5 little cream babies were born on 13th February to first time mum Elspbeth and dad Campbell – 3 sows and 2 boars. Am hoping one or two will be nice enough to bring out on the show bench in due course . Mum is being so good and attentive she’s being rewarded with fresh grass from the garden 
We find this chart is a very useful list of fresh food suitable for Guinea pigs and gives a clear indication of how often they can safely be fed.
It has been produced by the Australian Cavy Sanctuary.
Happy new year to all my piggy friends and followers. We have had lovely start to new year – Jigsaw and Bernie are proud to announce the birth of their piglets – 2 sows and a boar late last night – one sow is enormous (120g) hats off to Jigsaw that must have hurt !
Mum is fine and being very maternal and all 3 babies are lovely and lively and running around this morning when I went to check on them and give them some fresh grass from garden. Last year I had a litter of 5 teddies born on the same day !
The teddy girls enjoying Allen & page Pygmy goat mix with graze on mixed in – seems to be a hit 🙂 a nice muesli style mix with added fruit and vegetables but molasses free (unlike some coarse goat mixes) we gave it a try as usual food was unavailable. Piggies seem to be giving it the nod of approval. I have mixed it with some graze-on dried grass for extra tastiness 🙂 I have 14 sows in my sow pen at moment so the bowl is quite big 🙂
Composition:
Barley, Peas, Nutritionally Improved Straw, Linseed, Maize, Wheat Feed, Beans, Oats, Alfalfa, Calcium Carbonate, Expelled Soya Oil, Grass Meal, Salt, Carrot, Apple, Mint, Yeast, Pineapple, Di-Calcium Phosphate, Fenugreek
Best feeling ever – came home after a night away to find my huge chocolate sow who was due last Tuesday has littered 5 healthy little babies, have spent the next few next few days trying not to disturb her too much at moment.
5 little beauties now 2 days old 🙂 All strong, eating well and running around – mummy pig Liza has done amazingly well – she is very maternal making it look easy !!
Went to visit some good friends this weekend and coming home with this adorable little chap – Sid – he’s coming to live with us having lost his companion of 4 years 🙁 going to let him settle into the pig shed and then try and bond him with a youngster once he’s settled in. He’s just demolished a piece of celery out of our hands and half a carrot very friendly little boy 🙂
This is a green powdered food that is mixed with water and can be used to syringe feed Guinea pigs that aren’t eating on their own or to support pigs that are recovering from an operation or illness but may not yet be eating enough on their own. It contains all the nutrients the animal needs including some pre and probiotics.
It’s vitally important Guinea pigs keep eating as if they stop their guts can stop working – gut stasis – which is often fatal. A vital product to have in the cupboard as guinea pigs hide illness well and sometimes one of first signs is they go off their food. This can help keep them going until you can get them to a vet 🙂
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Website: http://www.oxbowanimalhealth.com/
