Month: September 2024

If you’re as obsessed with your guinea pigs as we are, this issue is definitely for you! Packed with all the latest tips, interviews, and updates from the guinea pig community, it’s your go-to guide for everything you need to keep your little floofs happy and healthy!

Here’s a sneak peek of what’s inside issue 82 of Guinea Pig Magazine:

A Million Wheeks is All it Takes: We catch up with the happy herd behind HayPigs!® in the studio. This issue, we sit down with Helen Cridland, co-founder of HayPigs!®, to chat about their beautiful guinea pigs and the inspiration behind their innovative products.

Guinea Pig Awareness Week: We catch up with Dr Suzanne Moyes MVB, MRCVS, Deputy Managing Director and in-house Vet at Burgess Pet Care, organisers of GPAW, about this year’s campaign.

Taming Spooked Piggies: Our brand-new column features YouTube star Sarah Birtley from @squeakdreams! In her debut column, Sarah shares her expertise on understanding and nurturing your guinea pigs’ trust to help them feel safe and secure at home.

Why Has Your Piggy Got the Hump? Discover how to understand and solve sassy sow behaviour. Our readers share their experiences, and our in-house experts provide advice on why sister sows work best, what might be causing your piggy’s grumpiness, and tips for moving home with your guinea pigs.

Gillie the Guinea Pig: Join Gillie the Guinea Pig on a journey to find Cavy Utopia. When dreams seem out of reach, there’s a beacon of hope in the form of a guinea pig named Gillie.

Scary UTIs in Guinea Pigs: Do you know the signs and symptoms? In Part 2 of our “Stones, Pees & Squeaky Wees” series, GPM’sPiggy Whisperer, Wiebke Wiese-Thomas from The Guinea Pig Forum, provides expert advice on identifying and treating urinary tract infections in guinea pigs.

Straight Talking with Saskia: Explore the true impact of pet shop purchases. Saskia Chiesa from LA Guinea Pig Rescue gives us a candid look at the importance of choosing rescue over retail and the challenges of stopping mass breeding for the pet shop trade.