The health concerns linked to specific breeds and coat types — and why most problems aren’t breed-specific at all. Here’s something many owners don’t realize: most serious guinea pig health problems affect all breeds equally — things like dental disease, respiratory infections, scurvy, and bladder stones don’t care what coat a pig has. Breed mainly…
How to spot when your piggy isn’t their happy self — and what you can do to help Guinea pigs are sensitive, social little animals, and they absolutely can experience something a lot like depression — a low, withdrawn, “not themselves” state usually triggered by loneliness, boredom, stress, a change in their environment, grief after…
A practical guide for spotting trouble early and keeping your piggy healthy Guinea pigs are prey animals, which means they’re hardwired to hide illness for as long as possible. By the time a piggy looks sick, they’re often already quite unwell. The most common health problems you’ll run into are vitamin C deficiency (scurvy), respiratory…