A Tale of Two Pigs

kailaeve1271

Post   » Mon May 07, 2018 9:49 am


Haha! It’s funny the things they get into. I’m glad she was okay though. She definitely looks like a shoe buffer or even possibly a fluffy dumbbell

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GrannyJu1
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Post   » Mon May 07, 2018 1:12 pm


That picture always makes me giggle, but it taught me a valuable lesson.

kailaeve1271

Post   » Tue May 08, 2018 10:35 am


I just wanted to put this in because it was a big change in my piggies life, even if it is controversial in the piggy community at the moment.

About a month ago, I switched from Oxbow to Sherwood pellets. I was having major problems with calcium deposits and what looked like mild sludge. My piggies also occasionally had runny poos sometimes. I didn’t know what I could be doing wrong if I was following all the guidelines. I saw some guinea pig lovers were switching to Sherwood and I was like hey, why not just try it? It couldn’t hurt anything. I’d just have to monitor them and switch if necessary.

So I started the switch a month ago and I’ve has great results. No runny poos, less shedding, and no sludge. There still are calcium deposits, are not as often and they are much finer, almost powdery and they used to be sandy. They’ve had x rats last week and there was no sludge or stones.

I’ve also noticed them being more active. Instead of sleeping all the time they run around and play more. That may have no correlation though. I did get them and IKEA bed and they might just be happy to have a new toy.

Disclaimer: I’m not saying this works for everybody, from what I understand different pigs have different results with it and if you don’t like that, I respect your opinion just as I hope you have a respect for mine as well. This is just what I noticed with my pigs and I only put it in this thread since it seems to have had a major health impact that will benefit them in the long run.

I’m trying to do my piggies lifestory in order so there is still a little more to come. This has so far been there life for the past year. So much has happened, it seems my guinea pigs are more eventful than even my dogs! I love them so much though and can’t wait to see what other discoveries and funny situations we find ourselves in together (hopefully nothing bad!)

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daisymay
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Post   » Tue May 08, 2018 12:30 pm


Sadly here in Australia we can only get Oxbow, Peter's(recommended by the RSPCA) and guinea pig and rabbit pellets. We can not even buy overseas as they don't get passed customs. So glad your piggies are benefiting from the change and are enjoying their new toy.

Bookfan
For the Love of Pigs

Post   » Tue May 08, 2018 1:29 pm


Interesting tip. Sherwood pellets are worth a try.

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