Beware these 5 BAD Guinea Pig Care Habits!
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- What are the five bad care habits that every guinea pig owner (me included!) is guilty of? This video explains why reversing these bad habits is so important and gives lots of tips on how to create a better care routine for you and your guinea pigs! If you found it useful, give us a like and comment to show your support, thank you from Sarah and the pigs (Phoebe, Roxy and Pedro).
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00:00 - Introduction and guinea pig judging by Phoebe
00:56 - Not enough cleaning?
03:42 - Too little hay (I realise it says 1... oops!)
05:28 - Changing that water!
07:39 - Piggie personal hygiene?
10:56 - Too much food, too often!
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I saw a post where someone's guinea pigs were laying on top of probably about a hundred pieces of dried poop. I told them it wasn't good for their health and the internet attacked ME because I hurt the owners feelings by saying cleaning is important? Then they said people only clean for photos. No? We spot clean everyday because we care about our pets health. I cannot with the internet.
You did the right thing as you know! Thank you for speaking up! Some people just don't care about animals and will use lots of excuses. It's worse when other people say you're hurting someone's feelings. It's not up to them to say! And nobody's feelings should be hurt by pointing out bad care. We've all made mistakes, you take good criticism on board and learn from it!
@Trinity M
I am judging this by THIS not on the comments of rude people. Pointing out that something is unhealthy for an animal isn't rude in any way. This particular thing should be common sense anyway.
I have a feeling we saw the same post. Reddit?
Totally. My piggies are my babies. I wouldn't leave a baby in a dirty diaper and I would never leave my piggies sitting in their own poops. It's just common sense.
@@frokenmimiwatz186 Was thinking the same!
A clean cage, new hay and fresh water make piggies so happy. It's lovely to start your day with happy little beasts.
My two girls have a different energy when I clean their cage everyday... they love it!! They popcorn or lay down with their legs out, it's the cutest thing!
Its SO important to check your piggies regularly. i used to use rice to clean out the bottles but one time a grain got caught in the spout without me realising, they weren’t able to get the water out and it was a boiling hot day. I felt so guilty when i found out, i dread to think what could’ve happened if i hadn’t realised. They were absolutely gasping for water 🥺
Pedro is fricken ADORABLE!! I’m so happy he ended up in such a great home
I'm saving up to move out of my parent's and saving extra to hopefully adopt a couple of rescue guinea pigs. As someone who's never owned pets before your videos are so helpful for feeling prepared, especially as there's so much confusing and mixed information out there. It's nice to see advice from an experienced guinea pig owner who clearly knows what they're talking about. Thank you!
Hi, how’s it going with moving out?
@@-P1NBALL-PARAK33T- Hi, thank you for asking that's very nice of you ☺ because of the cost of living in the UK at the moment I'm holding off for a while but I'm still looking forward to when I can eventually get piggies! I hope everything is going well for you
@@poppyherbert1712 Thanks!
Well, I hope everything can go as planned for you soon! So rant you can get a nice place with some cute little piggies!
I really love that you talk about why cleaning is so important and that it should be done more frequently. It bothers me seeing TH-camrs skipping spot cleaning and stating it's totally fine - while their cages are a total mess. I really dislike a messy and dirty enclosure (like I dislike a messy and dirty house/apartment) and I have to clean it (like you) at least 3 times a day - once in the morning, once after work or university, and once before going to bed. I just can't focus on work, studying, relaxing or going to sleep in my clean bed without knowing that my boys are sleeping in a clean enclosure, with clean beds and pee-pads as well. No matter how tired, exhausted or sick I am, I don't allow myself to rest until I took care of my babies.
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Your so right they need be cleaned out a few times a day I’m same morning teatime and before I go to bed some of the videos I’ve seen on TH-cam are disgusting inc Guinea pigs squashed together in a cage with wire on bottom that these poor animals have to walk across totally disgusting
I don’t have a pig but I’m thinking on getting one soon and I think ur chanal is really good at explaining the important stuff about guinea pigs so keep up the good work and I love ur vid and I love Pedro😱😁😱
Thank you!
I make sure my Guinea pigs are cleaned out on a regular basis every day only bad habit I think I have is feeding them a lot of veg it’s just the sad eyes looking at me and I give in lol always make sure they got plenty of hay and fresh water
you've helped me make sure I give my four rescues proper care along my entire piggy journey so far! I've wanted them since I was little, and now that I'm in my twenties I decided to adopt. I got two pairs, one set of Abyssinian girlies and the other are American boys. The cleaning tips helped get the boys into better health right away from their previous home. Never underestimate the power of cleaning!! It helps them live long, healthy lives with you. Not to mention they both go crazy for their cage cleanings/fresh hay time. My one boy that is hyper will even wait for the cleaning to be done now ;-; love your channel, tysm !!
