any brand recommended for the pellet type food?how come rabbit ones cannot let them eat?

Do a search on Vit C on GP, you will know why. Do even more search on what food GP eat, google will do a good job for you.

@vakoo: Seeds are bad for GPs. It might poke their mouth and throat causing it to be injured. So don't feed them seeds.

Guinea pigs are like humans in the sense that they cannot produce their own Vitamin C. We need to buy Vitamin C added pellets for them so they don't get diseases when they have deficiency. Because of this, we also need to feed them fresh vegetables and fruits. Please do a slow introduction to ur GP if they never took veges before to prevent diarrhea. Rabbit food doesn't have vitamin C added.

My GPs favourite pellets so far is the Kaytee premium rainbow. They will surely finish it no matter how much we give. They know good stuff when they taste it. But I can't seem to find it anywhere currently so they're eating Hagen. Their appetite is fairly smaller than when I feed them Kaytee. Even GPs can be choosy in food quality.

@Peris: GPs shed a lot of fur naturally. That's why I comb their hair daily to reduce massive hair fall at one time. How serious is the shedding? Got any part of the skin is hairless?

This post has been edited by Jamien: May 23 2008, 04:43 PM

Hallo Guinea Pigs owner!!! Any penangite here?

vakoo..

Yes, the ingredients of rabbit pellets look somewhat similar to the guinea pigs.

But one very important thing that we always overlook is the anylysis on the content of protein, different vitamins, fibre content, fat, phophorus, salt and so on .. are different.

Rabbits have different requirements of these elements than guinea pigs. If constantly feeding them whatever pellets that are not meant for them, their health will suffer in the long run.

i know that they need vitamin c if not they will have scurvy...just checked on my gp, the black one poo poo became watery like having diarrhea

then for the bronwn one,small path of its fur dropping and like other fellow forumers had, like dandruft lidat haih how come my gp kena all these problem one the brown one the butt there got blood as well.

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Added on May 23, 2008, 9:34 pmif the guinea pig's mouth become wet is it normal?

This post has been edited by vakoo: May 23 2008, 09:34 PM

Let me start by saying that all living things have their minimum requirement and when not met, they will get sick or even die. That is why research is important. But now is not too late.

I think the best thing for you to do now is to get them both to a vet for a checkup. Bloody poo is not good. In fact, it's very bad. Diarrhea will weaken your GP and it might even lose enegy to eat. I'm only afraid that diarrhea is the surface problem. There may be something more. BLEEDING IS NEVER GOOD.

Your brown one is losing fur until become hairless in spots of its skin? Then maybe it's mites or fungus. This condition is very stressful for the GP.

I strongly suggest you get them both to a vet ASAP. GPs hide their illnesses well and if it's showing this much it just means something bad is going on. Sadly, us forumers are not vets so we can't diagnose your pet's condition for you. A trip to the vet will solve the problem, answering your questions.

When they're well, you should consider changing their food. The food might cost more but it'll be cheaper than always going to the vet. And it'll make you happy to have healthy GPs right?

guys the diarrhea really made my gp lose his energy...he just died

I'm so sorry... RIP... It's so sad.

For the safety of the brown one, please bring it to the vet soon. There are chances it may be sick too.

OMG>...so fast???
jus saw ur post abt ur GP having diarrhea...
n now he died???
it was so fast...
oh sad....hope he RIP.......

oww.. so sorry man..
hope he RIP..
emm it's better to take the other one to the vet asap..

It doesn't happen that fast. I think the condition just dragged on too long. So very sad...

icic......
too bad for him.......
hope another 1 can recover n well

*sigh* exactly how my last last last time pretty piggie died...
it seems actually not healthy wen newly bought....

Sorry to hear that, maybe you should seriously learn about the PROPER basic need to take care of GP, hay play a very very important part of your GP diet and your feeding pattern as well. A lot of sifu here you can talk to, learn more from them before you get another GP.

i knw hay is vry important.. n bcoz they r still young, so i giv them alfafa hay...but they seems sleeping n playing wth it more than eating... evrytime i clean their cage, i need to throw off a lot of hay which fall out frm cage... wat happened to my piggies???

Sad to hear dat, make me remember of my helda also died in same condition.

How old are your piggies again? Maybe you should start an introduction to them on timothy hay, which is suitable for GPs a lil older.

my gp fur fall too.......................

is 2-3 mth now....
or is it bcoz the hay r "expired" one? coz it doesnt look vry greenish...