Guinea Pigs

Posted Nov 30, 2009 11:38pm by caitlin

Joined: May 2nd, 2008
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I'm thinking about getting two little cute guinea pigs. I used to keep them some years ago, and ever since I really miss their happy eek eek

So, does anybody here also have guinea pigs and could give me some advice about where to get healthy pets? I often hear to avoid pet shops and those in the bigger markets as well, too. However I haven't found any breeder or reliable pet shop so far. In addition, I hardly find information at all, since everybody here seems to keep cats or dogs...

Any ideas?

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YunRui

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Re: Guinea Pigs

Posted by: YunRui on Dec 1, 2009 6:02am

caitlin wrote:

I'm thinking about getting two little cute guinea pigs. I used to keep them some years ago, and ever since I really miss their happy eek eek

So, does anybody here also have guinea pigs and could give me some advice about where to get healthy pets? I often hear to avoid pet shops and those in the bigger markets as well, too. However I haven't found any breeder or reliable pet shop so far. In addition, I hardly find information at all, since everybody here seems to keep cats or dogs...

Any ideas?

I don't understand the advice you got. You need to check them out for yourself.

Are you sure those were "happy eek eeks" you were hearing?

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Monkey King

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Re: Guinea Pigs

Posted by: Monkey King on Dec 1, 2009 10:42am

I've always found guinea pigs to be a little snug and uncomfortable. Hamsters and gerbils work better.

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Watson

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Re: Guinea Pigs

Posted by: Watson on Dec 1, 2009 11:50am

I used to have a guinea pig when I was a kid. Cute pet.

There are some pet shops on Dong Zhi Men Nei, near Nan Luo Gu Xiang, that sell rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, etc....

stella78

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Re: Guinea Pigs

Posted by: stella78 on Dec 21, 2009 6:44pm

They are fun to play with, but they bite. I had some when i was a kid.

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janetm1000

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Re: Guinea Pigs

Posted by: janetm1000 on Feb 5, 2010 2:27pm

Another thing to consider is, that you will probably have to make due without any vet care.

When my sister's guinea pig became ill, when I was taking care of it, it took me 3 days to find a vet clinic that treats guinea pigs. After going there and receiving some medication, I realized, that the medication was not suitable for guinea pigs. The main ingredient was in fact no. 1 on the list of toxic substances for guinea pigs (which I had confirmed by a vet from the US, by the way).

About finding a guinea pig breeder, I really have no idea. I doubt that it would be easy to find....