Yes, my gps will also jump like that (popcorning). Usually, after cleaning and 'redesigning' their cage and tunnel. Will jump for at least 10 mins with some purring. So cute watching them.

However, today i am quite sad to see one of my gp botak at its back (ard RM 0.10 coin size). Will take them both to see vet tomorrow. I have no idea what could cause it and to other gp owners, which vet is good in treating this and how much estimated treatment? I plan to go to 'Hand N Paws' Thanks




This post has been edited by vchenv: Oct 22 2008, 10:49 PM

why dont get a free shampoo treatment from Juztiny... my gp also botak...after first wash...the hair grow back again... it really works...

2 male GP can get along if one is senior and one is junior age....i.e. one is adult, and one is below 4-5 months old. And provided the cage has no other female GP around.

Please update us bck after u bck fr vet,k?Eg their service & price~
Coz I might need 2 go visit vet coz my gp's eye problem tis weekend if she not getting well.
Btw, can help me ask the vet regarding my gp problem as well? TQ TQ 1st ya...

Hope ur gp will get heal soon ...
If not backside botak not nice leh~ Like monkey ?! hehe~

yuck, i just have my breakfast...

feel like wants to vomit it out...
zzz...

anyway... hope your GP get well soon too..~~

that looks hurt...how old is your guinea pig? can tell us what's the problem after you bring to vet ? just curious what can caused this only...


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And here are my GP, the abyssinian "devil queen", very manja and keep close to me, especially these few days keep raining , think she's cold, keep on hiding down my leg...



the other is new guy (white and grey color)...very hard to take his picture cos he always jumping and cannot stop moving d... and he's white color....very easy to get the photo over exposure....haha... can only take his photo while i change their house and put him in the small basket...then he'll stay diam diam there...

the other two "pudding" and "cookie" are the "devil queen" siblings...but too sad is they past away within one week i bought them back to home cause by urinal tract infection.....so sad...

but at least...had some of their photo to keep as memories..

Nice picture! How old are them? Don't forget to feed your GP variety of hay, is their urge and need.

Thanks!! the yellow one is 5-6month while the white color is around 3 month like that as the petshops people told me...

ohhh....thanks for your remind
actually now im just giving them timothy hays...thinking of buying them some alfafa hays these weekend.

but actually which kinda hay is better for them? because i go online some say mixed alfafa with timothy and some say with oat grass...alot of variety...kinda confused, and some even got homegrass?

urinal tract infection
what is this? and how to know?

sorry ....spelly mistakes...it's URINARY tract infection....

Actually UTI are similiar to bladder stone and pyometra also...so as soon as you saw you GP got blood in their pee and poo...you needa start considering it...

Normally if their home not clean and wet all the time then the percentage to suffer is higher.


this is what i get from somewhere else :-

UTI
Blood in the pee, squeaking while peeing, a serious and painful condition. A vet should check your pet for a possible urinary tract infection (UTI) or problem with the bladder or kidneys. A sour smell could indicate a cyst, bladder or urinary tract infection, or stones.

for detail can check on this website :-
http://www.guinealynx.info/uti.html

Hope these can help you.....

nice gp....
alfafa hay is good for pregnant gp or baby......do not feed in large amount
u can mix all sort of hay as daily needs for ur gp....i did tat

I just came back from Hands N Paw. Dr. Mervin treated both of my 3 weeks old gp, confirmed got lice and were given Advantage and fungal cream. Total medical fees (RM 43) and need to go again after 2 weeks for 3 consecutive treatment. The vet is such a nice person, informative and handled kindly the animal. For my botak gp, Dr. Mervin shaved my gp fur for better cream application. If everything goes well, they will recover in 1 -1.5 months time.

To ifeel100:
I have asked Dr. Mervin about your gp eye condition, he said might got respiratory related problem and asked you send your gp to vet asap. Price-need to diagnose 1st.

To other gp owners:
Dr. Mervin mentioned that lice developed some resistance towards Ivermectin, thus some of the eggs can't really be killed by this drug. So, need to use Advantage (~0.15ml).

This post has been edited by vchenv: Oct 23 2008, 02:49 PM

hi Jason,

Thanks for your information!! chincillas also told me that, and due to my gp still young, so they needa take both alfafa and timothy...now i just feeding them timothy and fresh vege everyday, next week will buy from chincillas and feed them nice...

Hi,

wow....never knew lice can do such harmful way...omg..my gp needa get rid of lice as soon as possible liao...the one i used now can't kill the eggs too...only reduce those "moving black dot" only....

thanks for the sharing!!

thx for the info.

ic... thanks for the info. I just bought 1 GP (male) 2months old yesterday. Normal short hair brown in colour. Correct la... it love to eat Pandan leaves very much. Glad i plant pandan at the back of my house. So no need to worry of supply. I just give it small amount of alfalfa hay.. just what u said.

It reject tomato and carrot dont know why... for pallets, any suggestion which one is the best for GP? I need to buy one larr...my previous GP (the one i adopted) also dont love pallets laa.. it loves cucumber.

This post has been edited by zulkis: Oct 24 2008, 09:00 AM

Forti Diets Pellets.

and post some pix pls...

u can try hagen guinea pig pellet, so far...feeding this brand of pallet to my gp...doing good,,,
dont feed to much cucumber as it a treat for gp......u can try giv them more variety of vege and fruit.....

Forti? Where can I get that...which shop sell it? For the pix...i will try to post it by next week. Very busy at the moment...some more Deepavali holiday..hehe

Hagen... i've seen somewhere in pet store. Will look for it. Thanks a lot for the info.

My gp eye was getting better now, so far dun hv any "eye shit" around or any foreign thingy... almost as normal as other eye liao. Thank GOD!

I feed her Hegen pellet as staple food, alfafa hay once / day + small piece of vege / fruit.
She love apple, vege... but dislike tomato, jst bite a bit only.

Will plan 2 mix some timothy hay, when she grow up 1... Any1 can reccomend which brand was nice?

Ytd got Kepong - Pet's More, brought a plastic dome (house) $6.9, litter box $25.9 & Woody Pet $18.9
My gf start naggin there liao, said i waste so many money in 1 gp only

Btw, she learn 2 pee inside litter box liao... Poo still everywhere lah

This post has been edited by ifeel100: Oct 24 2008, 12:24 PM

Hi, good to hear that your gp came back to normal, my GP also don't like tomato...normally i just small chunk of it mix with parsley, Romaine lettuce, carrot, jagung, celary and green pepper...

but they seem dislike parsley also...haha..

for timothy and alfafa hays, you can pm chincillas because he got sell nice quality of it.price also reasonable, i wan planning to get from him next week.

haha..it wasn't waste money actually , just we can give them as much care as possible...one time for all the stuff only..rite.. i also gone through the experience, but as soon as she also like them, then no problem..

good to hear that too...m gp is opposite from you..poo inside litter box but pee outsiide on those hays...