I hope this video helps some people realize that they should care more for their piggies ❤️ thanks for this video and say hello to your piggies :)
Thank you Chris! The pigs say henlo back 😄
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I'm very sad as I love my piggies the in this world but my family doesn't they seem to hate animals and are really selfish people who only thinks about themselves but I have a strong feeling that I can devote my whole life to animals 🥹
@@techintern5566 I’m sorry about that but I’m sure you are a great piggie owner ❤️
@@Sophie-pf7qp thankw for the support Chris and yes you are correct I love my guineas the most in this world my like I saved one of my piggies from dying as she is suffering from maloclusion and there is no doctor of piggies in india so I need a small help My frnd if you are from a foreign country can u consult a doctor or atleast take advice
This is an awesome video and was definitely a wake up call for me unfortunately I was not feeding as much hay as probably needed but now I know better thanks
Omg u made my day for replying to me I have been wachting ur vids since u got Pedro and I think u do amazing job I love that u give ur piggies so much room and I love that u spoil ur pigs. I fell like befor anyone gets a guinea pig that they have to watch ur vids because ur so expiring and I won’t keep commenting this is gonna be my last, but I really appreciate you replying to me!
Have a great day
We measure out the pellets and put them into a treat ball. Our vet recommended this to keep our girls moving about instead of sitting in front of a bowl. They seem to really enjoy pushing the ball around, even when there aren't pellets in it.
Love that Pedro❤. I wish I had a larger cage for my Teddy Boy May he rest in peace. He did seem comfy cozy. Went in his playpen weekly during entire cage cleaning. Missing my boy. 💙
Very good video, yes we have rescue guinea pigs, the curled nails are a thing, but trying to keep on top of it. Piggies love a clean abode. Pellets, nah we just feed fresh veggies and hay these days, pea flakes and dried flowers as a treat a couple of times a month :D
Me watching while drinking from my day old bottle of water 6:01 👁️👄👁️
I just like room temperature water, not day old water lmao 😅
I vacuum out the poos at least 4 times a.day. I have found it therapeutic for me,.kind of like a stress reliever, to hear the plinking of the poos going up the vacuum cleaner nozzle attachment. I know it sounds weird. 😦
Nope. It sounds satisfying! :D
All your piggies are so cute!🥰 And all your videos are so informative! I've been researching for a year on guinea pigs to convince my parents to let me have some, and that whole year I used your channel to help me!
I HAVE ONLY BEEN BIT ONCE IN ALL MY YEARS JUDGING PIGGYS, IT WAS A TERRIFIED LITTLE BOAR AT A SHOW AND DIDNT EVEN BREAK THE SKIN. JUST A PINCH. R.J.😊❤
Thanks again Sarah for this informative video. I always enjoy the comments your piggies make on your explanation, makes me smile every time. 😃 I also have a bottle brush to clean the waterbottles but I also use cotton swabs to clean the drinking spout because it can also contain algae 😊
So happy I found all of your videos! I had a Guinea pig when I was a child, and now my daughter has one. I've been noticing his nails need to be trimmed and quite afraid to do it, but I watched your mail trimming video and I'm going to do this ASAP with my daughter!
I'm glad you mentioned hay, it's so important, our piggies are free range, they have a cage but hop in and out of it and have the run of the office 😅 they are very clean and poop on a bath mat and litter tray, they also have their own hay tray to jump in and out of which i shake out daily and top up 3 times a day. They are such lovely companions I never see looking after them as a chore 🥰
I decided to try a litter box after watching your videos..i dont know how i ever did without it! -i sweep their litter box and beds twice a day. I think to myself "how would i like to have to sleep or sit in my own waste?" -it motivates me to not slack on the cage upkeep
Thank you for this video! It’s nice to know that there are things I’m doing right, but can still improve!
I clean my two out twice a day but shall increase this to three times now!!
Plus your piggies are gorgeous thank you for sharing them with the internet
I have two Males Guinea Pigs and I always make sure to take good care of them and look after after by: looking out for their hygiene or injured, cleaning out the hutch, food, water, and more.
This video is amazing! and it definitely help me and everyone! Thank you so much for giving us careful information on this video! 😀
Hi! I want two males but I am unable to mix and match because I can only have two. How did you go about it?
