Cuy Data

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jacqueline

Post   » Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:45 am


I understand that many cuy and cuy mixes actually live very well with "regular" guinea pigs.

LAGPR has a page on how to identify a cuy. There are several markers, including facial features:

http://www.laguineapigrescue.com/cuy-re ... tings.html

They're trying very hard to gather as much info as they can, for the care of them as well as to put pressure on Petco/Petsmart to stop selling them.

Margaretcary

Post   » Sun Nov 23, 2014 2:39 am


I just measured my big cuy, and he is a foot long and 5 pounds. He is so cuddly and is much more trusting now, then when I first got him. He still has a strong startle reflex, but now, after working with him for a year, he will sit quietly on my lap and let me pet him without trying to get away.

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Sshadowsmom

Post   » Sun Nov 23, 2014 8:12 am


She has the largest face of any guinea pig I have ever seen. Very slowly she is making ground in learning to be more friendly. She is a very curious girl and I will wait to hear what you think about her. (Besides her need for a bath)

Margaretcary

Post   » Sun Nov 30, 2014 8:35 pm


I put some young males that I rescued in with my big boy cuy and they get along great. He takes care of them and even lets them sleep on him. He also seems much happier.

I think the cuy are not un-tameable, but not for children. With time and patience, they can settle down and become tame. I think they are getting a bad rap. They just need an experienced adult to work with them.

higgy

Post   » Mon Dec 15, 2014 1:20 am


I'm a new cavy owner and currently have two females. One that I believe is cuy. Butterscotch is not yet 3 months old and already 11 inches in length. I'm not sure what her weight is, will get a scale so I can do that. I got her from Petco on November 24th. She is blind in one eye and limited vision in the other.

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mmeadow
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Post   » Tue Dec 16, 2014 1:41 pm


Are you sure she's less than three months old? Maybe a cuy expert can correct me, but eleven inches seems gigantic for a baby.

bpatters
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Post   » Tue Dec 16, 2014 1:49 pm


Can you post a picture of Butterscotch?

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CavyHouse
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Post   » Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:08 pm


We had a cuy pup born here who was 250 grams at birth. The average non-cuy pups generally range from 80-110 grams or so. IF I knew where it was, I'd dig out her growth chart. Her weight gains were quite impressive.
To me, length is hard to compare because guinea pigs can stretch and make themselves real long or bunch up and be short.

GuineaPiggs

Post   » Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:22 am


We have 2 guineapigs. A 4 year old female bought from Petco in Knoxville, Tennessee (not a cuy) and a 4 month old female cuy bought from Petco in St. George, Utah. This is the second cuy we purchased from Petco in St. George this year. The first we bought in early May. She seemed like a normal little piggy in the store but after bringing her home we realized she had some sort of breathing difficulty. The breaths seemed to come from just in front of her hind legs in stead of further up in the chest. She wanted to run in play but didn't for very long because she would get winded.

We had her in to a vet but they couldn't find anything wrong. She was difficult to catch but was a huge cuddle bug in your arms. She grew extremely fast and was quite large though I can't find the paperwork from the vet to say how big. If I remember she had an extra toe or so on the back feet too. She was white and caramel. We found her gasping for air one evening and I held her for about an hour before she passed away at about 5 months old.

We needed a cage mate for our older girl and went back to Petco since there weren't any other stores or shelters nearby. They didn't have any females, said they had had a shortage of females for about a month to check back wednesday when the shipment comes. We checked back and they had several females so we went to town to pick one up Sept 24th. We checked them over knowing that we had got a cuy and it had breathing issues. The little one we picked screamed bloody murder as I held her but she seemed healthy so we brought her home. She could fit in my palm. She is red and white, no extra toes and no apparent health issues.

We waited a day to introduce the two (expedited by Samoa's searching for her old friend and smelling a piggy in the house). After letting them meet and play on the floor for a hour or so we caught the little one and put her back in her tote. We had the lid 3/4 of the way on but we heard squealling and went running to find the baby had escaped and they were playing again. She is fast and strong, hard to catch, lots of mid air catches after cornering her or trapping her in a box or pigloo. She bolts often, doesn't like the light, always wants to hide.

After 3 months of spending several hours in the same room with her and catching her every couple days or so, she is starting to trust us and tolerate being petted once caught. She knows that if she bites, she will get put down but a firm voice as she starts to bite has started to correct that. At 4 months she is already 12 inches or more long and approximately 2 pounds (roughly the same size and weight as the 4 year old). They get along very well together as did the last cuy and our non-cuy female.

We stop by the pet stores to see the piggies regularly and we've noticed the St.George Petco seems to mostly have cuys though they are hard to tell when they are very young. They seem to all be red and white and if not a fresh litter you can see the larger sizes and the skittishness.

smoknbunny

Post   » Thu Jan 01, 2015 4:38 am


I am in Oregon and I currently have 5 cuy or possibly mixes
Sascha, 1 year old, given to me last summer by someone who couldn't keep her, 3.5lbs, tri color crested, no abnormalities besides size, relatively delicate feet, extremely skittish even after picked up, will shoot out of your arms.
Aida, 1 year old, adopted from Craigslist about two weeks ago, 4 lbs, tan with white crest, very large thick feet, skittish but will settle a bit once picked up but still nervous, temp of over 104 when I got her and had abrasions on her corneas, seems to have a bit of trouble walking like she is too heavy but doesn't seem overly fat, just big
Carmen, adopted with Aida, 1 year old, 4 lbs, orange crested with white crest, large thick feet, extremely skittish and screams when picked up, does not settle down, no apparent health problems
Tatiana, 1 to 2 years??, from Craigslist about a week ago, she was purchased by someone from a petco because she had been abandoned there and she felt sorry for her, approximately 4lbs, orange with black ears and nose with a bit of white, crested, relatively delicate feet, difficult to catch but calms a bit with handing, still tries to hop out of your arms though, possibly a bit heavy in the hind end but otherwise healthy
Antonia, 2 years old, 4 lbs 12 oz, adopted a few days ago from Oregon Humane Society, she was originally from petco, she was 5 lbs 5 oz at intake to OHS earlier this month, orange with a little bit of white on face, smooth hair, thick feet, probably obese but has a long body, difficult to catch but will sit in your arms, had red irritated skin on inner thigh and has a squinty, watery right eye but no scratches

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jacqueline

Post   » Sun Mar 29, 2015 6:54 am


Saskia, at LAGPR just created and posted this guide for cuys which I found pretty amazing:

http://www.laguineapigrescue.com/cuy-tr ... anual.html

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lisam

Post   » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:12 am


I found out today that one of the local Petcos is selling cuy. I'll have to go check it out for sure.

I have three now at the rescue. I've had no luck pairing them with others-they don't seem to get along with other pigs. Is this something others with cuy are noticing?

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