Sick Pet Store Guinea Pigs: What You Need to Know!

Pets at Home recently announced they would not be selling guinea pigs due to an outbreak of illness in their guinea pig stocks. But are they telling us the full story? We take a look at some of the harsh truths and secrets behind pet store bought guinea pigs, and my recommendations for what you should do. Here from real piggie owners at the LA Guinea Pig Rescue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZB9xrJ0Woo Here are the Amazon Storefronts, where you can find products I recommend for guinea pigs (small commission received - thank you)! Storefront UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/squeakdreams Storefront US: https://www.amazon.com/shop/squeakdreams 0:00 - Introduction 0:33 - The Pets at Home Story 1:11 - Strep Infections 2:08 - What are Pets at Home doing? 2:52 - These Guinea Pigs are "Stock" - the real truth 5:14 - What to do #1 6:27 - What to do #2 7:12 - What to do #3 (signs to look for) 8:15 - What to do #4 WATCH NEXT: Unpopular Guinea Pig Opinions: https://youtu.be/BEGXYXCjCZ0 Bringing Our New Guinea Pigs Home: https://youtu.be/ijWtt3XNYLs Q&A on the New Cage: https://youtu.be/aO7_Mx0Tg3c 10 Biggest Piggie Health Warnings: https://youtu.be/Mc5SZSCsh_k SQUEAK DREAMS LINKS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SqueakDreams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/squeak_dreams/?hl=en My Etsy shop with guinea pig sewing patterns: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SqueakDreams Like the music in my videos? Get a free 30 day trial to Epidemic Sound here: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/fe93y6/ Amazon links above are affiliate links.