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All is well…
All is well even though the sun is refusing to go away, all is well even though the rain hasn’t arrived yet, all is well even though the grass isn’t growing long enough to eat. There’s too much sun and...
I don’t believe it!
Well, I never! I don’t believe it. I’ll have to tell you because you simply won’t believe it either. There I was watching Martha run around the cage, it’s easier to just watch her rather than try to keep up,...
Medical Monday: Weekly Weigh In!
Weighing your guinea pigs regularly is probably one of the most important things you can do for them, a guinea pig who is rapidly losing weight is an ill guinea pig. Guinea pigs are prey animals so they’re really good...
Forever and ever!
I know you’ll all be dying to hear about my new friend so I’ll just tell you a little bit about her. Her name is Martha. She said she won it in some type of competition…sounds very strange to me,...
Variety is the spice of life
What a busy half term we’ve had! We didn’t get many days out on the grass, but the ones we did get ended up being long, lazy days in the glorious sunshine, chomping down on cucumber when we needed to...
Sunny sunny days!
Phew! All this sunshine is making me dizzy! It’s been sunny here for a few days now, so it’s been outdoor play with plenty of grass time for everyone. Lots of cucumber and melon to keep us all cool too 😀...
Suitable Types of Bedding
Here, at NEPB we’ve tried all sorts of bedding for our guinea pigs and we get asked questions about the different kinds all the time, so we thought we’d write our views down here. In the beginning, many moons ago,...
Squeaky clean!
Wowee! We’ve just arrived home from our overnight stay at our friend’s house, to find the guinea pig house has been cleaned from top to bottom and is shining like a new sparkly pin according to my forever grandma. I’m...
Happy Easter!
We’ve had a lovely first week of Easter, meeting lots of new friends and catching up with the old ones; that’s all I seem to do nowadays 😉 Unfortunately for my forever mammy, the grass has had to be manually cut...
A Healthy Guinea Pig’s Diet – Part 2
Read Part 1 here! Each and every day your guinea pig needs you to provide unlimited fresh hay, fresh vegetables and fresh water, at the very least, to maintain a healthy guinea pig body. A well-balanced diet should consist of:...
