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?

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...

Hahaha...i tried once and one is Y shape on Bugsy and round round on Bubble so I assume they are couple la...hahaha I will need to try again la but they squeak when I turn them over....and they will start to complain like aunty at me....

Today just bath my GPs.  Trimmed their nails and teeth.

I think my female Peruvian is possibly pregnant.    Hopefully this time is true...it is so difficult to get my Peruvian babies, no wonder in the market is so few.  Here is her picture, now her fur quite long already.  The male is also same color marking like her.  Oooo....Keeping my figure cross, hopefully I could succeed in breeding my Peruvian.

hi all professors~~
i found that my laddies pregnant ady~~~!!
happy happy~ ^O^
what shd i do now?
any special thing i need to prepare for my ladies to comfort their pregnancy?

Congrats on the bundle of joys! Ladies arrr.. means.. more than 1 female preggie edi? @@

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Added on February 16, 2009, 8:36 pm
I'll take some pics tonite if they not in a bad mood

Today my place got no electricity....no idea why early in the morning...then once I open my room door both start to wheek...then I put more hay for them and refill the water bottle....Put hay and saw them start to popcorn...wow I never know they can run so fast...and keep jumping here and there....so funny~~I was very sien cos no electricity and sleepy and their popcorning did cheers me up...so funny both of them...