Good Guinea Pig Supplies At Walmart?
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- Worldwide Vet List and Guinea Pig Care Guide: www.scottysani...
www.LAGuineaPi... www.petfinder....
Sherwood Appetite Restore: amzn.to/3C2xfMK
Critical Care: amzn.to/3pisqap
Child Life Liquid Vitamin C: amzn.to/3vWjonp
Everything Else We Recommend at the Rescue: www.amazon.com...
Small Pet Select Healthy Snackers, Pellets + 15% off storewide link: bit.ly/Scottys...
C&C KAVEE Cages and liners kaveecage.net/ 10% off with Code: SCOTTY10
Corner Space House: amzn.to/3dKNalp
The Princess and the Poop Book: amzn.to/34uKLKV Written & Illustrated by Scotty!
The Snak Shak is the BEST Hay Rack out there: amzn.to/3uY2iE5
The BEST Treats: www.TheNatural...
Fiddlesticks Tunnel: amzn.to/3dKAPhp
Living world pet tunnel: amzn.to/3s0KKri
Pop-up Playpen: amzn.to/3ytxj4n
C&C Grids: amzn.to/3pRlG3s (Coroplast at Home Depot)
Vitamin C Cookies: amzn.to/30nvqK3 Oxbow Treats: amzn.to/3pLIxNK
Scotty's Patreon: / scottysanimals
Scotty's Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/s... Many of the links above are affiliate links. These help support my rescue efforts. As an Amazon Influencer, I earn from qualifying purchases. They ad no extra cost to you.
“Disappointed that they just have no idea what they’re doing”. Yeah, sums up being a guinea pig owner in the U.S. unfortunately. These brands MUST do better, and not just for guinea pigs, but all small pets!
That's why it's absolutely important to support rescues. Luckily there are many rescues in the US and around the world. Check out my rescue page. www.scottysanimals.com
In Europe as well.
There are some "high-end" brands that sell food and treats that are dogshit for guinea pigs.
I was just at Walmart last night for guinea pig pellets and came out empty-handed and disgusted. I ended up across the street at Tractor Supply. They sell Oxbow and that is okay for me while I am waiting for the pellets I use to come in the mail. II find many times stores around me have high-grade food for cats, dogs, and even rabbits sometimes, but rarely do they have high-quality food for guinea pigs. It drives me crazy. I try to tell them "if you sell it I will come!"
Yes tractor supply has quite a good selection of food and hay! I made a video about it. th-cam.com/video/TVCSbonCs5Q/w-d-xo.html
@@ScottysAnimals that’s where I get my 19 piggies hay and bedding. I was told by a lot of ppl in the wheekers group that their pellets aren’t any good but they do have them. I get oxbow or sweet meadow farm pellets from chewey in bulk. But tractor supply saves me a ton of money
I think you could make a whole series out of this idea. You could audit various local stores and video the results!
I will consider it. I have gone to tractor supply and various dollar stores
The pine bedding is listed as kiln dried on Walmart's website and I would consider the box of hay a good option compared to bags if you have limited space. Not bad if Walmart is one of your only options and you want to avoid pet stores that sell animals! But I order pellets elsewhere.
Thank you for sharing this advice! Your piggies wanted me to remind you not to forget the lettuce!
@@ScottysAnimals Haha, my rule is that every time I get veggies, they get veggies too!
About two weeks ago my dog found a guinea pig inside of her outdoor play area, (my dog was very curious but also scared, lol) after looking for a possible owner and finding none, I decided to keep her. I’ve never cared for a Guinea pig before and your channel has given me so much helpful information! Thank you Scotty! ☺️
Woah that must of been a shock! Glad you took the lil piggy in! 😁😊
What an amazing story and a stroke of luck
When my Guinea pig was alive I never thought of Walmart. Now I’m glad I didn’t. Thank you Scotty. Another informative video.
As I said they have a great selection of produce
Thanks for this. When I was a new piggie owner, I bought the wrong things thanks to the food stores and pet stores. I used to buy Walmart hay bags. Thanks to you, Scott, I bought the hay at Tractor Supply.
Yes I find tractor supply to be good quality.
Scotty this is one of the most educational best episodes ever
Thank you Scotty! This information is so important. It’s a sad state of affairs that so many uneducated people not through any fault of their own, feed their piggies things they should not in bed them on things they should not be on.
