Owning Guinea Pigs: Expectations vs. Reality 

Hahah yeah same

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@Jungkook’s left hand Lol YESSS

Guinea pigs lijk this vidio

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So true 👁️👄👁️

Hannah Kenyon 69 nice

also: *loudly drinking from water bottle*

NOT TRUE! they arent night animals... they are waking me up when sun is rising. If your piggie(s) screams at night its something wrong...

@@frenzyglee666 actually a guinea pig only sleeps 4 hours a day. They take lots of 5-10 min naps during the day, night, or when they can, due to their prey nature.

For real tho

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True dat 😂😂😂

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@@scriptingjonster1735 bruh

I put it in there hay cart then they just knock it over

More accurate:spreads the entire thing around, making a 5 foot circle of hay

why's this so true lmao. i'll give her hay in a bowl, mix some pellets, some lettuce, and then she'll tip it over two seconds later.

@@Valcerv and immediately starts begging for more.

Null kreativität Thats one thing that I really appreciate about ferrets’ evolutionary habits. They only poo and pee in corners. I had this problem when I let my mice free roam in a controlled area. xD

You can train them with a litter box but they still might have the occasional accident

My guinea pig is so old it would be very hard to potty train her after 3 years of what she used to, i cuddle with her but always expect to have to change my shirt an hour later LMAO

@@Anonymous-bm8bd aww 😂 thats cute and funny at the same time lol

I know right

Lol

Lol mine do that to!

omg haha scribble! has ty caught on yet?

I have one named bean he will stare at me till I give him veggies!

Awww scribbles is so cute! Ps. I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!!!!!!!

I got a rabbit and can definitely agree with that!

Accurate and socks track it everywhere in the house. We have 2 rabbits and 2 guinea pigs

Yeah my last pair died in 2020 and I'm STILL finding hay and the odd poop 😂

thesr animals arent worth it

Agreed

Loll

@Hayden Hamill what is 😐

Hi

Loll sehr Sūß

So true😂🤣

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SO TRUE!

Omgggg I can never sleep with them using their water bottles

IKR

@@sophiahickson9633 Oh mine did lol. They also would just leave a trail of poop 💩

That might be because of stress, but who knows. Maybe your guinea pig just poops a lot.

@@MT-nh5eg Have you ever had a guinea pig? I used to show them at the state fair. I owned and raised a few litters. They are poop machines!

oh my god tell me about it, i have a large comforter meant specifically for my pigs to play on outside of their cage but i have to wash that thing like twice a week from all the pee and poo they get on it! i love them to death but it’s insane lol

@@joeyjohnston904 I wish there was a way to litter train them, but then they would just be stuck in the litter box all day because they poop every other step they take hahaha

It’s comforting knowing theirs another living being in your home especially if you live alone

@@analogkid4957yup

This is so true. We have cats, so if I heard any of the noises without having them in the house, it'd scare the crap out of me. At least we can say "probably just the cats", unless proven otherwise. 😂 It's oddly comforting.

One of the reasons I’m getting a couple!!

@@-Panna- Our piggies used to stand up and scratch the glass to demand attention. Then when our last guinea pig died and the cage was empty for a while we both heard the same sound we associated with the scratching every now and then. Apparently not all sounds are your pet after all😅

Oh God, not everyone is a english native speaker 😀

Lucie Burkertová exactly let them be

@u cant escape the fandom Not everyone can speak/type English fluently. Don't be ignorant.

I felt the waking up one on a spiritual level.

What's popcorning?

@@No-One20 Popcorning is a term used to describe when a guniea pig jumps kicking it's legs or twisting in mid air randomly, they can do it when they're scared but mostly from pure joy! A Popcorning guinea pig is good sign of health 👌

@@cloewilliams8408 heh with rabbits is called doing a binky! Its so cool too see what other people call it for other pets

Hahahhaha mine does that too, my mom thinks she has ticks 😂😂😂😂 It's so cute when they do their kittle popcorn jumps

lol

Aw, we had our second piggie Cookie pass last May at 6.5 years old. We got a new pair of bonded males in July which is nice because Cookie and our first piggie Gold fought and had to have separate cages. Cookie was a well traveled pig, he came with us on an RV trip and crossed Lake Michigan with us on a ferry :) How I wish guinea pigs lived a little longer on average

