Cuy Data
- CavyHouse
- Supporter in '11
Paula Bunyan is strong! All 4 of the smaller piggies won't go in the pigloos. They hang out behind the pigloos. If you make eye contact, they stampede to the other side.
I don't know the age of any of them so there's no telling right now if the smaller ones are regular or cuy. They are all "strays". I'm hoping the 5 smaller ones aren't related to Paula. SHe's got long nipples though so she must have been bred before
I don't know the age of any of them so there's no telling right now if the smaller ones are regular or cuy. They are all "strays". I'm hoping the 5 smaller ones aren't related to Paula. SHe's got long nipples though so she must have been bred before
Here is the Cuy from the Lancaster shelter:
She is 1100 grams, I think she is an adolescent.
Wild as can be, stampede is a good term for what she does when I try to catch her.
Toes are normal in number but feet are really big.
She has CL and had 7 lumps removed, and she has bumblefoot on one of her front paws.
She is 1100 grams, I think she is an adolescent.
Wild as can be, stampede is a good term for what she does when I try to catch her.
Toes are normal in number but feet are really big.
She has CL and had 7 lumps removed, and she has bumblefoot on one of her front paws.
Her feet are huge and yes she does stampede. I think she will pass that 1100 grams as soon as she gets all healed up.
- JudiL-MetroGPRescue
- Poop Obsessed
I cannot believe the SIZE of these piggies! Ginormous! They are quite lovely, though, being that I love piggies. What's not to love in a supersized guinea pig? Except, of course, for the fact that they shouldn't be pets. But it does appear they can live with regular piggies.
That's a good weight gain. Poor Fiona is still hovering around 1150 grams. I can't get her to eat even though there are three kinds of pellets, two kinds of hay and veggies always in the cage. She is so terrified of humans that hand feeding was incredibly stressful and made her sulk and hide even more.
- CavyHouse
- Supporter in '11
Paula and her 4 cagemates absolutely won't eat if anyone is in the room. None of them will even peak around the pigloos when I bring veggies in. I have 2 hayracks in the cage. They will eat all the hay in the back of the cage but barely touch the hay in the front of the cage.
I have a stupid question since I just rejoined this forum after several years absence- since Cuy are such poor prospects for pets how/why does PetCo etc get them shipped to them? How did they get into the trade? (I guess I'm wondering since some breeder/supplier is obviously contracting with them. )
Or less traceable. The pet mills that Petco usually buys from have to be licensed and are subject to inspection by APHIS, an arm of the USDA. They regulate the pet mill industry. Also, organizations such as PETA and the HSUS are familiar with Petco's usual distributors and keep infiltrating and getting video footage of inhumane conditions. It causes a lot of bad press for Petco and the like.
Exotic meat dealers however are not subject to inspection by APHIS. They are regulated by the FDA. They get a lot less attention from animal welfare groups. They may not have to provide the same conditions for the animals, hence they could theoretically charge less for them.
But these are theories because we really don't know exactly where Petco is getting the Cuy. And since they are breeding with regular guinea pigs they will soon be more difficult to differentiate.
Exotic meat dealers however are not subject to inspection by APHIS. They are regulated by the FDA. They get a lot less attention from animal welfare groups. They may not have to provide the same conditions for the animals, hence they could theoretically charge less for them.
But these are theories because we really don't know exactly where Petco is getting the Cuy. And since they are breeding with regular guinea pigs they will soon be more difficult to differentiate.