Just wanted to let you know that the pine wood pet bedding IS kiln dried. You have to read the back left panel on the bag where it talks about the features of the bedding, but it’s there. I had to get this particular bedding when I ran out the last time and I’ve used it for my mice, guinea pigs and one of my 3 snakes and haven’t had any issues except for it seems like there’s some kind of painted or white-coated type of wood that was used to make some of the chips/flakes of the bedding. It’s cheaply made for sure, but it does absorb moisture well and only has a faint odor of wood to it that gets a bit stronger when fully saturated (I used it for one of my royal pythons and dampened it with water. It holds humidity well so far but it’s only been one day so far).
I think that the small pet aisle needs someone knowledgeable about small pets to order appropriate products for them so customers who aren’t as familiar with what’s good, bad or unnecessary for their animals don’t get the wrong things and end up with a sick or malnourished pet.
I am so thankful to have found your channel and the LA Guinea Pig Rescue's channel several years ago. Thanks to all your good advice, my piggies are living happy healthy lives. 🐹🐹♥️
Cracking up at how passive aggressively he says "soybean hulls". Love your content, Scotty!
I liked the fact that you pointed out the pros and cons on the treats they sell for piggies because I was still not so sure on what was good or not for them, thank you for the great tips and advice. It's teaching me a lot so I don't hurt my pigs.
Good video Scotty. The only thing I buy for my guinea pigs from Wal-Mart is the forage from Rosewood. It's actually cheaper from Walmart than any other places that I saw it for sale. I've been giving my girls it in their hay for 5 years and they love it. No problems with it so far. I just sprinkle about 3/4 cup of it in their hay pile 1 time a week. The rest of the stuff is no good for them. I live in the USA.
Thank you for sharing that! Yes I love forage mix
THANK YOU so much for doing this video! It was a big help!!
As always thank you for this helpful video, Scott!
Been watching your channel since you were at about 8k subs. I have learned sooooo much about piggies, and am very grateful. I haven’t had any pigs since I was 12/13, and looking back there were def some things I wish I had done diff. I originally had a single boy named Sammy. My parents bought me a book that was about Guinea pig care. After reading they need a friend, my parents got me a friend of Sam, named Charlie. By some
Miracle they got along just fine(for the most part). Sam was half the size of Charlie, but as very much wore the pants in the relationship. Also, their cage for underside, not horribly but it could have been bigger. Gave them a good diet, plenty of floor time, outside time, and love. I miss them dearly, and am grateful they came
To live each other. I am currently thinking of rescuing a pair
If boys, and thanks to Scotty, I will be able to give them an amazing life! Thank you for all you do Scotty!
Thank you for all the support for all this time! My website and rescue resources should help you find the perfect pair
Walmart should feel ashamed of themselves!!! 😡😡😡😡
I'm sure they don't
Walmart should stop carrying these dangerous things
These product types are so common to see, even in England and the Netherlands. There are so many products that common shops sell, that are awful for guineapigs, rabbits and many other smaller pets. Sadly, as many are cheap, people will go for the less nutritional options, even more expensive ones. Petshops are still bad at this, too. What always gets me with petshops, is the crappy products, sold for our smaller animals, which petshops reccomend. Best, always, to do your research. Yes, many rescue places will have better advice and more trust worthy information. You always do the best videos, with every day situations like this. You help so many people and their guineapigs. You da best, Scott 😎🐹
Same in Germany... even in petshops I stand in front of the shelves a long long time 😞
We give our piggies wild harvest. I wonder what other pellets should we give them? Thank you for posting.
I feed my piggies Walmart hay and pellets. I tried getting them a special blend from a local small business pet store but they didn't really take to it so its Walmart hay. I am definitely going to be getting pellets elsewhere from now on. I bought them that log too and and those little round green flat things. I give them one a day and wont be buying anymore though based on your video. I trust your input. As for the log they love chewing on it and went through a few already. Digg your videos. they are so informative.
I was just in Walmart and as a new GP owner I checked out the pet isle and thanks to you all on YT I was able to recognize that most of what was there was garbage. The bags of hay are ok in a pinch I guess. I’m wondering about the aspen and pine bedding. It did say kiln dried on the label. The shredded paper stuff is ok but it’s pricey
So happy you did this!! This is so helpful for beginning guinea pig parents !
meadow bales = my boys heavenly favorite.
It's absolutely astounding to me that people argue with you over this. My heart aches for their piggies.
