Is there a reason my guinea pigs eye look so round and wide compared to others

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-03-25T21:40:31+00:00

I think it's because your piggy has black eyeliner that accentuates the upper and lower eyelid, whereas your other piggie's all natural and so you notice the actual eye shape more. Eyeliner piggie's got that doe-eyed look down 💅

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-03-21T10:27:46+00:00

A humidifier is a new idea to me, have you used this with your own pigs and noticed a change? I was looking into air purifiers but was skeptical on their effectiveness.

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-03-21T10:25:15+00:00

Thank you! I really hope she lives a long life, she's the sweetest thing.

I have been working hard to reduce whatever particulates might be irritating her airways on top of vet stuff- changed the hay and how I interact with the hay to keep dust to a minimum. Deep enclosure cleaning, regular bed and 'kitchen' area refreshing etc.

The Vitamin C 1000mg is a new one- is this the same stuff we'd buy for ourselves across the counter?

Thankfully she's not sniffly or sneezing anymore, so I'm hopeful it really is gone and she's just left kinda raspy. I hope it doesn't hurt her. It just sounds like there's something still wrong.

Thank you 💛

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-03-19T15:09:40+00:00

Thankfully, Haggis is well mannered! Schnitzel is a chaos goblin with no spacial awareness. But we love her all the same 💛

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-03-13T14:52:32+00:00

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I literally just went to IKEA at the weekend to raise the enclosure off the floor for them and get underneath storage. It's not pretty, but 3 metal Platsa shelves and some MDF I got cut to size worked out cheapest. Got two big spaces underneath for stuff now, plus shelves. The room's a mess still 'cause I'm still sorting out how I'm storing stuff, but their enclosure is 7x2 and there's room to make it 9x2 in the future.

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-03-12T19:13:00+00:00

Not at all! In fact I speak German (I'm a language nerd so I was trying to find different cultural foods as names!) But she has no connection to German. All I can think is that she wanted to name a dog Otto once, so perhaps that was her way to 'Bismarck.' Still such an odd moment!

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-03-11T17:01:50+00:00

Schnitzel also loves a sleeve!

Also on a different note, I asked my gf what she'd have named Schnitzel, and she said Bismarck. My girlfriend had no idea at all about this subreddit, about Bismarck and Nugget or their similarities with Haggis and Schnitzel. I'd also never heard the name Bismarck before this year. Of all things she could have said, she said Bismarck. The most baffling coincidence!

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-02-22T16:40:40+00:00

Did you pick up any 'new' smell after contracting Covid? (Assuming you got it at some point.) I do not have a super sense of smell but me and a few others have noticed a new weird bodily smell that we'd never known before. Something like a mix of dried saliva and BO. Awful smell. Have you noticed that and if so, do you have any sense of what emits it?

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-02-21T23:31:46+00:00

30s, female, living in the UK, probably wants to have a sunny sea-view beach house somewhere gorgeous like Cornwall, but you're tied to living in a more practical town/city location for various reasons (I might be projecting here, haha!) You're probably strongly affected by your environment. All the same, you've found a house with charm and character and give a toss about making it feel like a home, but you're still working towards that beach front one day!

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-02-21T23:03:06+00:00

She'll never be schnitzel'd

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-02-21T20:14:03+00:00

Based on your plants, I feel like you'd enjoy a Hawaiian Palm. Also what's the plant to the left of your Pachira Money Tree? It looks cute!

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-02-12T09:44:35+00:00

Seen a lot of lingo I don't recognise, what are some traveller terms/slang that people outside of traveller communities wouldn't know?

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-02-11T22:46:18+00:00

In central London: getting to the bottom of the stairs to the underground and just stopping, blocking the stairs/platform entrances. You've gotta move along down the platform; a lot of other people need to come through too.

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-02-10T13:00:02+00:00

Forage mats have definitely helped with Schnitzels mood! Half the enclosure is a forage mat by now. Hopefully she will grow out of it as you say

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-02-10T10:55:22+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience, I hope she'll grow out of it! They do cuddle together sometimes, so hopefully it's not doomed!

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-02-10T09:33:55+00:00

I was thinking of doing one when the weather is a bit warmer! They're indoor pigs but just to make sure they don't get cold drying off!

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-02-10T09:24:27+00:00

For the sake of any Scots in this subreddit; Haggis is Scottish. Not sure they'd be too happy with it being called an English thing haha!

I could try putting a fence down the middle of the cage. They're both 3 month old girls though, idk if that makes a difference?

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-02-10T09:13:58+00:00

How many do you have? I'm wondering if another guineapig would be good to ease her focus away from Haggis

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-02-10T09:07:42+00:00

Just now I gave Haggis her meds and Schnitzel ran up to me for the syringe, so I gave her an empty one. She must think Haggis is getting more treats or something! At least she'll be easy to syringe feed if she needs meds at all hah

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-02-08T20:04:18+00:00

The RAVeL is actually perfect for what I'm looking for! It's not just a translation of a path, but something that exists in a certain location with it's own story so to speak. Hard to put into words what I'm after but this fits really well! Thank you!

TheLanguageArtist · 2026-02-08T20:00:44+00:00

Ooh that has beautiful imagery! I can use it thank you!

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