Introducing Guinea
Pigs
Don’t be fooled by A Guinea Pig’s
size and soft fur - they make really exciting pets – they’re
energetic, full of fun and talkative too!
Guinea Pigs are also known as “cavies” – a
name that comes from their origins in South America where
some of their cousins still live in abandoned burrows. Guinea
Pigs like company and, although yours is nice, they’d
prefer to have another guinea pig living with them. They
will want a really large cage so that they have plenty of
room to run around. They can live indoors or out, although
inside is best in extremely cold weather.
If you are going to have two or more cavies,
then girls will live quite happily together in any number.
But if you want a male, either keep him with one of his littermates
(boys prefer living in pairs), or pair him with a female
- but you must ensure that either the boar (boy) or the sow
(girl) is neutered to prevent unwanted piglets (baby guinea
pigs).
It’s probably best not to put Guinea
Pigs in with rabbits, because they are dominant and may
try to bully them.
To find out more detailed Guinea Pig information, visit
the following sections:
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