I Don't Agree With This Book
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Is the information in these 30 year old Guinea Pig library books out-of-date?
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I had a guinea pig book as a child that was pretty decent I think for the 90s. Spoke about teeth growth, vet care... Some parts were wanting like cage size and even discussed breeding (also with a sexing guide)
The oddest part was that there was a section about household dangers to guinea pigs, complete with line drawn artwork of piggies in danger. Not the most graphic but a little upsetting BUT it got the point across
That's good. It's better to be scared in advance then traumatized after a tragedy
@ScottysAnimals 100 percent. It wasn't super graphic but it got the point across.
I had the cockatiel edition of that book too and it had the same
So funny but not funny - have either of you ever read any German fairy tales for kids? Der Struplepeter (spelling uncertain) was horrid! Very scary lessons for children - like not to play with matches and not to be cruel to animals.
I had or have that book somewhere.
This reminds me of when I was in highschool in the 90s and doing a research project on interior design. My school library and local library only had a few books on the subject and they were from the 60s and 70s. Certainly was unhelpful and caused me not to trust my library for up to date info! Thankfully when it comes to guinea pigs we now have a fully functioning internet and all your helpful information, Scotty!
The librarians looked into new books and will be ordering them soon
Over the years we've gotten a lot of great info from Guinea Lynx forums/moderators too. Scotty's and Saskia's channels are a more recent discount for us. Y'all are doing good work!!! Thank you!!! 😊
Correction: recent discovery, not discount. Not liking auto-fill.
You're welcome. Thank you for being a part of it
You are always my first port of call Scotty and Saskia.
I'm quite a new piggy mommy and after doing lots of research on piggies I always come back to your videos Scotty.
You're advice is sensitive and easy to understand.
Through watching your videos I found the courage to clip my boys nails and check their perineal sacs....no book compares to watching and listening to you and Saskia and following your tuition on handling, care, diet and general wellbeing.
Thank-you from me and my boys 'Ben and Jerry' xx 12:46
Actually I get a lot of my information from you and my exotic vet. He said that I am doing very good with her and to keep up with what I am doing. So Thank You Scotty for being here. Things have definitely changed since the last time we had a guinea pig family member.
We have a collection of several dozen guinea pig books including the Merck Manual of Veterinary Medicine. We ordered most from second-hand online shops and read voraciously before getting our first orphaned guinea baby at 5 wks old. Yes, these helped BUT some were contradictory regarding veggies and fruits, and left out a significant amount of practical information.
When it comes to conflicting information I will usually average out what two or three sources say and after a while you start to learn which sources you can trust the most. I hope I can be one of them.
Never thought of looking for outdated books in libraries. Great thought Scott .
I actually wouldn't know what books to recommend, as there is so much info online. If there's a book from a guinea pig rescue or someone like you has written one, they'd be the most useful!
I know it's old, but Peter Gurney's books are always informative ❤
Peter was brilliant. I loved the way he took the natural approach to minor ailments and they worked.
I have 6 piggies currently though I've had as many as 12 previously. I've had piggies for the past 7-8 years. I also have that Animal Planet book on my shelf. But I've actually relied on You Tube to teach me EVERYTHING piggie. So there's Cari's Little Piggies, Skinnypigs1, LAGPR, Little Adventures, & Scotty's Animals. These are the ones that have given me the most accurate and correct info all these years. My piggies have lived much longer and better lives because of them. I'm glad and grateful to them all! Thank you Scotty!
In the past before the Internet I had a few piggies. I relied on a book for piggie care guidance. (Sorry I can't remember the title.) It didn’t even mention that hay was a necessity. It said hay was some sort of optional treat. I gave them the wrong kind of pellets. My poor piggies were in the wrong cage and had no hidey house. They would wheek at me and I didn’t know what it meant. I thought they were just making cute noises. It makes me sad when I think about how much they suffered because of my ignorance.
So I have to say thank God for You Tube!!
I'm a librarian (albeit at a university). It would be worth having a chat with them - not just the staff on the desk, as they won't make decisions about collection management. They should be weeding out old and inaccurate texts. I'm surprised those old books are still in circulation!
I'd be more than happy to get recommendations for up to date texts if I worked there.
I wouldn't say that anything I learned from Peter Gurney's books back then are inaccurate. It depends on the authors, I suppose. I've read some crazy stuff. I've read some great advice that still works today. Guinea pigs haven't changed. What worked for them back then, still works now. I look on the back of bags of guinea pig nuggets that say "recommend by vets" and I'm often taken aback by some of the ingredients.
Many may be old but still have good information. Wisdom is never out of date 😊
It's the same where I live in Holland. The animal care books are really old, so maybe it's a problem worldwide. The information is well out dated, I really do think that not much is kept up to date, as in the UK, it's exactly the same problem! If I need animal information, I look to the Internet as the rest of the information is really bad. Thanks for always taking the time to look into every resource available and seeing exactly how useful and up to date everything is! A day at the library with Scotty is a fun day out ❤.