@@onthesaddle1893Some guinea pigs just dont like eachother sadly . If you haven't already tried making a large pen with a fresh blanket on the bottom with no hides٫ just hay in a room they haven't been in before then I definitely recommend that as then they dont have each other's smells + accessories . If that doesn't work then if you can just put they're cages next to each other for company ❤❤
Absolutely-so important to clean your piggies house every day! Mine are in an outside cosy hutch and I'm out there every night-wind, rain, snow, shine-whatever! They are my babies and I want them to be happy and healthy! PLENTY of good quality hay too!
Great video young lady. Nice job. I'm 65 and I gotta tell ya, Guinea Pigs are the best pet one can have. They really are close to perfect.
They're not really a lot of work. Just routine. I dearly love mine.
On a side note, I think one of the better cages is a playpen. Yeah, one for kids.
Big enough for a small herd. They're built up off the floor, non- toxic, safe, pretty much pee proof, easy to clean. Just the right height if ya have other animals or little kids. They can fold up if ya want. And short of them chewing a hole in it. ( not too likely), too escape. Worry free.
Thanks again, Sarah. 💖
Thank you so much for creating this video 💓 You’re the best.
These were great reminders. Thank you 💜
This was very helpful thanks! I probably could improve on a lot of these! 👍😊
This is a great video with some wonderful reminders about creating good piggy care habits. Thank you!
Think we have all been guilty of one of these things at sometime or other. Thanks for a great video
Even though this video is for Guinea pigs. Watching this reminds me of cleaning my hamsters cage and water bottle
Your videos are awesome I Have never done any of those bad habits but I’ll keep watch to make sure I don’t in the future thank you.
Excellent video....I do all of this every day.
Maintenance all day and I can't believe one of our little girls still got a UTI.
Please listen to this advice!
I thought it was so crazy that people only spot clean once a day!!! I do three times, usually four times at least!!! Maybe I'm a bit obsessive about the cleanliness of the cage, but it's only because I want my babies to sprawl out and popcorn around a clean cage! Not a dirty cage and dodging poops!! I am very scared to cut my babies nails for the first time, but I'll have to do it because I can't afford the vet right this second! I will take them, but I have to get another paycheck first! They are otherwise healthy but I think I can try to cut their nails myself!
Thank you for providing us helpful information about guinea pig
Thank you for sharing
thank you sarah!!
I have to say, I'm very disciplined in my piggy care in terms of cleaning! Every day, in the late morning or early afternoon, I do a once over spot clean, plus changing out wet pads where necessary. In the later evening, since I work overnite 4 nights a week, everything gets checked and changed if necessary, especially the huge coroplast hay area I have in both enclosures, filled with aspen and kiln dried pine. At least half, if not 3 quarters of the litter gets scooped out, sprayed down with cleaner, and fresh litter. Fresh hay 2 or 3 times a day, plus treat hay at least once a day. I'm always over my piggies enclosures, also because I work from home, and my piggies are all seniors now, my oldest girl is 5 and a half, and goes once a month to my exotic vet for hormone shots because of ovarian cysts. Meds twice a day for her, and forages and all types of nutritious treats! I LOVE them SO much, I give mine bum baths and cream their feet with Gorgeous Guineas products, they're wonderful! Sarah, do you have hammocks and stands in again?! I forgot about it, but don't know if they're in your Etsy shop, or Facebook, or where I can buy them from! Great video, how PRECIOUS that Pedro is, beautiful boy, I'm SO happy he got you as his owner, lol!
your vids are AWESOME
Omg what!!! You see this why I follow you thank you,
I was doing good till the water, then I paused and went and changed out my guinea pigs water; I think because i have bottles that fill from the top I didn't think about it that much but I will definitely work to be better about it
Thank you dor the helpful video 🙂
love this video
Litter bin? Litter box? Potty spot? What?!?!?!!!!! Off to search the net. 🥰
Your Piggies are so cute!
Thanks
I have an 8 yr old guinea pig who acts like a young piggy. His name is gus. Took him to the vet who said he's really healthy for his age. My first guinea pig and I've only had him for a yr. I'm the 3rd owner and last. He loves to play with a cat toy it's a ball with bell in the middle of the night. But he loves to cuddle. 🥰
what adorable pigs
Your videos have been so helpful for me, I was given two piggies from a family who said they just didn't have the time for them. I was wondering what's the best place to get stuff for your piggies when you have to be on a budget?
I love your channel!!!!!! I have a hard time doing my guinea pigs (Oreo's) nails his friend(teddy) doesn't need one yet, but Oroe doesn't let me do it, I have to do one a day.
