7 Biggest Wastes Of Money For Guinea Pigs
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
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These are very important points that have to be reiterated. The rewards are absolutely priceless. Happy piggies = popcorns ❣🤗🐾 YNWA
Yes! Piggies pop corning is such a beautiful sight! Makes me so happy every time. Lots of Love!
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YNWA?
@@heyhonpuds You'll Never Walk Alone 👍
Bengal is so chill, such a good boy, unlike those other 2 behind you (talking to you Gari & Nate)
You are my “go-to”
Guinea Pig Guru , Scott- The love you have for these little guys and your Eric of sharing your knowledge to help other Piggies and their “Piggy Parents” is much appreciated! ❤
Thank you Lynne, I will let Eric know ;)
Mine too ❤😅
My husband and I took one of those tables that kids can put trains and Legos on and converted it into a guinea pig cage. It is amazing. Between fighting the table with a second hand store for $20 and buying the racks and zip ties, I think we only spent 40 bucks.
It is Lego not legos
@@chrisvanweele6641 shut up fool, I'll knock u out next time I see u, Nah just kidding!
ya i have a barn 100x50 foot, and scrape wood and i found a old door in there, and used that as the case and scrap 2x10 boards for the walls, and house with a 2nd floor for my 2 piggies.. costed me 0$ and its like a 8 foot long wooden cage.. to protect the wood door from piss, i used scrape plexi glass i had from fixing my barns windows.. so to clean, its as easy as wiping the plexi clean, and i use pine bedding from tractor supply.. its 8$ for a massive compacted bail.. lasts months.. I dont see how people use fabric bedding though.. thats nasty pigs.. pee ALOT.. and I am not wasiting water or soap and putting that in my washer where my cloths go.. discusting
@@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305took space over Quality
@@chrisvanweele6641who cares
Another brilliant video Scotty as you've raised very important points/mistakes that owners can make. As always, very much appreciate all that you do for these precious little souls by educating everyone on best and proper care.
My dad built a big and beautiful cage for my little piggies I had in my youth. Cheers to Lilly and Crystal. Sweet babies. Gone from this world but happy happy piggies.
I love how you care for your lovely babies. It's important to spread real information for them. Small and quiet animals also deserve to have happy life.
Gari had me laughing so hard love his little dance routine 🤣
you know gang... considering how much Scotty's animal has teach and spread information for our sake and especially the Guinea Pig sake, Scotty deserve to live in a mansion like Pewdie pie, he deserve much more subscribers, also deserve all the love in the world, I even like how he goes the extra mile with the guitar soundtrack, something about it feels very chilled. Scotty I hope someday I win the lottery because I'll buy you a farm with it. We love you scotty thanks for sharing all your wisdom, this is why in my Guinea Pig Cult you are like a Messiah to us. Well time to spread your channel all over again. You deserve it. Thank you for your services.
I'm very glad you brought up the common illnesses. It is so important to have a fully stocked emergency kit at home. With the kit I've put together I can treat almost all illnesses (except those that require antibiotics) at home. The other day one of my pigs had an ulcerated eye out of nowhere. I checked and there was no hay in it. I popped in some terramycin and she was good as new within a day. I possibly saved hundreds right there. I also do health checks and nails trims for my friends pigs. It's instinct at this point whenever I'm in contact with someone's pig I start checking it over 🤣
what are some things you would recommend buying for an emergency kit? i definitely want to be prepared for the future.
@@meatballthehammy7410 Here are things I have/recommend. Feel free to pick and choose and add whatever.
1. Anti fungal cream 2. Critical care 3. Antibiotic ointment 4. Terramycin( antibiotic eye ointment) 5. Cbd cream 6. Ivermectin 7. Epsom salt 8. Anti fungal shampoo 9. Bandage wrap 10. Betadine 11. Lots of extra syringes. 12 child life vitamin c
Those are things I can remember off the top of my head. Basically to treat fungal issues, cuts/wounds, and eye pokes, etc. Always recommend critical care on hand if you have a pig that stops eating. Or there are ways to make your own.
@@LibrasReact all those meds are same as human or differs for guinea pigs?
@@esmeelin5435 most are all human. The cbd cream, critical care and ivermectin are for animals
Thank you so much for addressing these issues. You can never point out these things too much. I thank you so much for stating not to give inappropriate items to thrift stores. The thrift stores had a Rollin in the Hay ball which is dangerous to the piggies. Piggies get caught in the rungs. I was the thrift store the other day and they had a bag of non kiln dried pine bedding. I loved your guitar style background music 🎶. Great to see Bengal and Gari.