I use the edible logz for my girls instead of an igloo. they like to sleep in them and often run through them.
I agree with you completely, the small pet section at Walmart is bad for both guinea pigs and rabbits. I used to buy the paper bedding there and the timothy hay until their prices went way up, and I added 2 piggies to my household. We have a feed store close buy that I used to buy hay from for my rabbit, but after she got infested with chicken mites I quite buying it there. It took about 6 months to rid both her and our house of them. I had to buy all new bedding and stuff for her because I was afraid to use any of it even after cleaning it completely. So now I just buy my hay online, afraid to try the feed store hay again.
Tell it the feed store and they can do better, I do and they were thankfull (other piggies can get ill too) I'm glad your piggies are fine ♡
@@eintopfanni9687 Yes they are all find. I did let the feed store know what happened and they said they didn't feel it came from them, I don't know if anybody else had an issue or not but since that was the only place I bought my hay and my bunny is an indoor rabbit it had to come from there. They have baby chickens for sale all the time. I just need to find another supply store in the area.
Vibrant life IS kiln dried. It’s indicated on the back. The small world hay looks pretty good ( a box was opened in the store so took a peek), although I have not purchases yet.
Hi Scotty! Of course your vid is absolutely nécessaire for New owners of piggies.OLD FRENCH LADY
Interesting to see what's available in a store like this in the US. We have two main pet stores in the UK which are Pets at Home and Pets Corner. There are others but those are 2 big ones. There is the same problem here. Lots of rubbish, waste of money, poor nutrition products. Our hay here is different and does vary in quality and whether it was looked after properly from harvest and also en route to store. Bedding tends to be expensive. There are fewer guinea pig foods to choose from, the two main brands being Burgess and Science Selective which are decent quality. The are fewer of the museli types over here but plenty of those honey coated seed sticks and pointless other "treats". All in all similar problems with alot of brightly coloured rubbishy products to tempt the unsuspecting public. Such a shame when good nutrition is the key to good health in general.
The veg isle looked good. Lotsa yummy salady/veggie stuff!
Thank you ScottyI'm happy you gave your input on Walmart GP stuff, Very interesting and helpful because I get my piggy Aiden's Smallworld pellets and Timothy hay at Walmart. I guess I'll look elsewhere for pellets. My Walmart Doesn't have much for Guinea Pigs besides bags and boxes of hay, bags of pellets which I know now are not very good for piggies, bags of bedding, I used to buy big bags of Pine shavings till I switched to fleece. I also get Naturals Nature Salad, Aiden loves it I remove the seeds from that. They also have those Edilogs, I have one of those, Aiden doesn't care for it. They also have Edibowls which are the same as the Edilogs but they're bowls and Aiden loves chewing on those. My Walmart also has all that other stuff that should not be targeted to Guinea Pigs and yes I have bought those items till I learned they are not good for GPs.
Thank you for sharing your experience!!
@@ScottysAnimals You're welcome☺
I use the vibrant life pine shavings they are kiln dried. I've been using the pine shavings for awhile because the place I usually get my bulk shavings has been out of stock. Supply issues they say. Nothing else in pet section is good for piggies there I agree. We do get veggies there too.
Thank you so much for the video.
That just made me so sad. The whole aisle was just a load of rubbish.
My piggies LOVED the hay bails. I cant find them anywhere else but Walmart
I feed my piggies the best Timothy Hay I can find and also veggies cut into small strips. Try and get organic as there is so much GMO stuff and they are so little. GMOs are not good for us so they are probably worse for our piggies. Also, I try to have different colours of veggies (red, green, yellow and orange) as they provide different intrinsic ingredients.
Thanks for your videos Scotty..you are the best!!!
PS my piggies told me I forgot to tell you they go cray for blueberries!
@@jacidalyfraser5233 ^^ grapes are the best said my piggies
Thank you for mentioning about hay went to local feed store and was concerned when seemed featured for horses but was Timothy hay!👍🏽
Eeks, those corn/alfalpha things, I bought a package of those for my herd as treats.
Once or twice can't hurt but there are by far better cookies out there that are made with hay and fruit and vegetables. I like the healthy Snackers and I have a link to them with a discount on my website in the diet section
Thank you. I learn so much from your videos.
thanks!
The pine bedding is actually kiln-dried, it say’s on the package but still good video.
Thanks Scotty, for sharing great info.
People need to know those things.
It's such a shame there are so many unacceptable pet products available that people can buy when they don't know any better.
