Archive for the ‘The Pig Issue’ Category

… Mr. Fantastic

This wheek Mr. Fantastic went to be a star on Planet Guinea. He’s the dark one with a light underside and points, can be seen hanging back in the dark night sky, very obvious if you look for him… Mr. Fantastic arrived here as head of the herd when the lovely Cloud left us to [...]

April 20, 2013   Posted in: FaceBook/You Tube, Planet Guinea, The Pig Issue  No Comments

The Issue with Permethrin…

Thanks go to Daisy’s Human, Louise, for sending us this story in the hope that it will publicise the need to check exactly what you are giving your guinea pigs and to underline the fact that it should not be Permethrin! All medicines have side effects and all guineas will react differently and with varying [...]

February 19, 2013   Posted in: Fungal and Parasitic Skin Problems, Health, Inside The Hutch, Miscellaneous, Planet Guinea, The Pig Issue  No Comments

Bee’s Mum…

Maple’s human has had several guinea pigs from me when I ran Reading Guinea Pig Rescue, eventually moving out of the area but still keeping touch. The time came when Maple’s humans decided that they needed to take a break from keeping guineas but knew that Maple couldn’t continue to live on his own after [...]

February 8, 2013   Posted in: Behaviour, Inside The Hutch, One Is Not Enough, Planet Guinea, The Pig Issue  No Comments

The Magnificent Seven…

This story was first posted in October 2008…   … made their way onto Planet Guinea this afternoon at around 3.30 and finished arriving at around 4.30. Not totally sure on times but it took about an hour for them all to arrive. The eighth, Wonder has already gone to be a Star on Planet [...]

February 3, 2013   Posted in: FaceBook/You Tube, Inside The Hutch, Miscellaneous, One Is Not Enough, Planet Guinea, Rescue, The Pig Issue  No Comments

Cakey’s Story, so far…

Cakey joined our family 6 and a half years ago. At the rescue centre my step-daughter was torn between him and his brother or another pair of pigs. I loved the look of this brown “wild-looking” animal and persuaded her that they were the pair for us. In the car on the way home she [...]

January 29, 2013   Posted in: Health, Inside The Hutch, Miscellaneous, One Is Not Enough, Planet Guinea, The Pig Issue  No Comments

Having her Cakey and eating it…

The lovely Chantilly who had such a tragic start to her little life has finally found love and friendship in Cakey who has also had a rough time of things lately. Chantilly was discovered by a German Shepherd Dog on some wasteland, running with a group of guinea pigs.   On arrival she was obviously [...]

January 25, 2013   Posted in: Inside The Hutch, One Is Not Enough, The Pig Issue  No Comments

Still Solo, but not solitary…

The time came this wheek for Mr Big to move out of the family home. He has already reached the grand age of four wheeks and as cute as baby Mr Bigs would be we certainly don’t need any! There were two options, to move in with his cousins or to pair him up with [...]

January 20, 2013   Posted in: FaceBook/You Tube, Inside The Hutch, One Is Not Enough, Planet Guinea, The Pig Issue  No Comments

Mr. Big-ger

      First Posted June 20, 2008   Despite that shaky start to life Mr Big has been taking advantage of what he has got- a Mum all to himself, some yummy solids that he can, at last manage and friends to play with His weight on the 17 June was 203g and he [...]

January 16, 2013   Posted in: FaceBook/You Tube, Inside The Hutch, Planet Guinea, Rescue, The Pig Issue  No Comments