Tbh, I never trust pet stores in general. I remember the first time I got fish, I knew I needed to do a cycle before settting up the fish tank. So I asked a pet store employee about it. She said a cycle usually takes one day if I used a certain product. So I bought it ofc! I Used it in the new tank, waited one day to put the fish in. Unfortunatly, a few of my fish died from it. I was devistated, but it was my fault for trusting the pet store employee.
Later down the line, I got guinea pigs. When I got them, I went to the store to buy some hay. I kid you not, they tried to sell me a pink, small hamster cage (probably not even suited for a hamster) and also a «premium» hamster ball for guinea pigs. I was shocked! I bought lots of panels instead, which means that they now have a huge area to run around, popcorn and do guinea pig stuff! :) Moral of the story: do research, and DON’T blindly trust pet shop employees.
Wonderful video Scott. Thank you for the love you have for these guinea pigs and for the knowledge you share! ❤️
This channel was recommended by youtube. Scotty looks like he is so very caring and kind.
Thank you for saying that
My baby girl came was rescued with "food". Turned out they were feeding her hamster food. She came with treats too. And in one of those small cages with no toys and a hard wooden bed. I got her some proper feed, hay, a bigger cage, a soft bed and toys. She went from mellow and scared to playing, eating well and zooming through her hanging toys.
Best place for coroplast is local sign shops! Mine saves any misprints or damaged sheets for me. Because my cages are too big for standard sheets that can be transported easily, I do a double layer with ultra strong tape on seams, and the inside of the cage is unprinted. I use the Kavee panels because my smaller pets can't get in.
My crew like SPS pellets, hay samples, and cookies.
Thanks for the tips!!
thanks for making videos like these, I've relied heavily on forms and UA-cam videos to learn more on how to better care for my Guinea pigs, my aunt unfortunately bought one and she got tired of caring for him so for the past 6ish months I've been trying my best to make his life good
Great information Scotty. Speaking about vet bills and pet insurance I'm taking my Rosie to get a ultrasound done tomorrow morning. I did research and I took her to her vet to be checked. Well, I was on the right track, she has signs of hormone issues. Crusty nipples and thinning fur on her sides (she is a silkie sheltie long haired). Please pray for her that she will be okay. I'm very worried about her. I'll keep you posted on how she is doing. Thank you kindly. 🙏😥💖
Also for those of you who don't know fresh fruits and veggies in small portions make great treats and often times the Guinea pigs like them better than what you can buy at the store.
Another great video Scott, thank you for the suggestions. I've learned so much from watching your guides. BTW, I love Gari in the background. If he isn't drinking his water, he's gotta be in the video action!
#8 - Tanning bed subscription. Mine wasn't interested in it. Plus he can't drive yet, so we were having to drive him to the tanning salon which costs more on gas.
Omg lol
I love your videos Scotty. I’ve always wanted one. But between your videos and Saskia’s videos I know I will be able take good care of my piggies.
Your piggies are happy.
Bangle is thesame as my Gaia!! You are right Scotty ,Food ,flease , Vet ,pallets ,clean cage but like l always say .. having an animal is having a responsibility to keep them well and safe and they are worth it !! Thank you so much for the Scotty Tips 🐹♥️
I really appreciate your channel because you are the real deal. Solid advice and realistic issues for a guinea pig caretaker.
Very good advice. I have cavvy's and I also recommend hay as their food source. I usually put fresh berries and very thin slices of carrots for them to nibble on. And I strongly recommend private homes for having these lovable animals. They require a good amount of space for them to move around and explore.
It's because you mentioned taking them to the vets!!! Loved it. Thanks Scotty.
I’m totally new to the Guinea pig world. I have my two boys and I want to take great care of them. You and Saskia have been awesome. Thanks!
Such helpful information with a touch of humor. Love it keep it up!
You have right in everything you said!
I love the way how you care about your piggies, it's obvious that you love its alot.
Thank you for sharing us this important points = a healthy and happy piggy.
I appreciate everything what you do for this sweet little fur balls ♥ 😍🤗
Thanks for saying that Ildi!
@@ScottysAnimals ❤
One thing is they really are starter pets they are easy to take care of if you are an animal lover. I got me and my daughter 2 of them and with any animals supervision supervision supervision. I had 4 in the past.
