The Ultimate Checklist for New Guinea Pig Owners 2024!
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- The New Guinea Pig Owner Checklist is here! These are all the essential care considerations that every guinea pig owner should tick off their list, whether you're new to piggies or have owned them for a while!
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Chapters please!
0:00 Introduction
0:39 Single guinea pigs?
1:46 Indoor or outdoor
2:42 Gender check!
3:40 Common skin problems
4:51 Dry food starter tips
6:11 Fresh food starter tips
7:02 What about your cage setup?
7:42 Weighing and the dreaded vet!
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Hi Sarah, this toppic cannot be enough on the internet, "How to take care of guinea pigs when you want to buy or adopted them for the first time". Thanks for making this videos and makin peaple aware 😘
Thank you 😀❤️
Thank you once again Sarah! I love your videos and all the extra tips you give us, keep up the great work ! 😃❤
I have 3 boar Piggies they are all brothers and thanks to you i was able to build them a cage that would fit in my room and would be big enough for all of them! Heres some advice for new owners:
1. If you get 2 guinea pigs a 5x2 C&C cage will be a comfortable home for them, but the bigger the better! 👍
2. Hay! Most Guineapig owners don't understand that you can never give a guinea pig too much hay, hay helps their digestive system to work and helps wear down their evergrowing teeth.
3. Treats- when you walk into a pet shop, you get to the small animals section and find an irresistible guineapig treat you might just pick it up and give it to your piggie, but always remember to check the ingredients. For example wheat, wheatflour, seeds and nuts are only a few things that can be harmful to guineapigs.
4. Bedding Type- When i first got my guinea pigs the pet shop assistant said i should buy woodshavings for their bedding, I did so thinking it was safe and hygienic. However when I did more research on it, i found that pine and cedar shavings were toxic to guineapigs, I also found that I was allergic to the dust from it, so I switched to fleece and found a tutorial on Squeak Dreams how to make your own fleece bedding, Fleece is so much more easier to wash and clean I highly recommend it!
5. Have Fun! Bonding with your new guineapig can be great for you and your piggie to spend quality time together and over time, your guineapig will be less timid and will enjoy lap time as part of their daily or weekly routine!
Hoped this helped! 😃💞
Thank you 😍
😄😍
After months of watching your videos. I just brought my piggies home. You timing was perfect
It’s a privilege to take care of these beautiful little ones. As they leave this Earth Realm there’s always room for a new herd. We owe it to any Animal we are entrusted to care for to do our absolute best for them and the bond we form with them is just surreal. Such beautiful Videos Sarah. Deeply grateful.
I have my boys in a five by two and a two by four connected with plexiglass so they can hang out because bonding didn't go to well. They seem happy and active and we love your videos
I have been watching your videos for the past few months and I’m finally adopting a pair this week!! I am so thankful for your channel, helping me through the whole process of making sure I want to have them as pets to prepping me in advance how to care for them. You are also part of the reason that solidified my decision to adopt… so thank you, so much for sharing your knowledge and experiences!
I've become a much better piggy mum thx to you, please Naver stop teaching us about genuine pigs❤
Eek!! Can't wait to pick up my piggies at the end of July ❤ so excited
This is amazing! Thank you!🎉
Thank you for the great info!😊
this is so helpful, thank you so much! you’re channel is a life saver
Thank you so much Sarah, as always, for giving such amazing content and info for us piggie people out there! I always enjoy seeing your piggies in every video!
Ty for your help educating New Guinea pig owners. As always your presentations are awesome!
Thank you Sarah excellent advice as always.
Someone abandoned a little guy in a dirty lunch bag at my sisters work a couple days ago as someone whose only ever owned cats and dogs its been quite a bit of learning very quickly but these have helped alot, also Im looking for a friend for him but most of the pet stores near me only sell females and I cant deal with babies 🤣
Thank you so much for taking him in, many wouldn't ❤ I recommend checking to see if there's any rescues, or responsible breeders who could help you find him a companion.
Thank you this has being an awsome help
Im so glad that you give the same pellets as me!