I usually pick up cardboard for my herd there, never really any pellets unless I'm desperate. Same with produce. I go to Winco instead. But. Their selection is very limited as well.
I agree
The Walmarts up in Canada are no better. They do have timothy hay in their pet department (which I would only buy in a pinch).
Hey Scotty you mentioned buying hay at a feed store. I live in central Florida I’ve been to one feed store a few times to buy Timothy hay, in August . They hay was eh not very green. I don’t know if it was the feed store. Debating on trying a different one.
Scotty the pine bedding at Walmart IS KILN DRIED! It says so on the back of the package. Otherwise I wouldn’t use it for my piggies!
Just an fyi 5 for that bag of Timothy hay is reasonable compared to other stores
What a coincidence..today we are going to the city to buy our furrybabies hay ,we buy it at the rescue where we adopted ❤️
That is the best option because you are saving money and also supporting the rescue
I rarely go to Walmart to get piggy food. I usually go to Tractor Supply and a new feed supply store just opened up in my area so I might try that and see what kind of piggy food they sell over there.
That's awesome Habri,
I'm glad you have good options
Here in Spain happens the same exact thing. All the pellets sold in supermarkets are not suitable for guineapigs even though they put pictures of guinea pigs on the packages... disappointing. I see that kind of "food" even in pet stores whose people are supposed to know what the animals they are selling should eat for a propper diet...
And our Pet sore a few doors down from Walmart is a bit disappointing too.
Walmart is a bust for pretty much anything food related for pets. I get my FreshPet there and kitten food to mix with my ferrets food and maybe some dog treats. They do have some nice stuff like dog toothpaste and toys are decent. Do wish food was better though.
Sunflowerseeds are good for the skin. Of course not much for giving. And alfalfa is good stuff for the stomach. First I thought you bring out a diy video. Shopping and making fun Stoff for guineas. Some people buycthem a doll bed for example. Lay a towel on it or something.
Today responsible owner feed like this. But when I remember in past the pigs was eating all this unhealthy stuff bc you know it not better like you said but the pigs wasn't sick. I had a mama limg time ago. She became hay cucumber apple and salat sometimes and this seed food not more. She and her babies was health. Today would never feed like this anymore
We do not recommend giving seeds to guinea pigs at the Los Angeles Guinea Pig rescue but the nutrition that you can find in seeds can also be given in the same sprouts which are healthy. I do recommend sunflower sprouts as well as a number of other sprouts including corn and buckwheat. Even broccoli sprouts are healthy and safe for guinea pigs
Hi Scotty, I too have been appalled at all the brightly coloured rubbish that you can buy in the larger chain pet stores in the UK. It's all absolute rubbish and guinea pigs ignore it anyway so it's a waste of money! Thank you for your informative and educational videos-I have learned all I know from you and Saskia and have happy healthy piggies as a result!
Your Walmart looks much nicer than ours lol...
I admit, I give my piggies 1 yogurt drop a day as a treat when I get home for work, they seem to love them. As for bedding I almost always use pine chips, I tried using the paper bedding but they were eating it and I figured that would be bad. I have used cedar before, what makes it a bad choice?
Cedaroil can be a reason for allergies... sometimes I give my piggies a snack that contain grain 🙃 but I have always some herbals in a flowerpot or fruits for them
ive yet to find an in-person store where they have only good items for piggies. they always have junk there.
The only thing that I buy there are the rosewood chew balls.
Oh and the mainstays fleece throws as they are like $3
What about the Rosewood forage. I get it for my girls and they love it.
@@cynthiaporta7420 the regular one has such horrible ingredients for guinea pigs it’s not worth it
@@LittleKingdom3 yes I get my fleece there too
@@cynthiaporta7420 I have heard good things about it
I’m new to Guinea pigs, I was giving mine the pellets. Is vitakraft nibble rings ok for treats?
I have to add that pet stores are also guilty of the same kind of marketing, although they usually at least have 1 decent brand of pellets. I tried to get our local humane society to educate their adopters on good quality food and proper cages but I can’t get through to them. All I can say is I’ll give my fosters the best I can while I have them with me
Yes linda, that is the problem is that they do have good stuff and they have bad stuff and they have no way of helping the customer discern the difference
@@ScottysAnimals I’m still going to try to reach out to the humane society to try to get some materials out to their adopters. I always link them to your videos and LAGPR videos.