It never hurts to ask your local library if they can purchase a specific title you’re interested in. Most will gladly take suggestions. Also, many will accept books to enter into their collection if they are donated.
Donations can be a pain, we only take new texts that we don't already have.
What a fun idea, I will check my local library 😊
I will check my libraries also (my old and current). You warmed my heart to see you outside and inside a library (as a library connoisseur and former assistant).
@@AlysonMcNultyI will definitely check our library!
I’d rather get advice from you and Saskia a lot of your videos have helped me out with my Guinea pigs 🎉
Unexpected Scotty asmr ❤
Bwahaha
I went to my local library and they don’t have any books on Guinea pig. A big selection on other animals. I asked the librarian to preorder it from another library
Hope they will get your book soon❤
I will have to check my Napa County Library if they have any books on guinea pigs. But I have learned a lot about guinea pigs from you. Good video scotty
Thank you Vickie Bell ❤️
I ended up keeping pet ferrets in the 80s because one of the books in my library drew me to them like a magnet 😂. Lovely little animals. After I started keeping guinea pigs in 199I, I used to read the guinea pig books in the library, and also bought some. One author, especially, took my attention and that was Peter Gurney. I bought his books back again in 2020, 2nd hand, from Amazon, recently it was lovely to find out that he was a good friend to Saskia ❤. My other book is Guineapiglopedia, which covers and describes a lot of illnesses and lists the amounts of calcium, vitamin C and other nutrients in vegetables and fruits. Thank you for the great video Scotty 🐹🐹
Yes! I've got 2 Peter Gurney books and the Guineapigolopedia!😅❤
@@Annie-z7l9othat's good Annie. I still follow Peter's recommendations using natural remedies. Guinea pigs haven't changed over the years, so what worked then, still works now. This is a great video because I read some questionable advice by other authors back then.
Haha i have some books from 90s til 2000 home. From gp and budgies😂
Thank God l came just in time with the Scotty and Saskia era for piggies .Also Sarah from Squeak dreams !!
I have 📚 on 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢 a 📚 on Jane Goodall didn’t know 📚 on little 🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷 were a thing
You must imagine that somebody has written a book about everything. Hit the Bell notification because I have posted videos about the guinea pig guide book before
Another interesting video Scotty.. it's important to know this❤❤
You should donate some of the guinea pig care books you have to the library. Since youre a local author they may prioritize putting your book on the shelf you never know. I liked this, I think the Animal Planet Guinea PIg book is pretty good but you know anything from 19 years ago isnt even going to include Ivermectin or even how to treat ringworm with atheletes foot cream thats very cheap. It just shows how much has changed in the realm of keeping guinea pigs even in the last 20 years
Maby you can ask the librarians to buy new guinea pig books?
@@pyenygren2299 Librarians are especially apt to buy something that has a review in Library Journal or another trade periodical.
They said they were looking at the new books when I was leaving
In the 2nd book it said something about training your guinea pig to walk on a leash. I didn't think that was a good idea! Some pet shops do sell harnesses for piggies😢
I do not like the idea of guinea pigs walking on a leash at all
Guinea pigs can eat all kinds of cabbages and are actually healthy for them, if the pig does not eat pellets and just bunch of greens they can eat a lot of cabagges without any issues... Here in Germany people give them tons of it of different types, plus of course tons of other leafy greens!...
And pellets have a lot of calcium, they are more likely to cause bladder stones rather than kale.
Gosh these are so old. Not as good as you and Saskia ❤❤
I made the mistake of flavoured vit c and now he won't drink normal water. I've tried weaning him off but soon as I get it too a low amount in flavour he knows the difference. Such a huge mistake.
1997 wasnt that long ago!! 😱🙈🙈🙈
Sorry. It was 28 years ago
I feel so old 😅
Also, thank you so much for your videos! They have helped me through the bonding process after my boy lost his brother, and the sneezing & probiotic videos may have saved his life, plus so many more things I have learnt, thanks to you, despite being on different continents. You're a legend! Can't thank you enough ❤
@@HEXMACHiNE374I feel so old too 😂. I remember the rabbit mix and Vitasol vitamin drops days when there was no guinea pig muesli and definitely no pellets until Burgess started making them.
As an assistant librarian, I make it my mission to discard all books with outdated animal care information whenever possible & wherever I go! Especially in the children's collection, there is so much outdated material on small animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. It's so sad. And new editions are not often put out on animal care besides cats and dogs!
Thank you so much for that!
Maybe u can come out with a guinea pig care book 🙂
I have an interactive free care guide on my website. www.ScottysAnimals.com and I highly recommend the Guinea Pig Guidebook!
Our library books on guinea pigs are from the 80s.
all the animal books at the library’s are outdated. I learn more about hamsters and anoles from people on UA-cam and facebook groups.😊
That is what I think too. But apparently those books still get checked out
@@ScottysAnimalsBetter some info rather than no info? Even if it needs improving 🙂