Guinea Pig In The Garage - Lucy Daniels

Guinea pigs

Advantages: friendly, fun to watch, cute
Disadvantages: none

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What is a Guinea Pig? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Guinea pig is a small rodent whos real name is a cavy. Guinea pigs originally came from South America and wild Guinea Pigs were eaten as food all over the world. There are many different breeds of Guinea Pig and they also have various different hair styles such as short, long, wiry, tufty etc. A few years ago now I brought two baby guinea pigs from a breeder. One was a short-haired guinea pig which had a smooth glossy black and white coat so he was named Badger. The other guinea pig was a white long haired guinea pig which my brother name John-Smith (after the dude in Pocahontas). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Buying a guinea pig. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As with any animal you should be sure that you will able to care for them properly ...

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Bradley! a Guinea pig case study.

Advantages: Gentle, Placid Rewarding
Disadvantages: None!

and you keep an eye on the length of their teeth and claws they will reward you by being pleased to see you every day and even being entertaining! They don't really go for toys, although Bradley was once given an apple shaped and scented air freshener as a joke and he proceeded to play nose-ball with it. Food is pretty cheap - we just get the big purple bag from Tesco for every day munching but top it up with carrots, apples and other green veg to keep their skin and fur healthy. They keep themselves clean so only a very occasional bath is required, but regular brushing stimulates the skin, removes loose hairs and doesn't every animal love a back scratch?! Ideally guinea pigs should be kept in pairs or small groups, same sex if at all possible. (Otherwise you get mini-guineas which are astonishingly cute but will grow rapidly ...

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Guinea Pigs

Advantages: Very loving
Disadvantages: Can be smelly

, although it is ok if it runs away from your hand if you try to touch it, this is natural as guinea pigs are shy - Their coat, in general, should be thick and shiny (more about coats later) - Their eyes should be bright and free of discharge - Their nails and teeth should be relatively short and not overgrown ~*~ Housing and Bedding ~*~ Cages are easily available from pet stores or even some garden centres, it will cost you around £20 - £30 Each guinea pig should have AT LEAST two square feet in their cage for them to run around in, this is the bare minimum required for your guinea pig to have sufficient exercise and space. If you are housing two guinea pigs together this space will need to be adjusted to the amount of guinea pigs you are having. Your cage should, under no circumstances, have a wire cage. This can be very ...

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