Aww rip pumpkin :( My guinea pig Coco passed away a few years ago as well

Rest in peace 😔 mine died aswell :(

really? This kinda stuff usually helps me get over it, I’ve never had guinea pigs but the ones I really wanted got adopted and the way u got over it was by watching videos and looking at pictures

Awwwww 🥺 sorry for your loss

My thing for hay is the expectaion when i open it but then reality come to punch me in the face

For me it's constantly sweeping my tile floors lol

hay cuts rumba rubber brush... dont use rumba if you have any strand of hay lying around XD

Yes I feel that. But I usually let my pigs roam around and they eat some of what is on the floor

Rabbits are worse ahaha

hahaaha :))

Same lol

Me too! Bad idea to watch this in the pet room lol! 🤪

So did mine!

Same! 😀

Rambo lol, nice

So true

Due to having them when I was real little, I knew how hard it was. But I also have the mindset of all animals are my children. So I’m thinking that, it’ll all be worth it because I get to see them grow up, and they’re all different because of their personalities and it’s so adorable! I love my little babies!

They are very high maintenance sometimes. Especially skinny pigs. They are hairless and require a lot more warmth and a lot more food so they can regulate their body temperature. But I love my little guys!

Its cute and funny but probably not easy

You’re wrong on two parts. Guinea pigs are cute and funny, but such a pain to take care of. They need so much more than most people think. But I love my piggies

Are they partially nocturnal?

No they just only ever take naps and never really sleep

@@rogue7723 no

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lmao 😂

It's my dog instead of my little piggys

Same

My cat

Yes every night!!

Adrienne Margareth they are loud

How do they get into the washroom? You let them in or eyes know how to open a door

@Levi Ackerman No, they have a separate room to themselves. Sometimes I use toilet paper to wipe their puddles of pee, but as soon as they see the toilet paper they come running. I seriously don’t know why XD

@@blixxae967 lol do you let them eat the pee filled toilet paper?

@Levi Ackerman No lol I block them with one hand

@@blixxae967 oh ok

Rabbits aren't rodents

Lol

same!! i can’t even open a granola bar without my youngest SCREAMING

@@dionneodaine6326 same I bring my youngest Guinea pig in and when I went to give them water my youngest Guinea pig screams and it's almost like it's waking up my brother's 😳😂3am alarm clock

I can’t go near the fridge or my girl- EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE *Stop it pixie*

Fr sameeee I literally just move a little and they start yelling 😔

Samee and she follows me everywhere while screaming and climbing me 😭 who let her be that cute

it’s cuy cuy not wheek wheek

Wait your guinea PIG so you have only one??????

Captain YEE is that a problem ?

@@youtubehere6604 yes yes yes it definitely is its animal cruelty and in most countries illegal

Captain YEE i meant i have only one guinea pig should i get him a friend

What a nice dream......

Awwww

I would react the same way!

@@DailyGamesRadar yeah that flat face was extremely cute, with all the blood and all :D

Uncle Sam thats sadists have u tried going to the mental hospital thats right

Yes, oh so true. All of this. The guinea pig health thing is especially the most painful. I consider myself a knowledgeable and responsible guinea mama and yet I have had several guinea pig deaths over the years, and every single one of them was completely unexpected and sudden. I just lost one of my two girls a few days ago and although I took her in to the vet the morning after I noticed she did not eat the evening before, less than 48 hours later she was gone.

@@Lori-jm9cm and no one knows why they die?