Hi Scottie😀 I have kept guineas for many years, giving hopefully a loving and healthy home including several adoptions (I only keep adopted pigs these days). I could not agree more with you on all your points!👍🎯 Plenty of room: my three girls have a whole room to run around in plus two cages with a gap cut out so that they can come and go as they please. I also dump a really cheap sleeping bag on the floor and they love to burrow and feel snug in it. Plenty of hay - 80% - absolutely! I think that sometimes people are only concerned with rodent front teeth (hence giving them stupid wooden carrot toys) and they don’t realise that back teeth need grinding down too. It has been my experience that nervous or unhappy guineas gnaw at stuff - I adopted a girl last year who came from a large herd (was bullied) and she gnawed all the plastic around the cages - she doesn’t do that anymore. She enjoys grass sticks (like the ones you recommended). A good guinea vet is essential - there are a lot of vets out there who have no clue when it comes to treating them and I have had some bad experiences of this, and yes, they can be very expensive pets to keep - you are so right when you say that guineas are NOT ‘starter’ pets - I have kept these beautiful critters for so long but I am still learning about them.
I would add a couple of suggestions (if I may). In feeding pellets it is really important to store them in an airtight container because the vitamins (especially Vit C) is very unstable. Regarding fresh veggies, keep an eye on calcium levels as they can cause bladder stones - unfortunately I have lost two pigs to that. So always check the calcium levels of the veggies you feed them.
My Primrose is almost 8 years old, I love her to bits (she is a re-homed ex-brood sow). She is a bit boney and a little bit stiff at times but she eats and poos like a trooper❤
Yessss yesss yessss
Why do people think that any pet is a starter pet? Especially guinea pigs! Omg they are so much work! Thank you for all you do for Guinea pigs, you’re the best, Scotty
If you haven't yet, could you make a video about floor time enrichment tools ? I live in an apartment and frequently let my piggy roam around. He knows the rooms pretty well already. How can I make it more fun for him? How can I give him the urge to explore?
Aloha Scotty, congratulations on your compassionate concern for guinea pigs and helping with public awareness that a warning was put on guinea pig exercise balls. My goodness, hamsters use exercise wheels - NOT piggies ! You are the best. My sweet piggie still is hardly touching his hay. I give him Timothy, orchard and a mix, he prefers Timothy pellets and fresh veggies. Thank you for all that you do❤️🐹
Bengal is so well-behaved! Also Gari and Nate in the background are sending me
the piggies popcorning in the background🤣
Thank you for posting this! I adopted a guinea pig and owned him for 8 years! Loved that little bugger! :) He lived in a big two story with ramp C and C cage with fleece. Way cheaper (and healthier for him) than shavings. Hay daily plus his pelleted food. Wonderful little animals.
Thank you for sharing all this information. Well done!
You're welcome Geralyn
Thank you, Scotty, I watch you for all my piggy care needs. You’re so informative, and a great piggie rescuer. My Potato boy just passed away, and because of you I know to get Butters another friend. Please never stop making videos. I wish I could visit your rescue, I love your pig city. 🥺💕
Also, I think it would be really cool if we could get some piggie ASMR! Just a thought. 🤗
Thank you Torey. I'm sorry about your piggy. I do have a piggy hay ASMR video out there
True about spoiling my piggies with veggies. They didnt eat their hay that much. I already shortened their daily dose of veggies and greens and I am happy to see their hay going out quickly. I am so happy that I am actually following all of your points almost to the point. The only thing I do is to use big hamster ball for my hamster to safely run around the house with my free roaming piggies so they dont hurt eachother. I bought two piggies only to realise their cage is way too small for them. I taught them to go out to free roam anytime I put their cage down but still it was bad. My partner managed to make a small floor cage and they have a ramp to it. Now my piggies freeroam the flat wherever they want. I taught them some manners, they learned where to pee and poop and we just found a great bond. Now they are like my little dogs running to me when I get home :-)
Very informative. I am glad to get as
much information as possible to care for these cuties.
LOVE your vids Scotty!!! Is that your guitar riff playing in the background? Super cool. The info you give has been so helpful for myself and my piggies (Mattie and Sina). Thank you! 🙂💕
Very good and important video again 😊 I love all these happy piggies in the background ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for sharing Scotty.