I actually use the pine shaving from walmart. On their website it is listed that its kiln dried and I think its as good as eco flakes though slightly smaller. Everything else I would agree I would not recommend buying anything else from walmart for guinea pigs except for veggies of course and the pine bedding.
Yes it seems to be the consensus that it is kiln-dried and that they state that on the website.
Oh I could have told you. There is NOTHING in there that I would buy for my boys, other than fresh veggies. I got then the mini bales and they refused to eat them.
I'm glad that I found you , I know my guinea pigs are eating healthier . I even went to a pet store and see all them treats I would make a bad sales person for selling there guinea pig supplies lol
Wow, this really upsets me. Poor piggies being fed these awful things and the person not knowing they are causing harm. These companies should be ashamed of themselves! 😡
I actually work at Walmart yeah unfortunately we don’t have a good selection of good pet products your Walmart had much more then mine does but I’m in a small town in the boonies we’re not a pet company we actually are
Limited on how many pet products we can sell why we don’t have live fish in our stores anymore they have some bad stuff for dogs as well only thing I get for my piggies at Walmart are produce, blankets &&
$5 Timothy hay but only because I’m saving for a house usually I get it at tractor supply the big bags
:x back in the day i use to buy all this crap from Walmart... for chinny...he lived till 7 :X
Awesome video. I get my guinea pigs food on chewy and the hay on Amazon and the pine bedding at tractor supply
Thank you for sharing your tips, Stephanie
Hey Scotty. Recently my guinea pig has been acting strange, and I don’t know if it’s due to a sickness. When we notice this, he makes a muffled squeak while arching his back, then he freezes in place. I’ve been looking all over the web, and I can’t find a solution or a glimpse of what it is. He is around 2-3 years old, and is being less active than usual. He has these episodes multiple times throughout the day. We regularly feed him greens, hay, and let him forage in grass. I’m a new guinea owner, so If anyone knows what’s going on, It would be much appreciated! Thanks.
Squeak Dreams recently posted about seizures… maybe you can look into or see if Scotty has something on his website about
Take him to see a vet. Might be a UTI or a bladder stone. In any case, if a piggy shows he's in pain, see a vet as soon as possible.
Hi think Walmart own Asda here in UK? Anyway, as you say they have good veggie produce. There is definitely more awareness of pet health and the importance of quality hay and pellets. My son's dog lives with us now. I don't eat crap. So I don't give him any. Great video Scotty YNWA 👍
Thank you for explaining that, Amanda
So wait....you do not recommend any pellets for guinea pigs....just the hay and the fresh produce?
ok I am going to do my advocate thing again. pls send this to someone at corporate. Maybe they are idiots and don't know what they should be selling. The only store I can get to would be a Walmart,
As people have said before the hay is okay but expensive you can probably find it cheaper at a feed store and many of them will even deliver. And you can also order high quality pellets in bulk online. Most locations that have a Walmart should also have a tractor supply
I use that pine bedding and it is kiln dried
Thank you for sharing. Is there any place you have found where it is written down that it is confirmed kiln dried? It does say triple screened
Do they have contact info for corporate that you could contact?
Write a complaint that will go to corporate office. Teach them what they need to be selling.
They don't care
@@ScottysAnimals I worked for WalMart 30 years ago. Sam Walton visited our store and asked if we had any complaints from people. We were honest and he took it to heart and changes were made. After he died, his greedy kids took over and it was all about the money.
Scotty have you seen videos put out by a jerk named Mr. Pig? He made a video of a Guinea pig turned over on his back and spun until he just laid there. He has 64.5 viewers and some were suggesting that he grab one by the head and spin. How in the crap can an idiot torturing animals be allowed to post videos. It just came up on my feed because I watch a lot of Guinea pig content.
Great investigative exercise. Very sad how bad harmful pet products are put out there for the unaware uninformed public . Unacceptable and unethical .
The only thing I get from Walmart is the forage mix. Aka guinea pig crack
Don’t get Guinea pig food from Walmart. Terrible!
I get my piggie supplies from small pet select they have good products Walmart does not have good piggie product my rosita Lucy Ricky Fred are spoiled rotten good video Scott vickie bell napa ca
Me too
The only thing I grab at Walmart is hay because it's the cheapest I can find in store near me, unfortunately. (Other than veggies.) I have grabbed the paper bedding for an emergency. My walmart used to have oxbow pellets, but stopped carrying them before the pandemic.
