Their scientific names are the same. They are all Cavia Porcellus.

I gotta aagree with bonai even if just a lil. it is always good to know more than less. So do some research.

They all have the same scientific name but they vary in fur length, texture, color, etc etc. There ar many more types of GP that has not become commercially available to Malaysians yet or even if they are, at a very high price, like the teddy or even the Texel.

Actually I wasn't flaming anybody. Just encouraging a little research, as all good pet owners should. So very sorry for the misunderstanding if I caused any.

I get your misunderstanding. I was pretty confused myself at first.

Actually it's quite common to see small size GP. All they eat is dry pellets and bread wat. How to grow big? Have to bring home and pump yourself.

No such thing wan la... They hike price bluff people. Special wat la.

Like in Pet Family, they took out all the black and white and pose them as real black and white syrians, remember? Actually most of them inside is sable banded, not real black and white syrian also.

Me definitely going with Muchan~ I live in PJ also.

Muchan Muchan, go get poisoned by my Roche. Go see her pict on PG 104. Hehe...

My Micheri doesn't like to be left alone in the fence. She'll run around trying to come out. A bit odd like she wants company.

Don't worry. Your girl will be fine on her own if you brought her home alone and she got used to home. It's not necessary to give a GP a companion but they are colonial in the sense you CAN have more than one. They won't die without another GP as company.

You didn't get poisoned meh? Hehe...

Nezu and a few people says that it makes the hammie have softer fur. Honestly, my syrians already have soft fur without the britter bunny. And I'm not sure if giving bunny food to our GPs is a good idea since GPs and bunny has a different need right?

GPs and syrians simply have different fur types. I doubt GPs will ever have such soft fur like suggies or chinchillas or syrians.

And crazymouse mentioned that there is a lot of coloring lor. Since the pellets are green and beige in color.

But I am thinking of trying the new mix with Britter bunny for my next prestige packet of food. Buying just prestige will kill my pocket so I'm thinking wanna mix prestige with britter bunny or habitrail.

Just to tell everyone, my GPs only eat GP food and vegetables. I'm trying to intro the supplement powder lar.

Actually I am studying GP nutrition now (for interest lar). Will think about britter bunny when I finish a full scale study on it.

According to what I researched, GPs need the correct ratio of certain components that should be accomplished by adding the right amounts of certain veges and fruits in their diet.

I'm still trying to make it out since the table is difficult.

All Malaysian animals are smaller and skinnier than animals from outside our country. I suspect the fod we eat is also smaller. That's why our mums like buying imported fruits and veges.

So far what I call nice is a GP with proper color division o. Not like syrians so complicated.

Ya ya! The color division is so beautiful!

The second pict look like my cream banded syrian, Roche.

My Girl Girl looks like the mottled black and white in the first pict. Except she is not mottles lar. Girl Girl looks like a panda. Black ears. Black markings around the eyes. black hind legs. Otherwise all white.

I understand your good intentions but I will not buy petshop bred animals if I can help it. I refuse to let the petshops earn when they did little to help the GP survive.

Speaking of ikano, I once booked 2 small GP. There were only 2 at that time in Pet Safari. Look very young but very very cute. I'm suppose to come back for it about a few days later cuz I wanted to get a nice cage for them.

When I came back, the GPs missing already. I ask the fella, he said "sudah jual". Then I feel they are unethical cuz I booked with 20 each. He just gimme back the money.

I came back later and there was another guy on duty. he ask me what I want. I said "kat glass tank tu ada 2 baby GP yang sangat cute punya, dua hari yang lepas. Dah jual ke?"

The guy told me, "yang 2 tu? Dah mati lah. Kita ada stock lagi minggu depan. Datanglah minggu depan dan bolehlah kamu pilih".

I have no idea how to react to that.

Of course. What burn.. I make sure I tie each and every one of them and burn them with a cow poker. mwahahahaha.

From the fact they weren't honest enough to tell me that the GPs died. And they were perfectly healthy that day I saw them. It must have been something else la. I am a customer. how can they shove the money back to me without explanation as to what happened. Unethical.

Sharil: So cute your avatar! I thought was a beautiful grey baby GP until I saw the back part.

Trust me, it's not a bonai syndrome. ALL boys are like that.

The back part got a tail wan. Then I know it's not GP.

Micheri like lazy to accompany me today.

Bonai... Just calm down... Aggression is not good. Take deep breaths...

GPs are generally afraid of water. What you do is, you put them on your hand, with their legs on either side of your arm. slowly lower them into the water. then very slowly take out your hand. They seem less timid this way. Always make sure at least one of your hands os holding your GP so it ont be frightened. If it's still struggling, then use 1 hand to hold its belly lo.

I more scared they will shake water on me. Or jump off the bathing bench onto my shirt, making me all wet.

As I frequently mentioned, when buying from the same place, they could be siblings. sibling breeding is inbreeding. Offspring is unhealthy or more prone to diseases.

Think a lil into the future. If you buy to save it, like many people buy to save it, the petshop only will stock more. In fact, it's BETTER if they mistreat it. Cuz people will buy it to save it.

Conclusion is, don't buy it, don't save that few. The shop will not be able to stock or mistreat them anymore.

If they wanna stock, they only must treat the GP well because people don't buy mistreated GP.

SWT. You're not scared it has identity crisis?

Gp mama: Baby, you are a guinea pig, even if Sharil calls you Chinchila.

Baby GP: NO!!!!! I am chinchilla!!!

XD

@limie: Cute GPs~ Sibling breeding will make the gene weaker. Their immune system is weaker. More easily sick. Like humans, sibling cannot breed with siblings ma. baby got high percentage will be cacat.

I think worst. Someone would have tried that already and either it doesn't work or it's way way ugly and the babies have to be terminated.

I read about it too. They say GP is the best white meat... Very low in fat and high in protein.... I told my mum that some countries do eat GP for food. Now whenever the GPs naughty she will threaten to cook them. Of course she's just playing.

There's no age. Just cut when their nails are long. It curls so it will curl into the foot if you don't cut for long periods. It will be uncomfortable for you GP, and it will hurt them too.

First, wrap your GP with a cloth. Wrap them firmly so they have to stay still but don't suffocate them la. Then hold out 1 feet. Do it at a place with light. You should be able to see the pink thing in their nails. DON'T CUT THAT. Cutting that will cause your GP to bleed. That is a blood vessel called quick.

Cut above the quick. Basically the part that is white. If you're scared, just cut the very tips of ther nails and cut them every week or so. I cut mine once every 2 weeks.

You can use a human nail clipper but i suggest u use those for small animals or small dogs or cats. It's easier ad you can judge the distance between each quick and where you're cutting.

Wah, this thread running like a train.

Mooz don give too much vege. It should be part of their diet but pellets are important too.