Processed snacks are limited to Oxbow Vitamin C and dried pea flakes. Our piggies eat about 2 cups maximum total of fresh veggies and fresh herbs a day. We have a neutered boar and a female piggy. Our female Gabby LOVES to take her fresh veggies under her Guinea Dad pouch and save them for later, so I must switch out that fleece liner out every other day. Even if I use 2 x 1 liners under the pouch, she pulls it out as nothing comes between her and her fleece pouch. They have many hidys and fleece blankets for snuggling but our female simply loves snuggling under her Guinea Dad liners with pouch. Our boar is easy going and sleeps all over their 10' x 10' C & C paradise. They also LOVE Small Pet Select Hay (1st cut and 3rd cut blended is the ticket) sprinkled with dried herbs and such from the same company. Thank you for all your very informative videos!
Yes these are great options :)
Thank you for the reminders!
I just found your video and I am so thankful! We have two guinea pigs and I thought I knew what I was doing but you have taught me so much. Thank you!!
Thank you for the hay advice!!!
I learned about Guinea pigs not starter pets. I also found the Midwest cage like the CC cage was helpful. My kids were supposed to do the piggies but I ended up being Dad of the piggies. I noticed I learned a lot of the tips from this channel of Scotty’s Pets. Unfortunately one of the first piggies was older than we thought and he was biting at us. Couldn’t figure out why and then noticed he must’ve had testicular cancer. He had to be put down.
Thanks for your videos. And the promo for Kavee. I'm french, i love guinea pigs and your videos are awesome. Have a good day!
Hi from Spain. Thank you for your very informative video. Gary and Nate had me laughing with their antics.
Scott, I have always love your videos. Thank you so much for your time and effort. Your so awsome. You love your babies so much. I have seen you go thew so much love loss of your babies. You have been a strong man.
Aww thank you Sherry! ♡♡♡
I love, love, love the burst of laughter blooper! Thank you Scotty!
! I am considering between a dog (20 years veteran) and Guinea Pig. Feeling your joy really helps me relate to why to waste money on Guinea Pig.
The joy!
This would be a great drinking game if you did a shot each time he says 'hay' 😁 Thanks so much for this video! Great advice!
Thanks so much from Australia for this man. I have had cats, dogs and rabbits, but never guinea pigs, and have just started the journey. Funily enough, I was just looking at C&C cages!
New subscirber, cheers! :)
Thank you Marius. If you look in the description of my videos you will see a link to my website where I have a comprehensive free guinea pig care guide. You can also check on my channel page for pretty extensive playlists dedicated to the different aspects of guinea pig care. There's also a contact page on my website.
I love how calm and safe Bengal looks with you!! My pigs are very skittish since they're only very young but I hope I can tame them like Bengal.
thanks for the help luv your channel
Yes to cages! I started with three Midwest cages linked together for 3 girls but we quickly grew to 9 girls! I wish I would've known about C&C sooner, now my herd is in a 7' x 9' C&C.
Thank you for giving these tips and food for thought. I do eventually want guinea pigs, but this lets me know I really need to be ready.
Thank you I needed this video be blessed 💯😀👍
I think you're awesome! I have had seven guinea pigs and love them so much. I've learned a lot of the things that you were saying in this video.. thanks for all of your knowledge and I want to get your guinea pig guide.
I love how the information being told to us, and Bengal is just there.
Scotty love your tips but Gari"s dance is Everything!!He got moves !! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
What a great video on how to care for these little cuties. And Scotty is so cute and sweet🥰
Awww shucks
@@ScottysAnimals 💖guys that love animals are the best.
Great information. People dont think of this. I'm glad you made the starter pet comment can you please make a full video about parents educating themselves on getting there little children guinea pigs. There's so many videos about it it is so heartbreaking
Yes, I will make a video about kids and Guinea Pigs.
Thank you so much for your advice. My boys have cost alot. I want them to be happy and satisfied.
Scotty. Beautiful piggies, great information. Thank you.
having raising rabbits as a background for small pets really helped for my current piggies. I'm glad I know most of this stuff, but o hope others seek out the info either way. Its eye opening are very effective to research regardless of what kind of pet you have to give the best care and life for them.
I’m glad I found your pg because my
Guinea pig drove me crazy when I rescued her from her pervious owner now I’m not as confused of what to do when she cries and cussed
Buy your Timothy grass by the bale at a farm supply or feed store. A 100 lb bale will sell for what 10 or 15 pounds will at the pet store. Stores well in a trash bag if left open to the air. Get the vitamin C they need where you buy yours. Pull apart the Vit C capsules and sprinkle about 25 mg per pig on their veggies.
It's so difficult for me to listen to you and your great advice when your boys are putting on a show behind you. LOL! They are so doggone cute. My attention is drawn to them as they believe it should be.