If there's any place near you that has horses you should be able to get it in a bale for a fraction of the price
Wait if Walmart has oxbow pellets I’ll go there to get maxis food he is a guinea pig that loves oxbow
The only hamster food I found that was safe for my hammy (the picture of him is hammy) is menu and advanced nutrition.
@@BagelsLife they used to, but I haven't seen it in a while, unfortunately.
the only thing at walmart in the pet section ill get is the beds. .....
Interesting, thank you for sharing that
My pigs are so very picky when it comes to hay!
It’s a huge problem for me to find good Timothy hay on consistent basis
Currently I have 5 pretty pricey brands I got online including SPS, Oxbow, feed store, high desert, hay rabbit hay and also orchard hay which they don’t like and unfortunately majority of my 8 pigs not big fans of any of them … hay rabbit hay is the best of all above I got at Tractor supply ( the only place available) but it’s so very expensive I can’t get it all the time
Maybe I need to cut down on veggies so they eat more hay
Tractor supply has Sandlee compressed bales for a very affordable price. They are not located in the pet section. Ask a staff member and they will show you. It is closer to the back in the bulk pelleted food area, more of the horse section
@@ScottysAnimals thank you for your suggestion, I don’t have a Tractor supply store near me, they so sell it online but my struggle is that my piggies are very picky and reviews on that hay you mentioned are not great
To ship it back I will have to pay shipping fee
sounds just like mine. they don't like orchard either. I've found that I needed a hay with fewer sticks and more green hay strands, so I've switched to SPS 3rd cut, which to me is what 2nd cut should look like. They'll eat that, and also Kaytee is popular with these picky girls believe it or not. They also like the American Pet Gold and the one in the purple bag, probiotic hay. Good luck. Pull out pellets for a while and see what happens...
@@l.obrien8341 Thank you, I haven’t tried SPS third cut yet but tried American pet diner gold , it was great for a while but last a few bags were very brown and it’s not practical for me for 8 pigs
Hey. I watched your video about vitamin C and guinea pigs, and how you can give them a cookie with vitamin C or just liquid vitamin C in a 1 milliliter syringe. One of my guinea pigs got a C vitamin deficiency and is fine now after treatment. I now give both of my guinea pigs one of theose C vitamin cookies, but sometimes they dont want to eat them. Do you have any advise on how to get them to eat the cookie without forsing them to eat it?
And also, do i need to give both of them one vitamin C cookie a day, or only if i suspect them having a deficiency? Im asking because im a little unsure about if my guinea pigs gets too little vitamin C, and if they are getting the right amount of certain food.
We use pine bedding and the wild harvest food for ours and Timothy hay they're just fine. We've been using it sense we've had them for probably about a year now
The wild harvest food is unacceptable. I recommend that you read the diet section of my care guide and find a better choice where it is based on Timothy Hay. Otherwise you are sitting up a future of illness and malnutrition
My poor Guinea pigs I feel really bad now where should I go to get the pellets for them?🥺
Throughout the video I have put a number of links. The shortcut is go to my website in the diet section. It is a huge resource and I share everything I've learned volunteering at the Los Angeles guinea pig rescue. The description in my videos is always also a great place to find links
Oxbow is at every big pet store, oxbow garden select is my choice
@@lenajazuk4231 my pigs don’t like garden select that much. How can I get them to eat more of it? I tried they just don’t like it. I’m talking about my Guinea pigs, NEVER FEED HAMSTERS OXBOW
@@BagelsLife
Not all of my pigs like Garden Select pellets but I give them 1/8 of a cup in a small bowl and if they don’t eat it , it’s not a big deal…. My vet told me pellets are optional and I know in some European countries they don’t feed pellets to GP and bunnies
Hay that’s what is important!
Today I took Lucy to the vet they said Lucy had cancer and lots of lumbs they said it would be best to put her to sleep her back legs went moving
Before you do anything you can get another opinion from another vet on my list. If your guinea pig is still active and not in pain and has a good appetite then you can work with your vet to give her some more time to be comfortable. In the end having to relieve their pain is the most compassionate and difficult thing we can do for them
I live in England UK they have put Lucy to sleep
Thanks for sharing this information on what foods your Guinea pigs should not eat ✨
I have a genuine question, do you recommend selective naturals grain free food? After losing my first Guinea pig years back I finally decided to get one because I was ready but never thought about the food I was feeding as I thought it was okay
Grain free 👍 and always good looking and good smelling hay
@@eintopfanni9687 thank you so much I just wasn’t sure if all the soya products were a problem.
