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Post by petersons cavies - ADMIN on Dec 16, 2008 0:21:57 GMT
A few weeks ago we see a massive rat in the garden around the guinea pigs cages. We put a trap out side but didn't catch anything or see anything else. Then for some strange reason one guinea pig died. We could put anything to it. The next week another died we still could put anything to it. Then another 2 days pasted and another died still no reason. Then another and another. The next morning we were in the kitchen and we see a mouse run up the fridge wire and across the bench to the cooker. We put about 4-5 mouse traps down and 1 rat trap. We then found that the mice had bitten thought the cages and were going in and out of them for food. We had to get rid of the guinea pigs as fast as we could to save any more from dying. Steve and sue kindly offered to look after them till we got the problem sorted. We have it all under control now. I am missing them so much i hope to get them back soon.
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Post by angelwyche - ADMIN on Dec 16, 2008 7:06:11 GMT
Sorry to hear about your losses.
Rats and mice can carry some diseases that can affect cavies, Hopefully now they have gone they won't be back. You will need to disinfect you pens and equipment well using a good animal disinfectant such as virkon. let them stand empty through the cold weather.
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Post by annabel - MOD on Dec 16, 2008 11:30:48 GMT
thats awful Jamie your piggies will be a big miss you loved your rexes and american creestedut hopefully after you've cleaned and aired and left the hutches to the frost for a while you cam start again
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Post by petersons cavies - ADMIN on Dec 16, 2008 16:08:58 GMT
They have been disinfected and are standing in the cold now. Lucky Annable it was't them two that died. It seemed to be the older ones.
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Post by tinkerpig on Dec 16, 2008 19:25:45 GMT
sorry to hear you lost some of your piggies, I bet you miss them alot
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Post by zombieprincess on Dec 17, 2008 14:44:41 GMT
How awful  some rats move into our garden apparently, although apprently they havent gone near the piggies, our etire shed has been trapped and goodness knows what. I dont know if they've been caught yet :/. |
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Post by petersons cavies - ADMIN on Dec 17, 2008 19:45:29 GMT
Well good thing u know u have them and you are acting on them fast. The mice were bitin throught the cages aswell!
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Post by jeni on Dec 17, 2008 20:07:31 GMT
Im sorry to hear about your guinea pigs, I did not realise how dangerous mice were to guinea pigs until i joined GPW. I have had a few in my shed at times but now know i have to get rid them. What i do have in my shed at the moment is a Degu and i just cant catch this one yet. When i spotted this fellow my  hit the floor. |
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Post by petersons cavies - ADMIN on Dec 17, 2008 20:38:04 GMT
WOW a degu. Sue will probably be able to tell u if there ok with guinea pigs and things!
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Post by angelwyche - ADMIN on Dec 17, 2008 20:55:40 GMT
Have you got some sort of humaine trap to catch the Degu ?
Guinea pigs and degus probably don't mix if they are in the same pen.
I like degus, we had a pair years ago. They have an interesting range of noises.
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Post by jeni on Dec 17, 2008 21:23:21 GMT
Well i need to get a better trap, On saturday we are emptying the shed completly with the hope of finding the Degu. I know its been in the shed for a few weeks, but it was one of these things were i thought i saw something but wasn't so sure untill the other day. Its not as easy as the mice to catch. My kids want to keep the Degu if we can catch it.
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Post by annabel - MOD on Dec 17, 2008 22:06:46 GMT
I like Degus to they are very interesting to watch although emptying the shed sounds like hard work especially on the last Saturday before Christmas hope it all goes well
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Post by petersons cavies - ADMIN on Dec 17, 2008 22:31:52 GMT
Yes i hope it all goes well to. Seems very hard to do befor christmas just shows how much care for them little pigs
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Post by jeni on Dec 22, 2008 18:17:53 GMT
This Degu is Hudini, No sign of it while i cleaned the shed  , But when everything is back in and put back he appears  |
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Post by angelwyche - ADMIN on Dec 22, 2008 22:39:55 GMT
Hmmm ! Spooky
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some rats move into our garden apparently, although apprently they havent gone near the piggies, our etire shed has been trapped and goodness knows what. I dont know if they've been caught yet :/.
hit the floor.
, But when everything is back in and put back he appears 