Next year my mum said I can get two or three guinea pigs I can't wait❤❤❤❤
10:22 that little bean slipping out 😂
When I had piggies I used megazorb for the litter box it's like carefresh but designed for horses, still dust free hypoallergenic air treated paper, very absorbent but as it is in bulk much cheaper than carefresh, put news paper down then a good thick layer of magazorb then fresh hay, the good thing about magazorb it clumps together so you can see if there is a wet patch so in-between full cleans grab some latex gloves pull out the used bedding and replace with fresh cosy new bedding they loved it so much I had to start putting some where they liked to sleep as they loved snuggling down in it. Available in 85 litre sacks, you can now get it delivered from Amazon, but Iised to drive to my local horse equipment supplier and pick up 5 or 6 85l bags at a time (only about £6 a bag back then, now around £15) and store in the garage, I got to know them well and they all thought I was a madman getting this horse bedding for my piggies.
Have you thought about recycling the guinea pig poo and using it as fertiliser for flowers and plants, put some poo in a pot with potting mix, add the seeds, keep topping it up with poo as the plants grow.
Thats what I do. I grew some lettuce using the piggies poop then they ate the lettuce a few weeks after lol
In one video you had mentioned about Crystal's in the urine, but I have forgotten about what I should do. Please could you remind me. Thank you for all your great advice🥰
This video is so helpful for pet parents or soon to be! Please say hi to your little ones for us 😊😊🧡🧡
Phoebe is the cutest ☺❤
So happy to be early 😊
Your Lunnun hay always looks so nice and green. I’ve bought twice from them and the quality of the bags I got were so bad.
I was able to litter train my guinea pigs. They both naturally did it luckily. It makes keeping up with the cleaning way easier. I get special dust free litter for them though so they are not inhaling it.
Me too!😊
I totally agree with everything you said but one. Grass is the next best thing to hay for your pigs. Grass is their natural food (not pellets as some people think) and hay is just dried grass so please dont deny your pigs they natural diet.
Hi I don’t know if you’ve talked about this in any of your videos before but I was wondering what you think about two-story cages.
Because I have a smaller cage I definitely clean the cage every single day. Swap out liners, and clean.
I've had hay from haybox once, its the best there is! Unfortunately they don't send to the Netherlands anymore, even though the website says it does 😔😔
Hi here is my story with my two piggies so me and my brother Took care of my brothers class pet. Two Guinea pigs brownie, tsunami. Then I fell in love with Guinea pigs and wanted two of my own. I did all the research and squeak dreams was the main Channel I watched. Thank you for all the videos you make they are always so helpful. Then I made a slid show to present to my parents to convince them and they said yes! Then me and my brother had to earn 50 dollars for Guinea pig supplies. So we had a lemonade stand and we earned 50 dollars in three days! Then we ordered all the supplies and once it all came we went to a local rescue and got two Guinea pigs gingerbread, pumpkin, but our story isn’t over… A week later we found out that gingerbread was a boy…yeah! So that happened. Then we had to give them back to the rescue because my parents did not want baby Guinea pigs so we didn’t have Guinea pigs for two weeks. And I really wanted my Guinea pig back I had a special Bond with her so we kept going to the rescue to check if they found out if she was pregnant which she probably was. Until one time we went and they gave us two choices to Foster her and her baby’s or foster her until she has the baby’s and then give
Her and her baby’s back to the rescue and wait a month to adopt her. And we chose the second choice. But if I am lucky my parents will let me foster the baby’s! PS your piggies are adorable!
I clean every day. I make sure to vacuum and take everything out clean and place everything back in.
I also wash their bedding every week. I have two boars and they make a lot of mess. 😂 one of them literally loves to knock things down
There's nothing more satisfying than watching your Furry Family in a clean cage, and clean dishes and bottles!
I wouldn't eat off dirty plates etc, or sleep in dirty bedding (ewww!)
Oh, and I only pour boiling water in my dishes, NO washing up liquid or dishwasher washing, ever. I have multiple bowls and bottles to alternate (and just in case I do break any!) I hate it when some people say it's easy keeping small animals! Grrr!! They obviously don't have a clue just what goes into keeping them happy and healthy! 🐹😍
Oh I'm an obsessive cage and poop cleaner. I think at times they get annoyed with me for all the poop cleaning. 😆
Hahaha! I can definitely relate!!
I use meadow hay and all the time it falls out of the hay rack and onto the floor. We’ve tried using a litter tray under the hay rack but they just wee in it then don't eat it. What would you suggest?
Hi Sarah!
Me again XD, thanks for the video! You are by far my favorite youtube channel. I hope you get to 100k subs!
