This is so important and so many people don’t respect the guinea pigs. Good job for speaking up for them.👍👍

It is illegal in Switzerland to own just 1 piggy. The rest of the world needs to adopt that rule

My favorite step in this list is number one! Always learning is how we should approach everything, especially when it involves the care of a living being. I'm still learning about my piggies--especially from Scotty's Animals videos ❤️

Going along with the first point, I think it's important to not beat yourself up over mistakes you've made in the past. I've had pigs for thirty years, and a lot of care standards that were acceptable back then would (rightfully) be seen as abusive now. I feel awful for those pigs, but we did the best we could with the very limited information we had available. But I've been learning and becoming a better piggie owner/servant ever since, and I'm still learning new things. You can't undo the mistakes of the past, but you can keep learning so you can to give your piggies a better future!

I think the $$ needed was my biggest surprise when I 1st started this. Also, how much they've become a part of my life

The first point is SO important! Thank you Scotty! ❤️

Thank you for speaking up for piggies! It's heartbreaking when people go "it's just a guinea pig" when actually, they mean the world to us. I love to see Pipsqueak keep this possessive little paw on the stem towards the end of the video, as if to say "don't take this away, I'm eating all of that!".

I recently adopted 2 sows from a local rescue shelter and one of them had upper respiratory infection I noticed the next day, and the other one had mites and ringworm ☹️ thankfully I took the sick one to the vet and have been giving her antibiotics, and gave the treatment baths and ivermectin to the other one seems to be working well. I immediately fell in love with them and it’s been a wonderful adventure with my two preschoolers at home caring for the piggies 😊

We tried to rescue. The rescue folks in our area said piggies were not appropriate for my very well researched, responsible son. So we had to go to a pet store (something I hate supporting). We help him care for them- and we are learning a lot! Thankful for your videos that help us understand how to best care for them. Our nearest exotic vet has a 1 month wait ! But appointment is made.

Great advice. We got ours on a whim (from a pet shop 🙄). Wish I'd watched something like this first. It's been a slog, we've had to work for a year to gain their trust but it's been worth it, watching them change from hiding every time we entered the room (or even running if we so much as moved an arm or a leg!) into now being 2 confident boys who sleep out in the open with their eyes fully closed. They're particularly messy and need spot cleaning about twice a day, get through tons of hay (my missus complains I spend more on them than I do on either her or me (new top for me or new fleece for them? The fleece wins, obviously 😂). They drive us crazy with constant bickering but we wouldn't be without them. Don't be like us, learn before you buy!

DYING AT THE CHIPMUNK SPEED VOICE!!! 🥰😁

i have a blind bunny. he is so loved

My little buddy, Mack, ended up living because of a makeshift critical care formula posted by you. I now have critical care formula and the proper means to syringe feed. Thank you for helping to save him.

Never stop learning,there is always new things each day with GPs <3

You are so right. I cannot believe how much time, space and money these little piggies cost! I have no regrets getting my first 3 piggies three weeks ago though. They are all brothers. 😍

Before adopting Piggies, find an exotic vet. I also prefer(and have been blessed to have found) an exotic vet who owns Piggies.

Another great video, Scotty! Just the right amount of information for a prospective owner. Another suggestion is to determine whether you are allergic to hay BEfore you adopt a piggy. My final suggestion is to volunteer at a rescue for awhile if you are lucky enough to have one nearby. Not only will you discover whether guinea pigs are really for you, you will also learn a lot, make friends with others, as well as help the rescue a lot. Best of luck, everyone!

I don't even know if my apartment manager will let me get piggies, and I've been bingeing care videos like crazy.

This is exactly what we are doing; 🙂 we are researching first before buying everything we think we need, vs. buying things we actually need. 🙂 We have dogs, and a fish tank but there's a huge difference from dogs, and fish to a guinea pig 🙂 🤦‍♀️ So thank you! Sooooo much for making all these very important and informative videos. I truly appreciate it. 🙂❤️

I am in New York and I’ve been doing some research and was very surprised to see that there was so many guinea pigs that need to be rescued. So far I was going to get one. I will try and go that route.