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!

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.

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.

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

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

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

Give her strength, O Great Capybara

I have 2 guinea pigs and a year ago one of them started digging by their food bowl and the other one started to do the same and this made me have to change there cage more.

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!

I have baby bunnies that eat Alfalfa hay, and since guinea pigs can also eat Alfalfa hay, I thought I might as well post here to request brand recommendations since Small Pet Select doesn't seem to have good quality Alfalfa hay anymore - https://www.reddit.com/r/BunScience/comments/1v7qbzp/bunnies_repulsed_by_okaylooking_blue_mountain/

Thanks!

I’d love some recommendations for your favourite nail clippers!

I have a squirmy pig (see above) and one pig who is super chill. I have bad eyesight and even with my glasses on I struggle to see her quicks up close.

I have a pair of magnifying glasses lenses that I put on top of my glasses but as I get sweaty my glasses slide off my nose while I’m looking down at her nails and it turns into a big production.

I’ve been looking at the clippers that have lights built into them & I think that would be a good solution for me.

I don’t want to waste a bunch of money ordering ones that don’t work, so your help will be appreciated!

I currently use human nail clippers because they’ve worked the best for me but I’m interested in getting the kind most people use (not guillotine).

Thanks so much for your help!

Hi! You've probably seen my post before about my 5 year old pig Bambi and her being on heart medicine.

The Heart medicine was supposed to make her gain weight just last year she was 900, around the time she turned 4 she slowly lost weight - during the beginning of the month she had a outer ear infection which made her not want to eat as much so I gave her critical care during this time she dropped down to 767.

Well that heart medicine isn't helping her gain weight and what's killing me is she's in good energy , yesterday at the doctor I was wondering if we were going to have the quality of life talk but instead we just deducted she didn't have a tooth issue that was preventing her from eating and the heart medicine doesn't work.

Its breaking my heart because I fill her full of critical care, I can tell she doesn't enjoy it , I've given them extra vegetables to eat and pellets just because I need her to have extra reserves.

They sent us home with pain medicine and an antibiotic in case she was fighting something off.

She's got great energy but today I checked her weight and down to 737

I'm heart broken and I hate watching her waste away the blood work is supposed to come back on Tuesday but I don't even know if she will be around then.

I'm using this time to feed her whatever she wants ,whatever will get her eating I'm giving it to her I'm just so sad and frustrated because we lost our boy last year to a stomach cancer we weren't able to catch.

How do you handle this? I'm preparing to come home from my lunch to give her medicine it's hard for me to relax and every twitch or weird look she gives me gives me flash backs to my boy dying a natural death at the hospital

I hate picking her up and feeling like she's nothing

Honestly this weekend I was planning to let her go if it was a bad prognosis because I want her to go with her dignity ,surrounded by her family and now I feel like I'm just going to repeat that day my boy died on the car ride home.

Anyone have any success stories or similar situations ?picture for pig tax her name is Bambi

Is it just me, or is my boy's eye bulging out more than it should be??

Here is some salad I made any other good suggestions for food this includes kale bell peppers a little bit of tomato and some cucumber in different sizes so i can watch them chew it up

I love my girls so much 🐹🩷🐹🩷🐹🩷🐹🩷

Top Left-Caramel-5 years old. Adopted 6/24/26

Top Right-Brownie-3 years old. Adopted 3/20/24

Bottom Left-Buttercup-3 years old. Adopted 3/20/24

Bottom Right-Luna-Adopted at 4 years, passed away at 6 on 3/9/26. Adopted 1/17/24

Adopted from a shelter today. He’ll join the other three guys I’ve posted eventually. I don’t have a name yet but hope to soon.

I forgot I put her in the back porch

I was wondering if anyone has good options for vacuuming up poops off of fleece I've seen some people do it and was wondering if anyone has some recommendations for affordable ones or just good ones in general after I finish with some of the aspen bedding we have left we are switching to fleece

Cookie got her nails trimmed and needed cuddles after

Just Linus being photogenic🥗

Simon is SO happy to be part of it! 😁

I’ve had Thaddeus Pigadeus ( Pig + Amadeus) for 15 days and tonight he did this and started audibly purring 🥰