I have a question... My GP has lots of feces. I just changed their bedding on friday night, then today, the whole place. black black! All the feces!!

€How come?!

That brings us to another question...

How much is a lot?
Normally i leave her bowl with foods, pellets and all you can eat hay.

(They leave all the hay stick behind, is that normal? THe hard hard part)

I also sometimes feed her oranges, and anything i can get my hands on that she like. But just a bit. As a treat.

Her main food would be pellet and hay.

SO how much should i give her eat? Hay and pallet alike.

ya...at the home n bedding section...like wat u said, i have checked in Daiso The Curve as well....don't have....even Macro now closed down already...sigh....

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Added on January 28, 2009, 8:13 pmoh ya....want to ask all the GP owner, can I get the dog water feeder for GP? since i saw most of you guys GP can drink like 400-500ml per day (even more than my dog )...if i get those for small animal, will it be too small?

ive never seen a sheltie on sale before XD actually ive never seen a sheltie at all XD sorry

i found grids in carefore at midvalley !!!
it cost rm99.90 with 23 pieces, but it is last stock and 1 of the pieces is stolen=__=
the salesgirl say she will give rm20 discount since that is display item and it just left 22 pieces
so i bought it at rm79.90 with 22 pieces XD

is the price reasonable? i have look for this thing for a very longggggg time, my gp can have a bigger room finally

cool....finally somebody got it...i think it's just so difficult to find...the price is reasonable...as one piece is less than RM5...

is it normal when you just bring the GP home, they don't tend to eat?

pure white normal GP?

amazing.. very rare...

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Added on February 2, 2009, 8:26 amThx Juztiny for the boarding services, i really appreciate it.

SugarCoatedCandy~ ur Bugsy looks so round round and your saphira looks so small~~

Meet my baby "Cody" the male aby~~ he bite me again just now...

how to know exactly if GP having lice or not?
haha....same here...i feel so stress when I think my Cody is not bond to me...

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Added on February 3, 2009, 11:11 pmI read in guinea pig corner V3, Juztiny recommended one shampoo for treating lice and mite....Where can we get it, Juztiny~~~~

r u sure this can work???    ridsect is very poisoning...GP can bear with it?

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Added on February 4, 2009, 9:38 am

Juztiny's male GP didn't make your female GP pregnant successfully? 

You sure wor ridsect got really bad contents in it  

hehe... if u guys saw Male GP at any pet shop, do inform me k?

i will go and buy...

thx~!

I saw a thicker kind of cloroplast at the hardware just now. My husband called it to another name.. cant remember but it definetly looked better than the average thin cloroplast lol.

Btw Justiny.. O_o arent the zinc edges like sharp? U fold it is it?

izit normal my GP got wetty eyes and sometimes discharge(tahi mata) from their eyes??is this sign tat they are unhealthy??

can tell me how to get to Dr.Yeoh's clinic in Tmn Megah..??(from federal highway or Jln Universiti or PJ ss2)

Juztiny:last time u said Milky is Female GP...

but today he just "up/mating" with Carrie...
what should i conclude about his sex?

im so confuse~~~

nope my GP's eyes are black.. both oso have teary eyes.. shud i send them for dianogsis? any recommended vet around cheras?

Gp are quite sensitive, if they are not used to travelling they can get stressed, more over insufficient space or smaller cage oso can make them feel stressed. how old are your GP? you can try but if you see any sign of stress like refuse eating, weight lost, diarhea(um i dont know if this spells right) you should avoid doing so. my 3 females are used to traveling, so its not a problem for them, but i only start bringing them along with me when i feel like they already bond with me, um around 3months after i bring them home.

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Added on February 6, 2009, 1:43 pm

my gps does that too...he's enjoying himself i think. when GP are happy they will run n jump(popcorn) like  they are in fire, so cute n pelik oso hahaha  if there are more then 1 gp in a cage oso became more haywire...they'll run n chase and jump onto each other untill the bedding n pellet oso terbang.....

yup thats right. if you keep them comfortable they'll just stress a bit only..

here's my male abby, Shiro(white/orange) and Shiki(agouti) they are adorable and since its my frist time handling male gp, i see some differences in their character if i compare with my gurls...n to me they bond with me easier than my females...

hi sorry for the late reply...i currently have 7GPs including the 2 i adopt from you... they are now mixed well with my other GP, no more shy2...

but sadly i have to inform you this, 1 of the GP i adopt from you (Nettie the female) is having some kind of skin disease. i noticed it just now as i groom her for the first time, i saw white flakes on the skin area, at her back. there is also 1 part thay lost some fur and the skin shows bare with thw white flakes surrounding the area....it looks like dandruff flakes, and its alot too...i never saw this in any of my other GP. but her case looks severe so i have to isolate her for the time being....

can anyone tell me what this disease is and how to cure it? from what i read form this site : http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=18+1800&aid=2998

"T. caviae causes severe scratching and self-trauma. There may also be hair loss, thickening of the skin, redness, and papules. This mite usually affects the head, shoulders, back, and flanks of the guinea pig, but may spread to the entire animal. Secondary bacterial infections can occur. The itching is so severe that some animals may appear to have seizures or other abnormal behavior. Severely infected pregnant guinea pigs may abort. Some guinea pigs may carry the mite, but show no signs. Then, if they are stressed by poor nutrition, cold temperatures, or other illnesses, they may develop disease. The mite is transmitted by direct contact, and can temporarily infest people.

An infestation with T. caviae can be diagnosed by a veterinarian performing a skin scraping. The mites can be difficult to find, and the veterinarian may prescribe treatment solely based on the clinical signs of disease.

The most common treatment is ivermectin injections every 10 days for three treatments. Animals in contact with the infested animal should be treated, as well. The mites can survive in the environment, so it is recommended that the housing be cleaned and then soaked in a lime sulfur solution at a dilution of 1:40 (one part lime sulfur to 40 parts water). Dry everything thoroughly before placing the guinea pig back into his housing."

i suspect poor Nettie has Trixacarus caviae. my lil sister developed an allergic reaction towards her, as after my sis hold nettie some reddish "benjol" like mosquito bites will appear on her hands and where nettie touched her...and maybe thats is what the article meant by "The mite is transmitted by direct contact, and can temporarily infest people."

can this be self treated by pet owner? can applying ivermectin direct on the infected area can help or i really need to jab her? and where can i find lime sulfur? hope anyone can help, i'm worried about Nettie, she's just a little gurl...plus the other GP  can get infected too...

I see some ppl put a pot of plant in the cage dor the GPs to eat so anyone have any idea which plant is suitable for them?

thanks for the info...may i know where to get tht shampoo? izzit the shampoo you mentioned before, and the production is discontinued?can you sell a little of the shampoo to me?

dark_twilight>>> its ok, i'll try to cure her asap...she's a little darling and i really hope she'll get better soon

I got to check it one more time....if it's flea, it should be moving? 

Juztiny, the anivision can cure flea or not? really can't wait to get the shampoo from u!!! as I am worried if it's really flea, it might move to my dog's body as well....