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How to Care for a Guinea Pig : Common Health Problems in Pet Guinea Pigs


Learn from an exotic animal health technician and learn information on common health problems in pet guinea pigs in this free online video. Expert: Sarah Tingle Contact: www.extracareanimalhospital.net Bio: Sarah is a resident exotic animal health technician and has been working as a technician for seven years. Filmmaker: Hiu Yau

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plane1233 says:

I think my guinea pig is peeing blood but it eats fine and it looks perfectly healthy do you know what might be hapenning? Thank you.

Princess11311 says:

@juicy9596 Well, it doesn’t matter anymore anyway. Just recently on April the 2nd she died from some mysterious illness. Her right side had gotten swollen and she had gotten very weak to the point that
I had to hold her so she won’t fall and hold her head up so she won’t suffocate. If only I knew what this mysterious illness was. But thanks anyway. SAD FACE.

BluOceanBubbles says:

If you have just got your guinea pig, she might be a little timid; give her some time and I’m sure she’ll start to eat. Is the water in a bowl? You should always have your water in a bottle; if you have the water in a bowl, it can spill over and cause dampness/mould/etc.

juicy9596 says:

@Princess11311 hey my guinea pig was the exact same way she lost her sister and now she wont eat. Did you house the guinea pig with something? (another guinea pig.) Maybe your guinea pig needs a play mate. If not im sorry but i have no other advice.

Hope this helps!(:

Princess11311 says:

I have a question. My guinea pig won’t eat the food that I give her. When I give her pellots, she’ll eat a smidge but always knocks it over, when I give her fruits and veggies she’ll only eat a smidge but basically ignore it. The only thing that that she will eat is the newspaper at the bottome of the box, the bedding and she”ll chew on the box. But mostly the newspaper. She does eat timothy hay. She’d sometimes knock down the water. Why does she do this and how can I stop her from doing this.

TheLuckyGiraffe says:

put them in the food bool :s erm id rather not but thnx and they r eating now they have settled in

TWOPRC says:

@TheLuckyGiraffe maybe just give em a while they shoud learn to eat or put them in there food bowl

TheLuckyGiraffe says:

I bought 2 baby female guineapigs today, but they won’t eat lettice or any treats that I try to give them, they have there bowl of food but they aren’t eating that either??? Can someone please reply I’m really scared I dont want them to die :’( it’s my first time careing for them

SallieGuinea212 says:

@562223456 how long have u had a guinea pig for

562223456 says:

this isnt about guine pig health problems
but i only have one guinea pig
nd ive been worrying if hes lonly or anything
nd my parents wont let me get another
sooo…what do u think i should do or sumtin?

TheHeatherStarr says:

um um um um um um um um lolz

shadowdrinkerx says:

If you watch this girl give ”expert advice” in this series, you’ll find more often than not, She has no actual expertise to lend you…If you are wondering how to bath you GP, She just tells you, don’t.

If you’re wondering about mating or how to encourage mating, She’ll tell you, don’t.

Infact…I struggle to find any actual usable advice in any of her videos.

Pretty useless series…There are far better sources of info out there.

iwishihadpets says:

ummmmmmm dangger um mmm guinea ummmmm pig umm like i umm have one umm

deathnote5225 says:

ive watched alot of this series and she always touches the piggies butt and it doesnt seem to like very much

gamermaster25 says:

mine wont eat :’( all of a sudden he just stopped eating. i think he has a cold cz hes got a chesty cough… erm…erm…erm…erm…erm…erm…erm…

tictock700 says:

what if you can’t afford it?

xRelocx says:

can someone help me. my guinea pigs butt looks like its sticking out. is that normal? o_O

MissUberDevil says:

At 0:52 his nails look way to long!

jeevaz says:

my guinea pig was a b.present too :D

jeevaz says:

thank you!

maxerd2 says:

no I don’t think so he’s just loosing his winter coat but it may be some kind of skin problem, you should ask around at you’re local pet store of vet ;)

jeevaz says:

they stoped appearing x.x

but his loosing fur :X should I care?

maxerd2 says:

hell yea you should cut them and no I don’t know what the black stuff is

maxerd2 says:

well yea you should cut them 0_0

davidarchfan101 says:

i juss got a guinea pig 4 my birthdayyy. i luvvv it!! they’re great little critters, and its an awesome birthday present.

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