Im getting my 2 sows tomorrow!! 'From a rescue'
They r SO cute and adorable, and we renamed them to Lulu & Maple! 🌼
Thank you you're vlog is always enjoyable Have a great day
Thank you Sarah
I've got two 6x2 cages, there are four guinea pigs in each of those. I also have two 4x2 cages, with three guinea pigs in one and four guinea pigs in the other, but this is very very temporary because it is a mom and her babies in each. I have two empty stacked 4x3s for them to go in when they are no longer nursing
Hi Sarah am had a few pairs of Guinea pigs mostly 2. Boars and I do all on your list sadly my vets are not proper Guinea pig vets but 3 vets are really knowledgeable with Guinea pigs and do a great job I’ve learnt from them and yourself so thank you looking forward to Friday
Thank you for all the tips my mother passed away last month and she had two girl piggy there about 1year old and you video help me alot now I'm taking care of them
Thank you for your videos, we learn a lot. Very informative and educational!! Sarah, can you advise on fleece lining? There is a lot to choose from Amazon but not sure if safe. I like your lining, looks neat and sooo clean. Have a great week!!!
Thank you so much for all your fantastic Videos and all your Tipps 👍😄 i love my piggies but i find all your piggies so cute too 😍 thank you for all the helping Videos and the work which one this Videos makes. And thank you to the piggies too because they help you very fantastic 😂😂😂
I don’t even have piggies anymore but I still watch every video you put out. 🙂❤
Hello, I love your care information on guinea pigs & videos of those adorable potatoes! I have 8 guinea pigs, 4 girls and 4 boys. They are housed inside in a C&C cages. The guinea's are rescues from the humane society in the U.S. The rescue provided me with a lot of information including the websites specialized in getting the correct housing for my babies. It also has a lot of caring information and good brands of food like hay, pallets and veggies to feed them. They also have specialists working at the rescue for there health. I love rescues they do a great job and we need to support them in anyway we can.
This does really help Sarah! I have been watching these videos to right down (About to get two Guinea pigs!) I love writing these fact down in my book even my parents already knows how to take care of them! But more facts we know how to properly take care of Guinea pigs! If this isn’t right. But could you tell me how many times you need to take them to a vet. My mum says about once a year! Thank for the information it is really helpful!
Sarah thank you for the tip and your so gorgeous 😊
Thank you very much, you inspired me now i'm the mom of two little girl piggies!🐹 your my FAVORITE youtuber and guinea pig owner of all time!🐹😄
Another very watchable and informative video 👍👍👍 the editing is excellent - anyone 'early stages' thinking about possibly owning Guinea Pigs will be delighted with this.
@bucksguineapigtalks My family loves your channel!! 🤗
@@quiggies2066 Omg!!! Hi bestie!!!!!!!!!!!!!😍
Hello! I'm a big fan of Sarah and you!!!❤
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Fresh food (vegetables or/and a bit of fruit) should be given every day.. 75 grams per kilo piggy.
But your advices are perfect! We love them🥰 And also the way you talk - so friendly.
Greetings from the Netherlands ❣️
Love it!! Today I'm getting a snuggle safe heat pad for my piggies as even though their inside, it gets cold at night and I want to keep them warm, also my piggies drink all their water, but they only have a bowl and I'm getting them a wa
I have a pair of boars at the moment and they’ve been in a 4x2 c&c but im upgrading to a 5x2 c&c with a 2x2 l-shape extension so I think there gonna be happy lol
We adopted 3 males. There was an aggressive squabble that led to blood. 2 are still together but we now have a solo male but I'm not sure about getting him a friend because he seems older than they told us he is and since he has been alone, he popcorns and seems so happy.
Creepy this video has came out as I'm getting them tomorrow 😂
WOW- SAME
I'm literally getting my piggies tomorrow also
OK... I adopted two piggies at the end of April and have been learning a lot ever since... a good amount from you and your videos which I appreciate immensely! I have a question and would love to hear your thoughts on a potentially controversial topic reto: routine guinea pig healthcare. Some folks who do know a lot about guinea pigs and their care recommend using some of the treatments used for common GP health issues on a regular basis (ie. every few months, etc.). Such as Ivermectin, dandruff shampoo baths, and/or anti-fungal treatments... in order to prevent these illnesses/infections as opposed to waiting until the piggie(s) actually contract them and then having to seek vet care. Just wondering what you think about that practice... I want to make a wise decision for my two cutie pie piggies! 🙂
Really appreciated this video, very helpful with caring for a blind piggy (probably a permanent situation now). Unfortunately, every attempt at bonding had failed before she came to us, probably due to her blindness. All the information in this video was very helpful. (as usual!) She is in a very large C & C cage. You state 1 tbsp. of pellets per day is adequate, but I have been keeping her pellet dish full constantly, guess I should cut back? Also have been feeding assorted fresh veggies twice a day, should I cut down on that amount, too? How to reduce food amount without upsetting her? (she does get unlimited hay, refreshed daily)
Yeah, pellets don’t need to be a constant supply. If she’s accustomed to having it constant & you want to tone it down, I would do it slowly so a drastic change doesn’t scare her. If you do it in a big heap at the beginning of the day, I would remove 1 tbsp or tsp every week until you’re down to the desired amount. If you top it up during the day, perhaps add a smaller amount than you usually do so she still gets the routine but you give her less.
