The Crazy Pet Channel: Guinea Pigs

Hi readers, as the title tells you it is less than a month till my lovely little piggies have their 1st birthdays which is crazy. Patches' birthday is on the 20th and Brambles is on the27th(these are roughly when their birthdays are because we don't know exactly.) I will do a post on each of their birthdays with pictures from throughout the almost year I have had them. Some will be of just Patches and some will be of just Bramble on the actual day's. If you can't wait you can go through my posts from when I first started. Some for now: "It's too big Patches!" "I'm sure I can eat this in one big bite" "Hello" "I'm a little capybara" "Sorry to burst your little capybara bubble Bramble but you actually a guinea pig" "I'm so cute and pretty" I hope you liked the pigtures and the update, Book Worm:)

Hi readers, todays post is on your guinea pigs diet. I thought this would be a good post as I haven't done one since I started and my guinea pigs diet has changed. There are 4 different parts of a guinea pigs diet and my guinea pigs get all of them. The most important part of any guinea pigs diet is HAY. Hay is sun dried grass and there are quite a few different types like Timothy, Meadow and Alfalfa. Bramble and Patches have Meadow hay and sometimes for a treat I buy a bag of Timothy. Next it is VEGETABLES. Vegetables provide most of the essential vitamins and minerals that guinea pigs need. The ones that Bramble and Patches get most often are : Carrot, Lettuce, Fine green beans, Spinach, Bell pepper and Baby leaf salad. When buying veg for your guinea pigs always check that they are allowed to eat it. The next food is PELLETS. Pellets are a pretty big part of any guinea pigs diet, especially in the winter and any other colder months. There are loads of brands of guinea pi

Hi readers, I thought this would be a good post to do at the moment as I'm changing the piggies pellets. The first thing that you have to think about is why are you changing their food? If  the pet shop, rescue or previous owner gave them muesli food it is a good idea to change it unless they were feeding pellets as well. Guinea pigs are quite fussy when it comes to food so you will want to gradually introduce the new food over a period of 10 days or more depending how much of the old food you have left. The best Guinea pig pellets to choose are ones that are recommended by vets like Burgess Excel and Supreme Science Selective. If your local pet shop makes its own pellets compare the ingredients and price to a commercial brand like the ones I mentioned above. Generally the more expensive it is the better it is for your pet.   What's the best way to change your guinea pigs food? The best way to change your piggies is to introduce it over 10 days a little bit at a time wi

Hi readers, I thought this would a brilliant post today as lots of people keep guinea pigs indoors and mine live in a garage(with no cars). Idea number one. Buy a puppy play pen or a good sized run. Some types of indoor runs are made of fabric with fabric bases but personally I would avoid these. Idea number two. Use folded up cardboard boxes to block off areas you don't want your pet to go. You can also use cushions, newspapers and boxes to block off gaps. Idea number three. Get a HUGE cardboard box and use it like a run. I hope you find this useful, Book Worm :)

Hi readers, I took these photos the other day and I decided I would put them on this post. Little Princess Patches. "Why are your taking  my photo?" "I s'pose I am quite cute. You have my permission to take my photo." Bramble wasn't cooperating. "I was I just had an itch" Cute close up. Patches the poser. Cuties. I hope you like these photos, Book Worm :)

Hi readers, todays post is new profiles for Bramble and Patches. Bramble Name : Bramble (a little bit obvious).                                     Age : 1 1 months. Birthday : 2 7th of February. Nickname : B ramble Bug. Favourite food : A ny type treat(she's very greedy) and Grass. Colour: Shorthair. Golden Agouti. Favourite thing to do : S nuggle up on my lap, Hiding and Run around on the grass(when she's not eating it!). Length : 2 3cm. Dislikes : T ooth checks, Vet trips and Being caught for cuddles. Patches Name : P atches (also a little bit obvious).     Age : 1 1 months. Birthday : 2 0th of February. Nickname : Patchy Bear. Favourite food : Any type of treat(she is also very greedy), Grass and Pellets. Colour : Abyssinian X. Tortoiseshell and White. Favourite thing to do : Sleeping on me, Running around, Squeaking and Eating. Length : 26cm. Dislikes : Vet trips, Being groomed and Being wet. I hope you liked the guinea pigs updated profiles

Hi readers, I hope you and your guinea's had a lovely Christmas. I said in my last post that I would be doing a Guinea pig haul post so this is what this post is all about and also what the guinea pigs got for Christmas. These treats are called fruit juicies. I got these as a present but they are actually for the piggies. The  pigs also got seed blocks from Wilko. The seed blocks were 1 carrot and 1 apple. My haul which is actually quite small. Rosewood boredom breaker corn rattle rollers. £1.99 from The Range. Rosewood Chew Tube £1.49 from The Range. Pets at home wooden garland £4.00 from Pets at home. Vitakraft emotion hair sticks. I accidently picked up the rabbit ones but I think they are fine for guinea pigs and Bramble and Patches like them but when I buy more I will make sure I get the guinea pig ones. I got these at Pets at home for £2.00 Medium igloo in blue. The guinea pigs already have a brown one but the fight over it so I got an