Everything you need to know about keeping Guinea Pigs as pets

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What do guinea pigs eat So, what do guinea pigs eat? Well check out our guide to guinea pig diets. In actuality guinea pigs share a common dietary quirk with us, their bodies don't naturally produce vitamin c, so it's important they receive this as part of their diet.

Guinea Pigs Another name for guinea pigs is cavy; its latin name being Cavia porcellus. This animal is a native of South America, where around 20 different kinds of guinea pigs can be found. They come in an assortment of colours, long and short coat styles.

How to care for Guinea pigs Guinea pigs are generally very timid creatures, and need to be handled very carefully. This is particularly important if children are learning to care for guinea pigs. It is best to start handling guinea pigs when they are fairly young so they become used to handling.

Guinea Pigs as pets Guinea pigs do make excellent pets. As with all animals there are many considerations to be taken into account. Guinea pigs need housing which needs to be cleaned. Food and water need to be provided. Health problems need to be checked and sorted. All this can be costly in time as well as money. Before considering guinea pigs as pets you must take these into account.

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