Hope this helps!!
P.S on veggies, it depends how much of them you are feeding her. Guinea pigs only really need about a cup of veggies per day, which is actually recommended to be split up throughout the day. As long as you’re feeding her within the limit it should be fine.
Sarah, Do you leave lights on for your guinea pigs? If so, what kind of lights and how long? Also, our baby piggies don't seem to eat much hay. I clean out their hay bin every morning (It is a plastic bin with the side cut out, like yours.), and refresh their hay throughout the day, but I have never seen them in it. There are some poops so they must go in sometime. Thank you! Julie
Any tips to make my guinea pigs for happy and make sure their healthy!? I have 3 females and they are always popcorning but i wanna make sure they have more enrichment
Whats the green insert from/called, need to to know?!
Hey Sarah! I have a question, so when we first got our piggies they where pregnant, we soon found that out, one thing led to another and we ended up with 10. Since we where still “new” too having piggies (we owned 2 a good 5 + years ago) we had them in pet store cages, I’ve been doing loads of research seeing what I can change, currently my Guinea pigs are outside on a porch/deck/verandah, i have the option to close it in adding a door meaning I can help with the temperature with a fan and heater would that help? I have no option to bring them inside with cats and dogs. Secondly! I’m saving up for c&c cages, I’m going to custom them all a cage too there size
I have 3 herds!
A herd of 3 boys/boars
A potential herd of 2 boys/boars (in the bonding process)
And a herd of 5 females,
My parents said, as long as they are outside you can do whatever with them, so what would be the right sized C&C cage for all of them?
I have two boars. What is the best advice for cleaning around the scent glands?
Saskia has great vid explaining how.
Posting in several areas, as I don't know if you'll see this, but my pig suddenly stopped being able to eat his veggie treats and also his favorite Timothy hay heads. He mainly prefers his pellets now. I've done a bit of research and found that their teeth can grow over and occlude the tongue. He really wanted his treats but just couldn't eat them, so we tried chopping his veggies very small, and he immediately was eager and able to eat them. Have you ever seen this? I've read that the vet may have to put them under and file the teeth down (hundreds or $1000 in my area). Someone mentioned even havinf to put the lig down! He's my friend and buddy, five years old, and otherwise is good health. Your thoughts please?
Have replied on your latest comment 😊
One of my rescued pigs had birth and only one is a boy! I'm going to introduce him to another baby boy when the other is old enough:) any tips on two baby boars meeting?
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS I CANT BELIEVE IM EARLY🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for what you are doing to the genuia pig community. God bless you Sarah. Our genuia pig Jalila hasn't been eating for a month. We have been giving her critical care (forced) we took her to the vet and the vet gave us meds and said she has an inflammation in her throat. After taking the medicine for some days she ate pellets once but couldn't again. We went to the vet one more time, she still didn't recover so he gave us another kind of meds and she still she won't eat. Today we noticed she didn't poop for 17 hours. We are very worried, we don't know what to do. We still give her critical care but we are very scared, We don't know what she has. Please respond. We don't know what to do anymore but we will never give up on her. Please respond.
See a specialist guinea pig vet, it really does make the world of difference. Not being able to eat but still willing to indicates tooth problems, she may need her teeth filing down. Do you know what the meds are and any more information about this throat inflammation? Was the vet actually able to diagnose anything? Inflammation is a symptom, what is causing it?
hi, do you have a video or can you pls tell me how many of grams of veggies do i serve my 3 piggies a day? they are adults. i serve morning and dinner 12 hours apart and i leave pellets throughout the day. i hope ive been doing this right lol.
my Guinea pigs died 😢😢😢 for some reason 😢😢😢😢😢
Oh im so sorry for your loss 😢
You probably only have one, and they die of loneliness
@@Carebeargirl22well they said Guinea pigs plural, so I’m assuming she has more than one
Hello Sarah! Im new to your channel, i just adopted a new female Guinea Pig and i want her to be comfortable in her new home, what is your advice?
