Everyday's a Dede Day!
The girls are all doing very well!
Dot & Deka had a lovely couple come over to meet them, and they will be adopting the two sisters once the sisters are 6 weeks old.
Dede & Delta are both eating okay, Delta has got the hang of eating any sliced fresh foods and eating hay...she now isn't that fond of having more than 2ml of CC.
Dede as far as I can tell hasn't figured out a way to eat hay or any fresh foods, but with only four bottom teeth it's no wonder she hasn't. Dede happily eats CC, I'm going to start trying to get her to just eat/drink it out of a bowl so she can have it available 24/7
Their new 'pinked' out cage, in the picture is Dede (Back) and Deka (Front)
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And a picture with all four sisters in it.
Deka (Back Left), Dede (Middle by couch), Dot (Front/side of couch) and Delta (Front by tunnel) and then Mum Darla is hiding away in the pink cube.
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Dot & Deka had a lovely couple come over to meet them, and they will be adopting the two sisters once the sisters are 6 weeks old.
Dede & Delta are both eating okay, Delta has got the hang of eating any sliced fresh foods and eating hay...she now isn't that fond of having more than 2ml of CC.
Dede as far as I can tell hasn't figured out a way to eat hay or any fresh foods, but with only four bottom teeth it's no wonder she hasn't. Dede happily eats CC, I'm going to start trying to get her to just eat/drink it out of a bowl so she can have it available 24/7
Their new 'pinked' out cage, in the picture is Dede (Back) and Deka (Front)
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And a picture with all four sisters in it.
Deka (Back Left), Dede (Middle by couch), Dot (Front/side of couch) and Delta (Front by tunnel) and then Mum Darla is hiding away in the pink cube.
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OH my gosh they are so cute. So so so cute. I've forgottten how cute and fluffy babies are....especially with the big ears and feet when their body proportions are still growing....reminds me of my baby Cotton! So many baby Cottons!!!
You have a beautiful cage, by the way. Great theme for the girls!
You have a beautiful cage, by the way. Great theme for the girls!
I have a few pink things so hopefully they'll be able to have the pink theme in their cage after each clean!
Little Dede smelling the air for her dinner; she often tries so hard to sniff and lift up her head that she falls down. You can see the lack of her teeth in this picture, her bottom teeth that are for sure there, haven't started to grow yet.
Little Dede smelling the air for her dinner; she often tries so hard to sniff and lift up her head that she falls down. You can see the lack of her teeth in this picture, her bottom teeth that are for sure there, haven't started to grow yet.
Dede 'This thing is always around during my CC feedings...I wonder if I 'nibble' it, will I get dinner early?'
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My adorable little baby girls; Dot their cheeky sister did bite a little cut in Delta's ear...she's always been fond of nibbling her siblings ears...strange little fuzz ball !
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The Delta stare!
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Little 'toothless' Dede singing away (Her front teeth haven't grown so are still lumps in the gum on the bottom and none up top)
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Two little baby bums! Dede left and Delta right (It's at the point where I no longer get them mixed up and see them as both 'completely different' guineas in looks and personalities)
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3 weeks old tomorrow!
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My adorable little baby girls; Dot their cheeky sister did bite a little cut in Delta's ear...she's always been fond of nibbling her siblings ears...strange little fuzz ball !
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The Delta stare!
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Little 'toothless' Dede singing away (Her front teeth haven't grown so are still lumps in the gum on the bottom and none up top)
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Two little baby bums! Dede left and Delta right (It's at the point where I no longer get them mixed up and see them as both 'completely different' guineas in looks and personalities)
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3 weeks old tomorrow!
Lynx - They both seem to be doing great! (:
I've been wondering about teeth, when would Delta's get too long and need trimming?
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For Dede, she doesn't have any front teeth at all....it seems the little teeth lumps in the gum are now gone....would the vets need to trim her two bottom molars since they don't have top molars to grind them down?
Not the best picture...but hard to get one since there isn't anything there to show...
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I've been wondering about teeth, when would Delta's get too long and need trimming?
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For Dede, she doesn't have any front teeth at all....it seems the little teeth lumps in the gum are now gone....would the vets need to trim her two bottom molars since they don't have top molars to grind them down?
Not the best picture...but hard to get one since there isn't anything there to show...
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- Lynx
- Celebrate!!!
I am guessing that yes, the two unopposed molars will need to be trimmed to prevent them from entrapping the tongue.
Sometimes a single bottom incisor can successfully keep a pair of top incisors even. If you are not seeing this, the slightly longer top incisor can be carefully filed with a glass file. Some people have used bone roungers (a cutter) to trim teeth. Others have used a grinding bit in a Dremel tool.
Let me know if you'd like your teeth pics added to your thread.
Sometimes a single bottom incisor can successfully keep a pair of top incisors even. If you are not seeing this, the slightly longer top incisor can be carefully filed with a glass file. Some people have used bone roungers (a cutter) to trim teeth. Others have used a grinding bit in a Dremel tool.
Let me know if you'd like your teeth pics added to your thread.
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Rodent-Cuddles, you could send MildredM a note through the mailer here and ask about trimming lethal teeth. She has bone rongeurs and files, and trimmed Fairy's incisors regularly. If I remember correctly, though, she saw a rodentologist for molar trimming.
While they can be splintered, like any other guinea pig teeth, lethals' teeth are somewhat softer and easier for an owner to manage. We don't generally recommend that owners trim teeth, but it's such a frequent (read expensive) process with lethals, it's often the only way to manage it.
While they can be splintered, like any other guinea pig teeth, lethals' teeth are somewhat softer and easier for an owner to manage. We don't generally recommend that owners trim teeth, but it's such a frequent (read expensive) process with lethals, it's often the only way to manage it.
Thank you both - I've sent an email to both the vets we use...hopefully between the both of them one of them will have some sort of experience like this and will be able to help us long term with the girls.
And they'll be turning 4 weeks old tomorrow!
Their cage, with Dede's CC plate on the blue tidy mat
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Dede eating her CC, not sure how come her eye looks red...it's more of a light red/grey/white/blue sort of colour depending on the light...
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And little Dede in the front coming up to the camera, Delta alseep by mummy Darla and Darla lying down besides Delta...just keeping an eye on me and what I'm up to.
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And they'll be turning 4 weeks old tomorrow!
Their cage, with Dede's CC plate on the blue tidy mat
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Dede eating her CC, not sure how come her eye looks red...it's more of a light red/grey/white/blue sort of colour depending on the light...
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And little Dede in the front coming up to the camera, Delta alseep by mummy Darla and Darla lying down besides Delta...just keeping an eye on me and what I'm up to.
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