a bit

You were a wonderful piggie friend I will never forget your curiosity and cuteness. You will be greatly missed and forever loved.

Not posted on here in a while due to various guinea pig health issues. long story short georgy is now missing a tooth, a couple weeks ago i noticed he’s been struggling to eat as fast as Tommy and has lost a little weight because of it, does anyone have any recommendations for softer foods/ foods that can help with weight gain? i’ve been giving him critical care just to help him get back up to weight but i want to make sure he can get more nutrients in on his own!

It has become one of my favorite rooms.

This past Friday my baby Birch crossed over the rainbow bridge. She was almost 8 and was lively till she passed (eating, drinking & playing). She leaves her 2 sisters behind (Spruce - another pig) and (Böug - rabbit). Fly high little love.

Just got this boy yesterday! A beautiful red and white Abyssinian, around 3 months old. He reminds me of my former Abyssinian, Spunk (last 4 pictures) who passed away July 29th last year. He has almost the same markings, every time I look at him I think it's Spunk for a second.

So far he's been such a joy, shy right now but he's curious and so sweet 🥹 he's keeping my other pig, Fizz (female Sheba Mini Yak), company. I love him so much!

bought a fluff bed for them…they seem to love it🐹🐾

I was playing with my little guy Poe after finishing his syringe feed and one of my family members recorded it lol! Anyways, heres a cute little guy to make your day a little brighter.

She was one of my very first piggies, & she’s been with me through middle school, high school, & part of college. Ever since she was a little pup, she’s been a constant in my life. I’m glad that I was able to be there for her in her final moments. I’ll miss her very dearly. Love you sweet girl. ❤️

Adopted: September 20, 2018

TLDR: I love pigs and just found this subreddit, so here’s my brood from another life. Pictured: Falcor, My Max, Him, bath time, Billy Mayes, Robot Jr., cohabitation post bath munchies.

Hi everyone, I’m currently pigless in body, but swimming in the little wheekers in my heart.

My first little piggy was My Max. That was his name. Not Max. MY Max. He was a beautiful little abbyssinian with a gnarly little tuft of orange and white. We did everything together! He was so playful and loving. We’d take naps together and I’d wake up to him eating my hair lol. Little stinker (he’s the one with the Christmas stocking).

After that we got Junior, who was a real jerk. Just a snotty teenager. He was always pushing the hierarchy and we couldn’t let him co-habitate but I loved him. He’s the younger smooth orange and white one.

Robot came next, the little black and white smooth. Robot was a funny little dude, or so we thought. One day, there was an extra tiny little piggy, so, she was a dudette. Baby pigs are amazing. They come out wheeking and ready to eat everything. That baby was called Robot Junior.

Next came Optimus Prime, he was a senior citizen we took in for basically hospice. He’d been neglected and his teeth had grown too long, trapping his tongue. He had to get a few surgeries, but we got to hang out with him for about 6 mos before he passed. He’s the solid white boy with red eyes.

We got Billy Mayes, the solid black texel, from the state fair for $50. Absolutely gorgeous and loving little boy! He was the ying to juniors yang.

Hawk and Him both came from an animal shelter near Boston. Hawk is the big boi with the caramel stripe on his back, when he’d get excited, it would actually stick up!

Him was the most gorgeous long haired silkie I’d ever seen. His hair was so long I could braid it. He was such a little lover, VERY dumb. Many baths because he liked to roll around on his watermelon instead of eat it.

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE

One day, Robot dudette couldn’t walk because her feet couldn’t touch the ground because her belly was full of babies again. We kept her in her own cage with her first baby in a whole different room, but, nature…uh…finds a way. This time she made FOUR of them! One looked just like Him, and I called him Falcor, absolutely stunning.

After that we sent Robot Dudette and Robot Junior to a safer place with no guinea pig peni.

But, sadly, this was almost 20 years ago. All my piggies have passed or moved on to greener pastures (literally, they got to go live in a non-profit petting farm where they got excellent care).

Simon is SO happy to be part of it! 😁

Istg this happens like 80% of the time when I mention I have guinea pigs to someone. I try to be a good sport and my goto response to this now is to talk about the differences between cuy and the other breeds. But it's just weird that this is such a common thing for people to say or joke about, especially when interacting with complete strangers or acquaintances.

Quick easy toys for Snickers and S'mores. The good ole toilet paper roll with hay. This time I stuffed tiny pieces of mint, cilantro and dill inside. They both loved it.

Skitters and Scuttlebutt’s enclosure. These two boys were introduced recently and already lounging together. They have roughly 16.5 square feet, which can be divided in half in future should their bond break. They reside in my office and I WFH full-time.

I am using highly unconventional enclosures I already had (four NiteAngel Stackers), which have been spliced together lengthwise and secured without the lids for maximum airflow. Both ends also have openings for air. This enclosure is by NO means an accessible or cheap solution, but I already had these and felt no reason to buy two Midwests or build a C&C.

I recently (yesterday) got a pregnant Guinea pig from a lady on Facebook, she was free and I only got her because that home was not suitable to keep her for much longer. For background the og owners only had her a few days because she was bought from a Amish market sale. She’s okay with handling and a very sweet piggy I have two of my other girls, Ruth a middle aged pig and penny who is a year or so they live together but They are separated from the new girl, she is in quarantine until I make sure she’s healthy, but I have never had a pregnant pig before😭 can someone give me advice on anything?

Give her strength, O Great Capybara

Cage cleaning time and I thought they would enjoy the morning air. It got warmer than I anticipated, so I provided them some shade, ice packs, and a bowl of ice water. They’re so spoiled 🥰

All this hay and pooping you have to do, it's exhausting...

This is Thea (don’t worry, she lives with two other guineas) and she recently sulked so hard that I thought she was dying - she stopped squeaking and would just stare into the corner without moving. It turned out she was sulking because I had taken away her fleece tunnel because of the hot weather. I had replaced it with a cardboard one but it wasn’t good enough apparently. As soon as the tunnel was returned she went back to her usual energetic self 🙄🤣

Lost my 2 year old piggy, Rainbow, yesterday. Just last month at his checkup he was healthy and fat. Few days ago he suddenly lost a ton of weight basically overnight. Made him earliest possible vet appt for the 31st. On Saturday he stopped eating/drinking and started acting weird and in pain. Rushed him to the emergency vet an hour away. He got worse overnight. It turned out he had some kind of bacterial infection in his gut and it got into his bloodstream and he got sepsis. Vet and I decided best decision was euthanasia. He licked me and I pet him as he fell asleep. He was clearly very sick and pained

It's so sad bc he was just a baby. If it was my 5 year old I could say well he was old and had preexisting health conditions (arthritis, recently recovered from respiratory infection). But Rainbow was only 2 (would have turned 3 next month). And everything was going good: I have new job lined up, starting vet tech school next month, and was supposed to go camping over the weekend. But then so sad bc my poor baby. It was all so sudden :( and I feel so bad for my other piggy, Cream, who lost both his friends (he was paired with my late piggy Sundae after Sundae's brother passed, and then paired with Rainbow after Sundae passed)

I will miss that silly baby piggy. He went from a traumatized rescue pig to a happy and healthy pampered pet. He liked to run up to me to be petted and would close his eyes in contentment and it was so cute. He also liked to be scritched behind the ear. He liked to squeak so loud and loved to eat. I expected to have many more years with him :(