Wanted To Get A Piggie..Need Advise!!

[PeacefuLife]

HI..I Just Found Out that Guinea Pig Look real Cute..Hoping to Get One for myself..But i Donno Anything About Them..Can Anyone Advise Me??
-Where To get them??
-Will They Bite??
-Need Sterlised??
-How much It Cost?
-Easy To Handle??


Hope Guinea Pig Owners Can Give Me some Advise..Thanks Alot <(^(oo)^)>

[krispies]

where to get? easy way-pets shop, better way adoption
there's so many abandoned pets, its good to help.

will they bite? mine doesnt, only nibbles, but ive seen 1 or 2 gps that do bite.

sterilisation not recommended unlike cats or dogs that become more well behaved after being strelise, its doesnt change the gps behaviour. its better to keep the same sex so as that they dont breed and breed and breed.

all animal wld cost quite an amt, for gps, they needed constant supply of food and beddings, so depending on how many u keep, it starts fm $70 onwards, that not including vets cost, shld they fall sick

easy to handle in wat sense, when u are holding the pet and petting or the whole process of taking care of them, cleaning & changing their beddings frequently, bathing them feeding them vit c, it not difficult but definately time consuming, when i jz change the bedding, usually it wld take me 30mins, including clean up.

a pet is a life long commitments, dont take it up as a hobby or an impluse.

hope that some of the info helps u and that when u decide to get a gp, keep us posted on the journey,

[PeacefuLife]

where to get? easy way-pets shop, better way adoption
there's so many abandoned pets, its good to help.

will they bite? mine doesnt, only nibbles, but ive seen 1 or 2 gps that do bite.

sterilisation not recommended unlike cats or dogs that become more well behaved after being strelise, its doesnt change the gps behaviour. its better to keep the same sex so as that they dont breed and breed and breed.

all animal wld cost quite an amt, for gps, they needed constant supply of food and beddings, so depending on how many u keep, it starts fm $70 onwards, that not including vets cost, shld they fall sick

easy to handle in wat sense, when u are holding the pet and petting or the whole process of taking care of them, cleaning & changing their beddings frequently, bathing them feeding them vit c, it not difficult but definately time consuming, when i jz change the bedding, usually it wld take me 30mins, including clean up.

a pet is a life long commitments, dont take it up as a hobby or an impluse.

hope that some of the info helps u and that when u decide to get a gp, keep us posted on the journey,

Where can i Adopt them??

EmM..Are they Easy To handle As in Taking Care Of them..EMm..i Dont Mind learning Taking Care Og Piggie..As Long As they Don Bite Can Le..I quIte Scare Pets that Bites..=] hehe..

[ahwen]

You can adopt them in SPCA, from Home Breeders or in Yahoo Auctions where you can buy them at cheap prices. Guinea Pigs seldomly bite unless their character is already the biting style if not they feel irritated. You will have to tolaerate with their nibbling and I don't think it hurts, just the feeling of their teeth. It depends on how you think is easy to handle a not. Are you referring to the cost of their maintenance or the time needed to look after them? I can say both. They need attention (as a reason why guinea pigs are preferably to be keep in pairs) and also needed a very clean environment, as they were prone in mites. You may look at the thread "GP starter kit" by Kimchi to read on what we normally feed our piggies and how do we maintain them. Glad to have another forumer interested in Piggies!

[popcheek]

Paphio is looking for adopter for his 2 piggies. you can either read the thread below...or private msg PAPHIO....but pls get consent 1st from your parents/ whoever living in your house, as pets are for life...dun be impulsive to own coz they are cute, and soon get bored of it :x

[x1AoEVo]

$70 to keep? lol got so much mehh.. i keep mine chooby, not realli alot leh.. quite cheap.. calculated cost for me.. about $40 max per month.. but picking poos and combing their har, refilling hay and water etc.. sure takes up alot of time.. but they make good pets, mine owas up for a cuddle almost anytime of the day.. hee =)

[daeee]

peacefullife: one thing to note abt pigs biting, it depends on the individual pigs la. like different ppl have different characters, so do pigs. so some pigs may get irritated more easily and thus react by biting. my guinea pig is pretty much on the feisty side and she does this sometimes when she gets annoyed with me or when she wants to get back into the cage when im handling her. on the whole guinea pigs are rather gentle and sweet person and biting pigs are not exactly the norm :)

[ppsamm]

$70 to keep? lol got so much mehh.. i keep mine chooby, not realli alot leh.. quite cheap.. calculated cost for me.. about $40 max per month.. but picking poos and combing their har, refilling hay and water etc.. sure takes up alot of time.. but they make good pets, mine owas up for a cuddle almost anytime of the day.. hee =)

got so little?..i agreed on the $50~70/gp. Bedding, pellets and hay would cost me so much already. Sup such as vit c and freshs would just add more to it lor.

[x1AoEVo]

bedding.. using BC35l from SN, about $25 there.. den the pellets, i gauge two half months for mine to finish.. lol cos she eat veri little, my 2kg burgess pack costs about $12 .. den hay, using those pet-shop-packed ones.. about $10 a month like that.. hehe, around 40 lor.. but i spoil her lah, got new brush, bathing powder, now got bed.. den got extra treats from sanko.. lol now added up much more liao :D

[kimchi]

Personal opinion, they are like 'mini dog' but extra cuter & a lot more fragile.

[x1AoEVo]

yah much more fragile.. u cant smack ur gp.. but i smack my hamsters once in a while when they notti leh.. anywayss.. lol, gps dun realli respond much to calling of names or commands.. but then they are much easier to maintain oso

[kimchi]

yah much more fragile.. u cant smack ur gp.. but i smack my hamsters once in a while when they notti leh.. anywayss.. lol, gps dun realli respond much to calling of names or commands.. but then they are much easier to maintain oso

They respond to FOOD!!!!!! :p

[x1AoEVo]

lol well i tink all pets respond to food.. even we respond to food.. wahahahaha its something all of us cant resist lah..

[kimchi]

ohhh...i respond to chocolate.
Anytime :p

[SmallZone]

mmm...pls be ensure u can afford a GP b4 u get one as mentioned above. Using a dangerous bedding, foods & cage justifying it by saying u can't afford proper things for yr pet is wrong. GP should not have to suffer coz of u.. or otherwise if it costs at least $30-50 to visit a vet & that excludes medicine depend on the sick gp:(

I recommend adopting from SPCA. At least SPCA ensure that their GP healthy & well taken care of. Another alternative is visiting market place in this forums or asking around. There could be someone who wishes to put his GP up for adoption.
or buying from breeders n the price of GP depend on individual type & breed. Gd luck!

Cheers

[popcheek]

i respond to a few things:
handsome guys :D
new & crisp bank notes
oily & salty food
mayonaise (the dressing, not the piggy called mayo)
Anime
cute animals (excluding insects pls)
and ice blended drinks :p

[bearies]

i respond to a few things:
handsome guys :D
new & crisp bank notes
oily & salty food
mayonaise (the dressing, not the piggy called mayo)
Anime
cute animals (excluding insects pls)
and ice blended drinks :p

er popcheek... the 2nd item... i respond to it no matter it new or old... as long as can use, i will respond to it

[x1AoEVo]

chocolates? hehehe i oso love them.. =D royce royce

[x1AoEVo]

lol all the money freaks.. hahahaha well who isnt rite? =p i respond more to food.. and oso some money too :X

[popcheek]

well...got money......will have food