They are considered one of the better foods here in Europe, although the addition of soy isn't great. If you're in Europe, you could also try Versele laga complete cavia, which is also grain free and timothy based, no soy. If you're in the US, check out Scotty's or the LA guinea pig rescue's videos about pellets
Things that I've liked at Walmart are these rabbit pellets by Rosewood Naturals. The ingredients look very guinea pig friendly, first ingredients being hays and then herbs followed by pea flakes and dried carrot, and they're also fortified with vitamin C. I use them like treats for my pigs and rabbits because one of my buns can no longer tolerate anything but hay, but these in very small amounts he tolerates ok. They are pricey though. I agree that many of the things that are actually ok in Walmart are in very small containers and way over priced. I always walk through to see if they stock anything new. I liked the compressed hay bales also by Rosewood Naturals. It helped transition my bunny away from pellets and made sure he was eating enough while he was ill, and both the buns and pigs like them. But they no longer stock them and they were very pricey anyway. I get almost all my supplies from Tractor Supply. Timothy hay, treats, and pellets. I also like to get equine orchard grass pellets for some variety in taste and texture. They don't scarf them down quite as fast as regular pellets, but they do eat them (both buns and pigs).
I find that Walmart for the most part has terrible guinea pig items 😔
Anyone any ideas where I can get a decent syringe for crital care ,it's so difficult to get the critical care into the syringe tip ,I have cut the end off to make it easier
Honestly I have found cutting the tip off of a 1 mm syringe is the best option.
@@ScottysAnimals so far its working but I can imagine people that are stressed over their pet and exhausted find it so frustrating to fill but cutting the tip off seems best 👌
I use a pet feeding syringe and cut the tip crosswise. That way I can use a thicker mixture of Critical Care. I saw the syringes on Amazon but some pet stores carry them.
I have never seen anything at Walmart that’s ok for Guinea pigs unless you’re buying produce.
That's why I wanted to take a closer look
@@ScottysAnimals I'll look to that Tractor Supply place now I'm more aware of it.
👍😊
Guinea pigs should not eat corn??? Yikes I've given my boys fresh corn on the cob and they loved it
Nah. Corn is fine in moderation just don’t overdo it for guineas
These large rescues should communicate and try and start nationwide boycotts of these companies that make this junk until they only make foods that are the right kind of healthy pellets. Try and get a story on the t.v.news. Hard to do ,I know. The only way the companies will change is if no one buys this stuff.
I have watched your site for years you really look after your piggies. What I can't understand how you put 3 pigs in a 4 x 2 cage.. surely the need bigger. I have had piggies for years used to show. But getting a bit old for traveling. But still got guinea pigs.hope you don't take offence.i remember you saying bigger is better.
What 3 pigs in 4x2? My pairs have 4x2 grids, these are 14" grids so 4x2 is 10sqft. I agree more is better.
I thought Alfalfa was supposed to be good for nutrition! Oh I have been misled.....
It is good for nutrition especially for pregnant Mamas and newborn babies but it is very high in calcium and we do not recommend alfalfa hay in large quantities to adult guinea pigs. Grass hay is more important
@@ScottysAnimals thanks. I learn so much from your channel.
I always regret going to Walmart 😅
They have really good produce and vegan options so that keeps me coming back. I live in a rural area and there are not many grocery store options. Walmart is by far cheaper and has a much bigger selection than any of the grocery store chains near me
@@ScottysAnimals I used to buy my stuff at the Petco down the street from my house until I noticed that their guinea pigs were all badly taken care for. They all had their ears chewed up and they all seemed so anxious. I talked to the workers and they said they would look into it. The next week I go, the same guinea pigs are there in even worse shape. I tell the same people and they tell me it's out of their control. The first time they told me they would take care of it and the second time they basically told me to f off. I haven't gone back since!
The one in my area has shelves that resemble a 3rd world country. And they need to return to at least a few stores being open 24 hours again. No excuse for them not too.
They just want to sell it, make money off of people that don’t know
Unethical
The same in the uk these products should be banned thank you for all your advice
You're welcome Susan
lots of hay bales are dusty moldy and infested
Mhm. I would get small pet select
Nothing good at Walmart lol 😂 for most pets only dog and cat section and some bird barley fish as well