Guinea Pig Wheekly

Guinea Pig Wheekly

A microcast about guinea pigs, especially Grace and Ada. Each episode is recorded on the iPhone with a Shure MV-88 microphone, using Wavelength for Micro.blog and posted from the app. If you've ever wanted to podcast, try a microcast! It's easy.

Episodes

July 18, 2018

I’ve switched up Grace and Ada’s hay from all Timothy Hay to a blend of Timothy and Orchard Grass. Hay is a key component of the guinea pig diet. I talk about why I made the change and how the piggies like it.

Oxbow Western Timothy and Orchard Grass

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Guinea pigs can suffer heat stroke and die in temperatures above 80 degrees F (26 C). Here is how we manage high summer temperatures so Grace and Ada keep their cool.

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Lettuce Fest! I talk with my nieces Paige and Zion while sitting on the couch with a bowl full of red leaf butter lettuce and two hungry guinea pigs.

Thinking about adopting guinea pigs? Your local rescue is your best resource. In Oregon, contact the Portland Guinea Pig Rescue.



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Jonathan is my almost-5-year-old nephew. He’s a big fan guinea pigs. We talk about our favorite guinea pigs and their favorite foods.

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We are lucky to have a guinea pig lover right next door! Jen is the one who visits with Grace and Ada every day when I’m not in town, making sure they get food, water, treats, and love.

Jen’s dogs Goldie and Poppy are with us too. We talk a bit about the monthly guinea pig spa that’s put on by the Portland Guinea Pig Rescue. And Jen reminisces about her childhood guinea pig, Sunny.

Production note: This recording was made in my d...

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I got a Shure MV88 microphone and somehow managed to get a few wheeks from Ada in exchange for radicchio.

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This week Ada sits in while I talk about the virtues of Abyssinians, my favorite guinea pig breed. Related: guinea pigs like to chew your electronics’ cords.

Abyssinian guinea pig (Wikipedia)

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In this episode I talk a bit about how I got Grace and Ada and what I learned from the process.

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Still finding it difficult to get the guinea pigs to talk when I record; important facts about Vitamin C and guinea pigs.

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The guinea pigs are shy on their first podcast appearance.

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