@zulkis: Wow, your gabagaba looks like emino's leona. Very cute. But a lil small. Feed her up and make her chubby ok? Lotsa vege and hay will do the trick.

Hahaha. that's normal. I guess it really depends on where you bought your GP from since those who eat vege since they're very young tend to get use to and prefer vege and fruit diet.

Micheri was bought from one of those stores who gave the piggies nothing but pellets and bread so it also took her a while to get used to vege.

I suggest you lower the amount of pellets a little and give more vege. Not just stuff like carrots and cucumbers, but more nutritious stuff like dark leafy greens. Slowly accustom your piggie to take vege. When changing diets, you must do it slowly to avoid stuff like diarrhea.

You must teach her to eat stuff other than those she likes. Piggies are like us in the sense that they can't produce their own Vitamin C. So they must get it through their food, thus the need for vege and fruits in their diet.

About pellets, what brand are you using? Maybe your piggie doesn't like that sort. My ladies don't like those dried vege or fruit pieces kinda pellets like Gerty. They only take those full pellet ones.

I don't recommend broccoli. It produces a lot of gas in the stomach. And my ladies don't like broccoli. Any dark leafy greens will do great. Try to provide a variety since different vege got different nutritional values.

I don't know about nutritional values of pandan leaves so I don't give even though my mum grows some in our house.

Your gabagaba is probably still adjusting to the new home, food and owner. Give it some time la. BTW, is our gabagaba male or female?

This post has been edited by Jamien: Oct 29 2008, 01:20 PM

Silver, thanks for sharing. I straight away went down and refill my GPs hay supply. Will be careful of pellet food supply.

Why don't you buy a proper toilet and toilet train them? Then you can clean the toilet and the other corners will remain clean. And you can remove the bathroom and the poo and pee together ma. If they pee in the cage it'll only accumulate waste.

My Micheri is camera why ma. She grew fat lately. I think she feel more suffer now that she has less pellets and more Hay. Kiki is happy though.

limie, try to pm shayne and ask her if she boards piggies. I know she has boarding service for dogs and hamtsers if I'm not wrong.

Well, piggies are rodents. All rodents do their business in 1 place. The problem is getting them to do it IN the tray.

You won't believe how grueling toilet training can be. When I intro the toilet and put the toilet on top of the place she does her business, Micheri switched her business place to the next corner. When I blocked off the corners, she poo BESIDE the toilet. So I need to grab her and let her poo and pee in the toilet till she more or less gets the idea.

OMG. How come? Did she fight with your other piggies? Was she sick?

I hope you will monitor your other piggies closely. If your moo moo was sick, it could be contagious and your other pigs may have it.

BTW I'm so sorry. My your piggie watch over you from over the rainbow bridge.

This post has been edited by Jamien: Nov 3 2008, 05:01 PM

Bleeding from mouth, rectum or genitals:
Any bloody discharge should be considered serious. Causes can be internal hemorrhaging, bladderstones, pregnancy complications; minutes can make a difference with treatment.
Note: female guinea pigs do not exhibit a menstrual flow. Blood is abnormal and should be considered a serious matter.

from http://www.cavyinfo.com/html/emergency.html

Looks like any signs of bleeding in a guinea pig is an extremely serious case.

Lose and in pass away? OMG I'm so sorry. What happened?

it's such a touching story. This impresses on us that we should appreciate the fact that our pets are bodily well and should appreciate them till their time comes.

@dark twilight: just in case, better bring for a check up. Since any sort of bleeding is serious, it's better to be safe than sorry. Early detection can save lives. Better to be sure than just guessing right?

OMG they look absolutely adorable!!! Do they actually play with the bell ball? Micheri largely ignores it unless it rolls too close to her bowl.

lol, jason, touch wood la! Won't be ghost.

Even when I place her with girl girl after bathing, they will both ignore the bell. Maybe my ladies feel they're too old to play with bells.

Actually it depends on you. Most members just use the toilet mat. I use newspaper with shavings on top. Whatever works as long as your piggie doesn't stand on grills.

Take to a vet, get a jab, solve the problem. Hairloss might be caused by mites and lice or even fungus. I heard it could a an allergic reaction too. better let vet scrape and look under the microscope.

Actually I just use a small hamster cage. They're not going traveling with me. Traveling is stressful. They go to a trip to the vet and then instantly back. Something narrow will make them feel more safe.

So you can just use the normal plastic container or use a hamster cage. But only for transporting purposes. The cage your piggies live in have to be much bigger and wider.

Awww... Abby looks like such a big girl now since I last saw her at Fluff. She looks like Amy more and more.

BTW I saw a cutie like this at Sunway Pyramid's Pet Lover's Center.

omg such a cutie! Male or female? It looks like it's wearing a hat! Now we have 3 Amy look alikes.

Is she clean? No mites and lice? I hope she gets along well with Leona. She doesn't look young though. A couple of months? But very special looking. I like her black ears.