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Links, some of my favorites
“Maggie Cotton”
DOB: 11/27/2005, approx. 8 PM
This is the one who started it all again for me. I bred teddies a few years ago but had to let them go due to allergic reactions. It wasn’t until Maggie came that I got back into the fancy. I adopted Maggie on 07/26/2006. Her mother was an older Abyssinian rescue named Auntie who was not intended for breeding. Her father was a Silkie who decided to jump cages. Auntie died shortly after Maggie’s birth, so Maggie was bottle-fed. She has a few rosettes like an aby along with some longer hair like silkies, most notably the plume, or “rooster tail” on her rump (see images below).
Maggie is an adorable sweetheart of a piggy. She does tend to want to bite, and she doesn’t get along with other piggies. She loves her fruits and veggies! I also give her fresh grass from protected areas of our yard.
A list of fresh foods I feed is below. These are what I feed all my pigs. They receive vegetables daily along with their hay and pellets, with fruit being more a 2-3 times a week additional treat. All told, the vegetables (and “other”) make up approximately ¼ of their diet (by weight), with hay being ½, and pellets and fruit making up the remaining ¼. Vegetables higher in vitamin C (like red bell pepper) are fed every day. The other veggies are rotated.
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VEGETABLES Arugula Baby carrots Bok Choy Broccoli Cauliflower Celery Chard Collard Greens Frisée Green beans Green bell pepper Green leaf lettuce Kale Mâche Mizuna Radicchio Radishes, roots & greens Red leaf lettuce Red Swiss chard Red bell pepper Romaine lettuce Spinach Turnip Greens |
FRUIT Apples (gala, braeburn, red delicious) Blueberries Cantaloupe Peaches Pears Pineapple Strawberries Tomatoes, Cherry & Roma Watermelon (red & yellow meat varieties)
OTHER Bermuda grass (fresh & dried) Corn on the cob (fresh) Parsley (only to boars & unbred sows) |
THINGS THAT DID NOT GO OVER WELL (pigs didn’t like them)
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VEGETABLES Rhubarb |
FRUIT Orange, Navel
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Some of my favorite cavy sites on the internet.
AMERICAN CAVY BREEDERS ASSOCIATION (ACBA)
CAVY ARTICLES
BREEDING
Cardio-Vascular Volume & Body Heat Retention as Factors in Pregnancy Toxemia, by David Hardesty
Cavy Breeding Basics, by David Hardesty
Cavy Genetics, by Peter & Cell Herman
Cavy Genetics: An exploration, by Nick Warren
Preventing Pregnancy Toxemia in Cavy Sows, by Julie Wright
Selecting and Culling for Breed Vigor in the Cavy, by David Hardesty
What Sex is My Guinea Pig/Cavy?
CARE
A Holistic Approach to Raising Cavies, by David Hardesty
The Importance of Urine Odor Control in the Caviary, by David Hardesty
Managing Urine Odor in the Caviary, by David Hardesty
Moderating Excessive Caviary Heat in Dry Climates, by David Hardesty
FEEDING
Fruit Chart, by Guinea Lynx – gives a nutrient breakdown of common fruit (others available as well)
Vegetable Chart, by Guinea Lynx – gives a nutrient breakdown of various vegetables (others available as well)
Vegetables and Fruits, by Jackie’s Guinea Pigs
GRAND CANYON STATE CAVY CLUB – Yahoo group for members of GCSCC, a club for Arizona cavy breeders. We do have out of state members. Yahoo group is for GCSCC members only.
GUINEA PIG BREEDERS – Yahoo Group of very knowledgeable pet owners and breeders, covering all aspects of cavy ownership from basic care and breeding to showing and grooming
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