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Nicole BuryCanada
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Hello! This is very normal, she instinctually afraid of you and will run away until the day she dies (a long time). Guinea pigs are very low on the food chain, so natturally they would be afraid of things
Hello Sara! Its great that you care for your friend and her piggy enough to do something about this. I suggest taking an extra close eye on her. Taking her out of the cage, petting her to calm her down
Hello Jon! Well for the stiches, when my first giunea pig, Runway, cut her tummy in a fight with my other pig, catwalk, she ripped out her stiches to. My vet put a type of vatrinary tape around her and
Hello Zena! Love that name! This is true that giunea pigs are herd animals and she is now at risk for deppression. When I decided to get my giunea pig a companion and was in a situation that was EXACTLY
Hello Jemima! I suggest taking him to the vet as scabbing is serious. I am currently treating one of my pigs for a severe dry skin problem that got so bad he has a cut on his leg from scratching. A

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