Guest Scott Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) Three years ago, we got a baby guinea pig (named Trooper) and she grew up to be huge (as in gigantic by guinea pig standards). She grew up to be much larger than any other guinea pig we have or have ever had. Here she is sitting on my wife's lap. Even though she's really big, she's still sweet to the other guinea pigs and is not the dominant one. The other two guinea pigs are more dominant although they are much smaller. Edited May 31, 2020 by Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 Took me a while to figure out the geometry of that photo. I thought it was someone lying on their stomach and face down with a wig that looked like a guinea pig. Traveler, Midwest LDS and Vort 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Carborendum said: Took me a while to figure out the geometry of that photo. I thought it was someone lying on their stomach and face down with a wig that looked like a guinea pig. Unless you want to get guinea pig hair all over you, Trooper jas to be sitting on a towel or blanket. She sheds! That's why my wife is sitting on the couch with a blanket and guinea pig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dprh Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 Wow! I had no idea guinea pigs could get to that size. Looks like it might attack Buttercup and Wesley. Vort and Traveler 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 16 hours ago, Carborendum said: Took me a while to figure out the geometry of that photo. I thought it was someone lying on their stomach and face down with a wig that looked like a guinea pig. I thought the ears were the eyes and the eyes were tumors growing on its nose... Fether, Carborendum and Vort 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fether Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 hour ago, anatess2 said: I thought the ears were the eyes and the eyes were tumors growing on its nose... I had the exact same thought anatess2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie123 Posted June 2, 2020 Report Share Posted June 2, 2020 I often wonder whether animals like rabbits and guinea pigs like being stroked. We tend to stroke them the same way we stroke cats, because their fur is similar. Cats do like being stroked, but that's because they are social groomers. Cats lick each other (and themselves) to keep clean. How do guinea pigs keep clean? Do they socially groom? All I can find online about "how do guinea pigs keep clean?" is instructions how to clean your guinea pig. Guinea pigs in the wild don't have people to clean them. So how do they do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted June 2, 2020 Report Share Posted June 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Jamie123 said: I often wonder whether animals like rabbits and guinea pigs like being stroked. We tend to stroke them the same way we stroke cats, because their fur is similar. Cats do like being stroked, but that's because they are social groomers. Cats lick each other (and themselves) to keep clean. How do guinea pigs keep clean? Do they socially groom? All I can find online about "how do guinea pigs keep clean?" is instructions how to clean your guinea pig. Guinea pigs in the wild don't have people to clean them. So how do they do it? All larger mammals, from cats to dogs to elephants to chimpanzees, demonstrate very human-seeming emotional traits such as courage, cowardice, jealousy, and affection. These traits seem to be built into the mammalian brain. It is my considered opinion that touch sensitivity associated with affection, often taking the form of mutual grooming, is one of these psychological/emotional traits baked into mammals. Guinea pigs don't strike me as one of the "larger" mammals—present example excepted 😊—but my guess would be that they share this born-in-the-brain-structure appreciation of being stroked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted June 2, 2020 Report Share Posted June 2, 2020 On 6/1/2020 at 12:06 PM, dprh said: I had no idea guinea pigs could get to that size. Neither did I. A few weeks ago I found out that there is a type of rabbit that grows to 20 pounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott Posted June 2, 2020 Report Share Posted June 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Jamie123 said: I often wonder whether animals like rabbits and guinea pigs like being stroked. Yes, they do (at least when they are tame) and they purr too. Quote How do guinea pigs keep clean? Do they socially groom? Yes they do. They groom themselves with their paws and also lick each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted June 2, 2020 Report Share Posted June 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Scott said: Yes, they do (at least when they are tame) and they purr too. Yes they do. They groom themselves with their paws and also lick each other. @Jamie123, this is not a suggestion for you to lick your guinea pig. Please don't do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted June 2, 2020 Report Share Posted June 2, 2020 36 minutes ago, Carborendum said: @Jamie123, this is not a suggestion for you to lick your guinea pig. Please don't do that. Maybe they secrete a hallucinogenic poison. SilentOne 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted June 2, 2020 Report Share Posted June 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Scott said: Yes, they do (at least when they are tame) and they purr too. They can purr? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted June 2, 2020 Report Share Posted June 2, 2020 25 minutes ago, Vort said: Maybe they secrete a hallucinogenic poison. @Jamie123, go ahead and lick your guinea pig. Vort 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie123 Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 16 hours ago, Carborendum said: @Jamie123, go ahead and lick your guinea pig. "I climbed on the back of a giant anchovyAnd flew off through a gap in the cloudsTo a land where music was playingIncredibly loudlyAnd everyone was really happyAnd having a really good time......except me" Carborendum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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