Advantages: friendly, fun to watch, cute Disadvantages: none
much and may have been kept in unfair conditions with many other guineapigs and may have picked up diseases.
When choosing a guineapig, pick one that looks healthy, well-fed and has bright eyes and a clean nose and ears and is lively.
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Housing
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Guineapigs will need a large sheltered hutch to live in. The hutch should have a bedroom area where the guineapigs can hide away and keep warm. These can be brought from most pet shops. Specially designed indoor cages are also available although are often harder to come across as they are not as popular as traditional hutches. Your guineapigs will need a heavy large food bowl and a water bottle
The hutch should be secure (preferably high up so its above the damp and away from other animals) and lined with newspaper or other ...
ilusvm 25.02.2005
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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 guineapigs 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
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Cages are easily available from pet stores or even some garden centres, it will cost you around £20 - £30
Each guineapig should have AT LEAST two square feet in their cage for them to run around in, this is the bare minimum required for your guineapig to have sufficient exercise and space. If you are housing two guineapigs together this space will need to be adjusted to the amount of guineapigs you are having.
Your cage should, under no circumstances, have a wire cage. This can be very ...
angel530 29.01.2006
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Advantages: Very very cute animals. May live 10 years. Disadvantages: Need a lot of care if they are to be looked after properly
them on hay but never ever straw it can damage their eyes really badly and sawdust is deadly as it causes respiratory disease. You can line the cage with newspaper to aid cleaning.Clean them out as often as you can at least 3 times a week and always give them fresh hay for food and shelter.
4. Make sure that you remove any food from the cage such a fruit and veg promptly- don't let it go mouldy and wash out the drinking water bottles daily and clean with a bottle brush. If you don't do this they may get diarrhoea which can be fatal.
5. Remember they must be fed vitamin c every day or they will die. Dry food alone is not enough. A small amount of green foods like cabbage/celery is perfect. The dry mix should be either a mix for guineapigs or goat mix is fine too.
6. Never ever ever put them in with rabbits it is not safe. They ...
Violet1278 29.01.2009
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