My piggie Pip is 8 and has dropped a lot of weight. Her back legs aren't working, and she won't eat. We've been in and out of the vet's office- is it an ear infection? back pain?, and I finally noticed that her lower incisors were splayed out. (And that seemed to explain why she would try to eat and then drop the food. I've been feeding her by hand ( Read more... )

I have a guinea pig who is my world. I bought her in October from Petco (please spare me the lecture that I should have adopted or purchased from a shelter/privately owned blah blah), I checked our local shelters and they had no pigs. I wasn't going to purchase a GP from a seller on craigslist that wasn't able to tell me the gender, approximate age ( Read more... )

I recently acquired a basil plant and am growing it outside on my porch table. It's gotten quite large and I didn't know what I could use it for until a woman on Ravelry said she feeds basil to her pigs. I checked the safe foods list, and basil is listed under Low vitamin C foods, but the list doesn't explain which parts of the herb are edible. ( Read more... )

I know the mushy part of banana, the part humans eat, is high in phosphorus and therefore should be given to piggies only in moderation.

Bobbi has recently decided she likes banana PEEL. Anyone know whether that's OK nutritionally?

Thanks.

I keep hearing that the recommended diet is ( Read more... )

Hey guys, I've never owned a pig before. I've been around them plently, but never actually owned one. I've got four rats, 2 rabbits and 2 pit bulls ( Read more... )

is it okay to give gp's bell pepper every day? mine love it sooo much, and i want to give it to them as much as possible, but not too much!

Hey! I've noticed a lot of people asking what foods are good or bad for guinea pigs. Some time ago someone shared a VERY helpful list of what fruits, veggies, etc were good for pigs, bad for pigs, and lethal for pigs. With so many new members, and as far as I can tell the link/list not being on the info page, I thought I'd share again.

This list ( Read more... )

Can guinea pigs eat sage? We have lots left over from a recipe I made, and I thought maybe the boys could benefit.

Hey guys, I've just been reminded that it's cranberry season ( Read more... )