Sometimes they can get dry feet as they get older or if their bedding or the floor of their enclosure is too rough. So make sure it's nice and soft. We love using fleece lining and blankets. Patting them together makes it nice and soft. Otherwise, if they are getting flaky and you have their enclosure nice and soft, get that guinea pig seen because there might be a little infection going on down there. But just make sure everything is nice and soft and clean.

Not moving is a big emergency, so definitely get that guinea pig to a veterinarian as fast as possible. They are prey species, so they hide their illnesses until it's very serious. So if it's not moving, you have a very sick guinea pig. Get them to an ER facility if we're not open. There are a couple of different ones that will see guinea pigs. Otherwise, give us a call.

They are born ready to go, evolutionarily. So they should be good to go on their own, but as soon as you have those baby guinea pigs, bring the mom and babies to the veterinarian to get them checked and make sure that everything looks good. Then we can instruct you on various ages, what to prevent, and what to expect as they grow.

They can get their own version of a cold. They can get some upper respiratory infections and symptoms. It's not necessarily the same cold that we have, but they can get their own version of a cold.

They can. If you have another animal in the house that has fleas, they can jump on them. But otherwise, they shouldn't have fleas if it's not introduced from somewhere else.