Love the haircut Scotty! Thanks for the tips!
Thank you for not mincing words for the sake of these little guys. You just gained a follower.
Thanks Scotty! ❤
Thank you for this video this was a great way of helping guinea pig owners save money
Love your videos very informative
Thank you so much, this is SO HELPFUL!!!
I hope you will subscribe and go through my playlists and visit my free guinea pig care guide on my website. There is also lots of fun stuff there. www.scottysanimals.com
Thank you from Finland
loved seeing you turn your notes for this video into reality! bengal was a real champ ^_^
Yes, Patrons got to see my notes, before I posted this video. Thank you for your support Melinda ♡
This helped so much! Thanks so much!
You're welcome BunBloxRoblox
Thank you for this video I'm learning so much before I get my piggies
This is such a good video! Thank you ❤
These are tips and loved it when you played in supernatural as castiel
That was so cute Garry was noise to noise with Nate and all the sudden Garry was popcorning love ❤️ it, and the outher piggy from below was sniffing Garry, by the way excellent information on the guinea pigs
They do that all day long
Great video! I have a question. I need to to use some other bedding besides fleece liners for a bit. Which bedding is okay for my piggies? Shredded paper or with shavings. Need to buy or make some new fleece liners. All of mine are not absorbent anymore. I’m very disappointed with my Guinea pig dad liners. Spent so much money on them. Have about 8 of the long ones and about 16 of the pee pads, not absorbent. Ugh!
Thank you for the video! A friend was needing to rehome a guinea pig for someone else, and said he had been raised alone so I didn't realize how important it was for them to have cage mates -- how should I go about adding a friend to his life and how big of a cage do I need?
That haircut is where it’s at! Looks good. Bless you guys for spreading good info and 💕 Love for the babies🥰…my kids always call the pigs babies😂
I enjoyed this video! Very educational. What pet health insurances do you recommend?
Nationwide is linked in description. Any pet health insurance is better than none
Very important to make these videos for new (or misinformed) piggie people!
Agreed.
Good info! 🙌
Big cages seem to have such an impact on guinea pigs' quality of life. Yesterday when cleaning the cage I saw our most docile and friendly boar popcorning, and he's 15 months old; he is older by 9 months than any guinea I've seen do that before!
Having had many piggies, for treats we would give them salad bits, baby carrots, and watermelon rinds (not every day all day of course). As for exercise, we'd just let them run around the floor sometimes since it was safe for them and good exercise.
My dad made a big wooden hutch for my guinea pigs. They were free range in the day, having the entire garden to run about and eat the grass and weeks. They only slept in the hutch at night.
They had lots hay and vegetables. For the dry food we gave the mix with seeds, corn flakes and squashed peas etc, and only fed this at night.
They never had toys either. They played with each other and enjoyed hiding and making tunnels in the plants in the garden.
They never had treats or human food. They lived long happy lives and never got sick. My eldest one lived 8 years and even when she died of a suspected heat attack, she was healthy looking, plump with shiny thick fur.
thank you for all this information :D
it really helps me as someone who wants to get 2 piggies
p.s the way you treat your animals is adorable
Thankyou I have learnt a lot from you today.
Thank you!
Thsnk you for the video
There is a lot of wrong information out there and I lost 3 pigs because I listened to it and did the wrong things, I did not know how to take care of them and I did not know how to see the signs of illness because I thought it's easy to care for them. Also a good vet and periodical checks are a must and I learned this the hard way. With the last piggy I learned better from these types of videos (plus I found a vet who knows what he does) and she is 6 years old now and has 2 operations. I still do wrong things, but I try to learn to be better. Thanks for your effort and please keep it up to educate us!
I've been telling my wife that guinea toys are a waste! We have 4 and they show no interest when we get them toys. Of course to keep the wife happy I do it, but you showed images of literally toys she's gotten them before so I think you finally convinced her lol your videos help in a lot of ways. Never thought piggies were so complicated but they're so worth getting educated on. Like a dog wagging it's tail when you get home there's nothing like coming home and hearing those excited weaks.
I have seen guinea pigs kick the wicker balls, and some of them you can stick treats in.
I've just purchased a c+c cage for my boys. Guinea pigs are just beautiful 😍 great video. Thanks for the advice, you've rectified mistakes I've been making. Xx
Hello 👋 Shelley
How are you doing today?
“Guinea pigs are not starter pets!” 🤣 so true!
Preach it Gertie!