Also, how is Roxy doing? I heard you said she had bladder stones a month ago. I wonder how she is.
And a question: Can I feed Orchard grass hay, and not Timothy? Or should timothy hay be fed no metter what.
But otherwise have a nice weekend!
~Beatrise
i'm allergic to timothy hay so my pigs have to get orchard grass since it doesn't trigger my allergies as much. they like it as much as they did the timothy hay. timothy seems to be more prevalent for some reason so that's why you hear people talk about it more but orchard grass is just as good for piggies. it's usually softer & less dusty too so you might find you like dealing with it more than timothy.
I just discovered you all and I'm fascinated. I'm interested in the wire cage that you have set up in your home that's open on the top I wonder how tall they should be and where you find this I haven't seen them in a pet store. Anyway I just need enough with the wiring to have for two piggies. His name is snow baby. The local pet store had no long-hair piggies. Can they be ordered? ❤ Veronica Schoen
I pick up little sausages nearly every time I walk past the guinea pig room. It is a full time job to keep them clean. It's better than force feeding them medicine every day.
I clean my 2 boys out every day. I've not had them long but it seems like a necessity. I don't mind atall.
Outside hutch in a shed I meant!
i got all 3 of my piggies back to back as they were given to me. they are finally getting used to me. still tho not enough to be able to trim their nails or cut hair. thankfully they don't have very long hair. btw my piggies are sure to let me know when i need to clean their cage lol they start throwing stuff around and rattling their cages x-D
Where did you get your mats from in the cage?
Is the hay in the litter tray the hay they eat or are there two separate spots
Thank you for making these videos!! I was just given 2 boys and 1 girl a friend said she couldn’t keep them and so I took them in and I honestly took more than what I knew,..I keep the boys and girl separate sides of the cage it’s about 5ft long but in half it’s 2.5 ft each side and after watching this video I feel like I should make more space and I have definitely failed a few of the things you mentioned,..but I’ll definitely work on them,..but do you have any advice on getting the boys to be around the girl without fighting each other? I’d love to remove the wall between them
If the boys aren't neutered they will fight.
Are the boys neutered?
Maybe to the point of serious injury or death.
Where is the best place to get hay? I am in the US. They eat a TONNE. 😂
Around here only sells chaff cause 'uncut hay can damage their eyes'... I don't reckon they like it as much though.
How can I top up their hay hay if my piggies live at my workplace? Tips if u have any pls.
I have one pig and her name is kiwi she is a long haired she has a 2x3 attach to it is a 1x2 so I think it’s good and she os happy ik she needs a friend and I’m working on that but for now I give her lots of fun and company to make her happy she is spoiled baby she is 6 moths old and I really like your chanel
And she looks like your gray and white long haired
how do you get a piggie to use a litter tray? is a natural thing do they already know or do I have to train her to? so many questions lol. she is 2 months old according to the pet store I got her from (awful source, regret not going to a shelter to find a rescue)
God bless you. I was
Soo cute!btw second!
Do you have a video on how to bath piggies? Do you know which shampoo would be best?
I do it in my kitxhen sink. I fill it so it covers half my piggie and do it the same temperature you would have a bath. Then i add just some average anti dandruff shampoo, although yoi can get guinea pig shampoo, and i mix it round and just wash my piggie. Then drain the water and rinse them off with the tap. Personally i dont blow dry them i use a towel then put a hot water bottle under a blanket in winter. Hope this helps!
I don’t use hay racks but I do have a hay bag in each of their (sows,boars). Are those ok? I also have a “kitchen area with hay
I've heard that hay bags are ok (I use one for my 2 female guinea pigs) so I think it's ok
Hi, I have two male pigs that i've owned for about 6 months now.
And one of them just keep chasing the other pig around and doesn't let him inside any of the houses. And I find it weird because they lived in the same cage even before i bought them. And he never chased him before, he just started doing it two weaks ago. What should i do??
what kind of hay do you use?
How often should i bathe my guinea pigs??
What kind of spray do you use ?!
Can I use sheep hy or stro
What is your opinion on glass tanks for the piggies?
Please do not put piggies into glass tanks. No ventilation which builds up ammonia and is bad for their health. Petco has small animals in glass tanks and I am getting ready to complain to them about it.
Hello, could you help me? I recently got a new Guinea Pig, and I noticed he likes to chase my older Guinea Pig around to try to mate. Both are males. Would this lead to a fight? Or is there something I should or shouldn't do during their interactions?
mine poo for England, but I love them
I have a question has your guinea pig ever bite you?