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Guinea pig health
We request that all guinea pigs attending the Pignic be in good health and
mite/fungal treated prior to the event for the safety of your guinea pig
and others attending the event. Please do not bring your guinea pig to the
event if they have one of these conditions or are unwell or if you have
had viral conditions pass through your guinea pigs as these conditions are
highly contagious to other guinea pigs via hair follicles, placing your
guinea pigs near other healthy guinea pigs, by air and by handling and
then touching healthy guinea pigs.
For details on how to mite/fungal treat
and for pictures of these conditions please visit the following web link:
www.australiancavysanctuary.com/guineapigcare.
Tip! The quickest way to internal
and external mite treat your guinea pig is to buy a pack of REVOLUTION for
puppies and kittens from your local pet supply store, vet or online on
Ebay. Just place 3 drops (3 drops per guinea pig) from a single tube onto
the top skin of the ear of your guinea pig and this will absorb instantly
and treat for all types of mites. You can repeat in 3-5mths or as needed
down the track by keeping the other tubes from the pack. One tube from a
pack of three should treat up to 3-4 guinea pigs.
Guinea pig
safety
When at the event:
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Always remember to ask other guinea pig
owners first before touching any guinea pigs that are not your own.
Parents are responsible for speaking to their own children in regards to
this.
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We recommend washing your hands in
between handling your guinea pigs and another persons or bringing along
hand sterilising gel.
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We recommend NOT putting your guinea
pigs in a playpen with another persons guinea pigs particularly if the
other persons guinea pigs are male guinea pigs or in an already
established pair or group. At the ACS shelters we take great time in
pairing/grouping guinea pigs as guinea pigs have a natural order in
their group and individual personalities that may be dominant,
submissive or agressive and may or may not accept another unknown
friend. Male guinea pigs may become aggressive towards other unknown
males if placed in a playpen with them or may even react towards their
own friend if another unknown male is placed with them at the event.
Female guinea pigs can also express dominance.
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It is up to the individual but you may
wish to bring your own lock or cable ties or a lid for your guinea pig
cage if concerned about unwanted handling of your guinea pigs on the
day.
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Make sure that your guinea pig has
water available at all times throughout the day.
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Make sure that your guinea pig has
shelter from the sun if applicable.
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Please do not leave your guinea pigs
unattended or if you need to, to make sure someone is always their to
watch them.
Please note: When the ACS 'Pignic
in the park' 2010 was previously postponed, some members of the public
still showed up at the park and decided to have their own little Pignic
day which was quite special to see. Sadly though an ACS member of staff
did personally see one guinea pig that had a fungal condition and was also
told by a member of the public that someone had placed a male guinea pig
in with another male which did not know the other and that the owner of
one of the males had just rushed off to the vet as he suffered a massive
neck wound from a massive fight that occurred as a result of placing two
unknown males in the playpen together. The information above is extremely
important as we have already witnessed the results that can occur if
people are not careful as to how they cater for their animals on the day.
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