7 Common Mistakes That New Guinea Pig Owners Make

Common mistakes that new guinea pig owners make

1) Thinking guinea pigs only live for 2 or 3 years
2) Thinking that you can buy a friend for the guinea pig later or get a lone piggie
3) Trusting only one source of information
4) Buying unsuitable hideys and toys from a pet shop
5) Buying small items because you just adopted a baby guinea pig
6) Buying a cage that’s too small or unsuitable
7) The pet store might sell you a female and male piggie but will tell you they re two females
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[mollycahill]

Which piggis are you?
(You know the drill)
1: Wilma
2: Sylvester
3: Little one
4: Pebbles
5: Frieda
6: Your Choice!!!

[itzzzamy-jayne]

When I was little my we got two guinea pigs and was told they was two girls😂 three months later we opened the cage to find 6 pups 😂😂😂

[elizabethnorwood]

We had a pneumonia infected pig that we bought from Petsmart without knowing he had it. We had him checked out at Petsmart, which ended up almost killing him! They didn't give him the medicine who he needed! Then, we brought him to an exotic vet who explained what we really needed! Adopt, don't shop1!

[pieguyandfries]

When I got first my guinea pig when I was in 5th grade. My family would say I'm feeding my piggy to much, because it was super fat. Turns out it was pregnant. And from a pet store. lol

[pvp-platypus]

When I got my piggy I waited to put her in the permanent cage because one day later I got another piggy and put them in the permanent and they explored the new cage together and now they love each other so much I don't think I could have a better pare of Piggys and I the first day I had them they were eating out of my hand!!!🐹🐹😊

[christinaslife]

Luckily, I didn't do any of this, because I do all the research before getting my guinea pigs!!! I watch all ur video and know a lot about guinea pigs from you!Btw love you !!

[mellollmao]

I used to have 2 guinea pigs, scarlet and Michael, both being unwilling but did well together because they never fought or got annoyed with each other but were always yelling for food even when the bowl was full with food and a full container of water. Sadly scarlet passed away which made me expect she was a lot older than Michael and how she always kinda forced Michael to get food after her so she gets more food then Michael. Michael does well by himself but is always in the corner unwilling to move. He eventually got a little used to me just for it to fail after my dad had grabbed him by the waist and dropped into a box where he barely fit. Dad cleaned his cage but when he was let back in he was petrified, not moving out of the corner unless a hand went near him. I hate how my dad handles animals because he treats them like slaves. I’m a huge animal lover, specifically birds. I’ve always been responsible, always got as and bs in school, maintained a weight between being gamer and animal caretaker. Dogs and cats are cute but cleaning up after to much for my sensitive stomach. Guineas are easy to take care of and are easy to take care after. Michael was fed pellets but then I learned these are unhealthy and need to be constantly fed veggies. I have changed and started giving him veggies and fruit as desert because he loves apples, mostly red and honey crisp. I love them as much as he does and he was fed a mix of cilantro carrot and apple as a breakfast feast and have big plans for him. I plan on making a larger cage with hidey holes and play areas, a wheel, a stair case leading up to his current place where I can feed him and a lot more space and fun activities. This will hopefully help him and another guinea I plan on getting which will hopefully be female and his age which is about ages 2-4 I haven’t checked. My dad thinks I’m overreacting but true animal lovers will go out of their way to make their animal/s happy. Thank you for reading this and please like so little adventures can see this.

[strawberry]

So wise to advice to have more than one guinea pig. They are social animals and lone guinea pigs suffer terrible loneliness and stress however we may choose to deny it.

[GamerGirl_BRE]

I wish I still had my Guinea Pig, she was a girl named Princess. I had her for 8 long months I LOVED her, we had a bond. But I had to put her up for adoption because she was affecting my asthma.

[moog]

I originally had two piggies, and they were so close, and I mean *really* close, and now one of them sadly passed away, so we got (rescued) another guinea pig, and during those 3 months, she was quite shy, and when we got the other guinea pig, she opened up completely, and these tips (even though ive owned piggies before) really helped

[unicornsareawesome]

The two piggies I got were in a cage together and they got along perfectly. They are such good friends, they've been together for 2 years in the adoption place. They both tamed in the first 2 weeks, I love them so much ❤️❤️❤️

[erine]

My son just got a little girl guinea pig named Marzipan that's three months old about a month ago (and she wasn't from a pet store). Your videos and advice have really help us and my oldest daughter LOVES to watch your videos. We have really bounded with our piggy thanks to you!

[springy]

My first guinea pig, I got from a pet store. 3 weeks later, it gets a respitory infection and ringworm. Right now I have 2 healthy guinea pigs from a animal rescue!

[ryleebeamish]

Funny story actually

I got my guinea pig from a breeder and she sold it to us as a girl and I had it as a girl for about a year and then I wanted to get another piggy and so I went to the pet store and I put the girl guinea pig I wanted in with my piggy and mine was making the purring sound boars do so I was a little suspicious so I went the vet and they told me my guinea pig was a boy which made me shook and I was bummed because I fell in love with the girl at the pet store so I couldn't adopt her but later I ended up adopting a guinea pig from the same place but a boy so it end well but it was terrible! I still love by babies though

[randomneuralfirings]

3:17 -- D'awwww! Pebbles! Question: Is the Flintstones theme among your sows intentional? (Pebbles, Wilma and Freida sounds like Fred)

[beatriznaoteimporta]

I’ve been “studying” guinea pigs for a year and I still have another year to wait till I get a guinea pig 🐽

[juliehershberger]

We have the odd ball Guinea pig! He did not want another pig. He was off by himself as a baby in with the other pigs and we were even told he didn’t want anything to do with the others, of course my daughter picks him and named him Kagami. This was almost 4 years ago and he’s still the solo pig. Kagami enjoys his private personal time but most times he’s enjoying cuddling with our chihuahuas.

[faitht]

One of my piggies passed away yesterday, and this cheered me up a bit. I'll be looking for a new friend for the other piggie soon; can't have her alone for too long!

[BankruptMonkey]

I think the rumor about them living a short time is caused by people who take poor care of them and end up causing an early death of their pets sadly. Mine both lived to 8 years, which wasn't ideal but they were adopted from a hoarding case and had health problems.

[stopreadingthisimeanit]

Thank you so much for your advice, your channel is amazing! My guinea pigs have really benefited from your help!