Oreo had a Baby
Well, after the tragic carnage of the last month, it was looking like some of the guinea pigs were pregnant, including Charcoals baby that was born in June. Well, Oreo […]
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Krinkle had Babies!
On January 4th, 2015, three new babies were born! They are my first babies of the new year. These guys are around 0.2 lbs, and are utterly gorgeous! I am […]
My Tattooing System
Well, I got this brand new tattoo kit for rabbits at Bass Equipment company. I am going to use it to tattoo all of my rabbits, so I can know the […]
Sorting Hat of November Piggies!
Well, I am trying to get a handle on my breeding records by creating a new base page for all of my breeding harems. I also really need to build […]
Abby had Babies (For Real)
Well, a few weeks ago, there was an entire litter that I attributed to Abby (my white Abyssinian sow). Well it turns out that she was still super fat, and […]
Three New Sows
And craigslist had three more sows of breeding age (approx 1 year). They are big girls. Flora is 2.65 lbs, and is on a crash diet, as she is FAT! […]
Introducing Mandarin and Waffle!
Craigslist has been pretty dry as of late for guinea pigs. I am always on the lookout for some new ones, and my patience was rewarded with two AMAZINGLY GORGEOUS […]
Sorceress had Bunny Babies, and a Third Baby from Abby
Last night, I noticed that Sorceress had pulled out a bunch of her fur into her nestbox. But, by that time, my hands were freezing, so I didn’t want to […]
Abby had Babies
Today was my last final exam of my academic career. Well, it is dark and very cold, and I was outside doing dog agility for the last hour, and it […]
Buffy had Babies!!!!
Well, we have the second birth in the back yard pen! Buffy the American gave birth to three healthy pups! All wandering around. Since there are two males in this […]
Rain, and Cold Water Guinea Pig Management
The end of the semester is nigh, which means that I have a TON of papers to write, and lab work to do. So, I have a bunch of academic things […]
Sorting Hat for October Babies!
One of Cassius’s babies born in late June, Pop, is ready to breed! She is in the back box with 14 other pigs, and the 4 newborn babies. One of […]
Four New Babies!
Well, after my horrible error giving guinea pigs cold water in the morning (which gave them hypothermia), I haven’t lost a single pig. Even though the temps have been brutally […]
Rabbits vs Guinea Pigs for Meat: Costs and Considerations Part 1
There have been a lot of questions recently about the costs of keeping rabbits vs. guinea pigs for meat production. Many of them are in my own head, as I […]
Automatic Waterer
I don’t have a ton of time, so it is super important to save it anywhere possible. Filling up individual water bottles is a ton of work, so connecting four […]
Two More Lost
So, this morning, I pulled all babies out of the green box and out them out back. Maple leaves and pine straw blew in from somewhere else and these toxic […]
Genetic Defect and a Lost Pig
Guinea pigs can live a few days without food for a few days. It has been a few days since Cassius has given birth, and one of her babies was […]
Last Set of Guinea Pig Babies: Cassius
Well, this morning I moved Alchymyst to a temporary cage with a nesting box, as her and Magician were hormonal as all get out! While I was out, I got […]
Lost My First Guinea Pig in Labor
Last night, I noticed that Albie was in labor. Her back was hunched and she was grunting. Usually, labor takes an hour maximum. Three hours later, she was still in […]
The Sorting Hat of Guinea Pigs
I really love my guinea pig farming experiment. Today, it is the once monthly sort, in which young males get moved to the male cage (they have fertility after 3 weeks!), […]
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