@@aleaciaball6932 Sometimes yes, Aleacia, the vet will know, but often by the time a guinea pig shows signs of illness that are recognizable as such by owners, even if diagnosed, it can be too late. If a guinea pig doesn't eat, due to not feeling well, in a VERY short time this can be fatal all by itself, due to GI stasis which would be a secondary problem, when possibly the initial one could have been treated successfully. And for lots of people, particularly new owners because guineas are very different , between not seeing signs in time, to waffling on whether it's necessary, to worrying about the expense, and one of the worst, not being able to find a vet who sees guinea pigs AND has an opening immediately, lots of times there is too long a time before they are seen.. I knew what I was doing and still lost my girl, and tho I have 2 different options for care and both are good, she died and I never got a satisfactory answer. Could have been pneumonia, or it could have been a tumor, x-ray inconclusive. To be honest I'm very much struggling with that explanation still. It has been a heartbreaking experience, being a guinea pig owner, because I knew what I was doing and gave them great homes, vet care, and still had very traumatic and sudden loses of several of mine over the years. I did not ever breed or mate my guinea pigs, so that was never a factor. But trust me, have IN ADVANCE, a vet who knows guinea pigs WELL, be aware of the cost because SMALLER PET DOES NOT EQUAL SMALLER VET BILL, and learn all you can before you get a guinea pig. ALSO to add to the list above. A happy healthy pig needs a cage at least 3 times the size of a pet store cage Vitamin C vitamin C CRUCIAL and not drops in water. CalciumAND phosphorous content in fruit and veggies Learn what's good, not good and also what fruit veg and other foods should NEVER be fed. Alfalfa hay, only for young pigs and pregnant ones. Then switch to Timothy hay PELLETS oddly, many pellets are made with primarily Alfalfa which again , not suitable for most pigs over 6 months. But they don't say "for young guinea pigs" straight out. Again, a lot to learn to take best care and still they are not going to have the long lives you want them to, much of the time. Educate yourself and know that they are awesome but messy, delicate and require patience. Also not one you should just fill a water bottle, throw a huge bowl of food in and leave for the weekend either.

Two guinea pigs. They had a litter of three (healthy), then daddy pig got mommy pig AND daughter pig pregnant, for 2 additional litters. One litter had 4 stillborns and one survivor (named Lucky, of course). Other litter was 4 little piglets. So within 6 months we went from 2 to 10 pigs. Four were given away; of the rest, they all died within 2 years, leaving the final pig - Lucky - to live on alone for another three years. It was a good experience but we didn’t do free-range or carpeted cages (yuck) - instead wood chips which had to be cleaned out weekly.

So they like walking around and instead of being in a cage

does he have a friend? He could be bored without one lol

They're like accordions.

Same lol

He needs more human interaction then It means he is scared of you I also noticed u said Guinea pig [like you have just one] Guinea pigs get very lonely on there own and either need a friend or constant attention from another human

@@lilymae5662 Yeah i know but it was 4 months ago... We have been training and stuff with him, so he isnt scared of me anymore:)

@@lilymae5662 and what if we had two guinea pigs and then one died? :(

@@michaelavachalova6579 That’s sad... :(

One of mine outsmarted me so he doesn't to even move anymore. He pulled his house and food bowl over next to the water bottle so he doesn't have to move to go anywhere

Nope me too I clean the cage... put the hideys in position.. two seconds later on of the houses is flipped over and the other has been nudged to the corner on their cage

Nope. Oreo *always* put his hidey house in a different location. Every time.

Me: buys my guinea pigs a chew able house think it will last the a year Guinea Pigs: * Sees new house * TIME TO FEAST. literately this is there 2 house in 6 months and i need to bye them a new one soon

@@kimetheus 😂😂

Your on your own pal my guinea pig just ate my entire fridge 😔✌️

Not Lulu!

Is this a spongebob refence??? GOLD

@@dallinseager1635 yep

It’s weird that this is an accidental time stamp, that fits perfectly

I feel bad for you, my guinea pigs don't wheek when I move around only when I'm close to them lol

I luckily am good at sleeping well and dont wake up easily, but if im awake at anytime during night, even the slightest move and she starts going crazy for food lmfao

😂😂😂

Maybe inching on the floor might help?

So it's like having a baby

More like unlimited 😂

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lumi ,sounds like good

Ots o I am from Russia

I’m from Greece, Lumi doesn’t really mean anything, but in Greek letters it’s Λούμι!

So cute

Yeah that's probably her naming scheme. She looks like snow. Either an odd coincidence, or she just named her like that on purpose

Could you please recommend a outdoor cage

My girls are Bubbles and Barbara. Bubbles is so chubby.

I have two one called Karamala and one koke