0:31 this shot of them is heart melting ❤
hi, i’m wanting to get 2 guinea’s for the first time in a few months and i’m doing research rn. is there a video about outside time and diets? thank you in advance, if anyone has any advice i’m super open!
yes! she has a video called ‘guinea pigs first time outside’ & also one about the diet that is called something like ‘what the guinea pigs eat in a day’! I hope this helps :)
Hi! I wanted to ask a question, is a 2x5 C&C cage too Big for 2 female Guinea pigs? 🤔Today I was out looking at Guinea pigs, and the breeder said that it was very big and it would probably be better if I made it smaller (the Guinea pigs are 4 and 6 weeks old). I initially bought a 2x4 but I got extra grids and I thought the bigger the better, but now I’m unsure. Should I make it smaller? And the breeder said I shouldn’t buy any toys for the Guinea pigs too which made me confused.
Can anyone help me with a picky pig? I've veen trying to feed my guinea pig vegetables alot and he doesn't touch them at all!!!
this was so helpful! i only have one problem my mom is so scared of rodents and will only let me have 1 guinea until she is used to it. is that going to be a big problem if it doesn't have a friend for like the first month or two
It is not ideal... And what if she decides she doesn't like them at all... Your piggie would have to be alone forever? 😕 Go to a pet shop (or better local guinea pig rescue where they'll help you and be there for ongoing support) and your mum will have to decide and commit to getting two or none 👍. One guinea pig is a lonely guinea pig.
thank you @@SqueakDreams.i have been stressing over this guinea pig ever since they said yes. (i think they are really regreting saying yes)
I would recommend using a local guinea pig rescue, because if you have a male piggie, they can be more difficult to bond with another male. Females are often easier to bond. A local rescue will know what is best and provide ongoing support, whereas, as Sarah explains pet shops easily mis diagnose the sex of a guinea pig - and the last thing you want is a male and a female. Alternatively a local rescue may have a neutered boar, which could be bonded with a female. I have two females and a neutered boar
I am getting lil baby piggies in the next month and have just a few little questions.
1) is the burgess food pellets good enough? I see the one with mint a lot. Or is there something around that price range that’s better??
2) hay! Has anyone got experience with the haybox? I see them advertised a lot and I’m thinking of using their hay for piggies ☺️ if any other hay supplier are better I’d love to know ! ☺️
little late, but burgess is fine! some people don’t like to feed it as they get older (since it has alfalfa hay in it, but it’s not that much & it’s not really that dangerous for them) but I’m sure it’s fine for young piggies! You can always look around though if you have concerns. I haven’t used haybox yet, but I am looking into it. Some people have said their quality has declined in the past months but some others say it’s fine, so it’s a bit of a mixed bag. There’s lots of other hay subscriptions though, like happy hay co which I’ve heard good things about. Hope this helps!!
Hey can you pls answer i was wondering if a c&c cage 4×2 big enough for 2 guinea pigs
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Hey can you pls anwaer
I have 2 male guinea pigs. Should I feed them a tablespoon of pellets each every day?
Anyone pls reply to this. Do u think a 5x2 with a 2x2 loft c and c cage is good for 3 female Guineas?
Hi, not too sure what is recommended as a minimum but I have my three in 3x5 c&c, plus they have a 10x6 foot room for free roaming, which I try and do every other day
I HAVE A 4.5 YEAR OLD GUINEA PIG AND HES BEEN ALONE FOR 4.5 YEARS I SPEND ALOT OF TIME WITH HIM HE LIVES IN HIS OWN TENT IN MY ROOM AND HE GETS FLOOR TIME TOO , DO YOU THINK IT IS TOO LATE FOR ME TO INTRODUCE ANOTHER GUINEA PIG TO HIM AT THIS POINT IN HIS LIFE?
So i got 2 male guinea pigs but my dad is going to check just in case they are not actually male
Hey what is your cage
Could you please do a new diy video
Oo! Can't believe I'm this early!
What do you have on the bottom of your cage my pigs just go under their bedding
I have 2 males
Do you give them a bath
Hello there I have 2
I have piggies ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I just lost my gunny pig
The name is gamer_queen get out of there the first vid is mine
Ohh no!
I have been giving my piggies more veggies than you mention and they are sure expect it every time so how can I reduce the amount and frequency without disappointment? 🥹