By guinea-pig-gal, on August 15th, 2010%
Why Not Get A Guinea Pig For Your Children, (They’ll Love It)
Small animals make wonderful pets for small children. There are some delightful small animals that are cute and cuddly and make great pets. Some consider a cat or a dog to be a good child’s pet, but I differ.
And you need to be aware of the risks of dogs as pets for small children. Some children have been savaged by their own dog, even a small one.
I personally think that one of the best small animals that makes the ideal pet for young children is Guinea Pigs. We have a guinea pig for my own daughter and she absolutely loves him.
They have some huge advantages as a pet. They rarely live much longer than around 5 years, so you won’t be looking after the guinea pig after the kids have left home. They are cheap to buy, usually under $20, they are cheap to feed and don’t get sick as often as other animals. They are warm and furry and like company and will happily sit on your child’s lap in the evening being petted.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on August 13th, 2010%
Knowing When To Separate Guinea Pigs
Although the guinea pig has become quite mainstream among pet lovers, many people do not understand the basics to keeping one or more Guinea Pigs happy. In fact, most potential guinea pig owners ask questions revolving around the number of these pets that should be owned at one time, how to control them if they don’t get along and commonly asked is if there is a need to separate these pets. These pets make a fantastic pet however it is wise to learn about them before you go out and get a clan of them to enjoy in your home.
The Guinea Pig Social Structure
Among the current facts and knowledge that has been gained through the years of studying these animals, it is obvious that the guinea pig is a social animal that thrives when they are among peers. This is the same as in a pet setting as in the wild setting as guinea pigs are happier when they are with family however, in a closed cage situation there is sometimes the call to separate them so that they are not fighting.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on July 22nd, 2010%
Guinea Pig Grooming
A guinea pig can be one of the cutest and loving pets that anyone can have. These delicate little creatures will depend on its owner(s) to provide them with all the TLC that they will need. Providing food, water, and medical care are some of the basic needs that you are required to give your guinea. Guinea pig grooming is a must as well. If you have a short haired pig, grooming needs can be kept at a minimum. If you have a long haired pig, you will need to devote more time to grooming. The remainder of this article will go over all of the basics of pig grooming.
To keep your guinea pig’s coat in good condition, you must brush it regularly. This part of guinea grooming can be very relaxing for your pet, so they do not mind it at all. You should brush your pet with a small and moderately stiff brush and also a small metal comb. If you have a long haired piggy, you should brush and comb out its hair every day. If the coat is too long, see a groomer about having it trimmed. If you have a short haired piggy, you should only have to brush it every few days. If your guinea is shedding, try to brush its hair at least every other day. Brushing time is also a good time to check your guinea for skin problems such as lice or sores.
Bathing, at sometimes, cannot be such a good time for guineas . With your guinea grooming, if you do decide to give your piggy a bath, try to find a shampoo that is designed specifically for Guinea Pigs. Some brands of shampoos that are good to use are Bunny Bath by Four Paws, Hylyt Hypoallergenic Shampoo, and Epi-Soothe Shampoo. If you cannot find any of these, then it would be best to use a mild shampoo that is recommended for kittens. Some pig owners even opt to use baby shampoo. If your guinea gets lice, then your veterinarian will recommend a medicated shampoo to use. When bathing your pet, use a shallow pan of lukewarm water and make sure that only the pig’s body is lathered. Also make sure that you do not get any shampoo or water in its eyes or ears. You would want to rinse the pet well and to towel dry it. Keep your guinea pig in a warm place until it is completely dry.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on December 14th, 2009%
Guinea Pigs are highly sociable animals which make great pets, and are ideally suited to families with children. However, it is important to think about all the implications of buying a pet, including housing and other supplies, which can be quite expensive. In addition to that, you’re going to need to dedicate yourself to caring for the animals, ensuring you take care to feed and socialize with them at all times.

The first thing to think about before buying that is the commitment required. With any pets, you’re going to have to dedicate a lot of time to looking after them, and ensuring you tend to their every need, especially in the first few months. That means negotiating alternative arrangements whenever you go on vacation, and ensuring they always have food. Guinea Pigs, although fairly independent, must obviously be given the essentials to survive, and so it is important you make sure you always look after them properly.

Next, you need to think about housing them, and potentially building a run. That need room to exercise, and if you don’t want their health to suffer, or them to get too bored, it’s important you let them out frequently to exercise. Additionally, spending time with guinea pigs is essential to ensure their effective social development. Additionally, you should ensure they are housed securely in a locked cage to avoid harm from predators, and of course, escape.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on December 9th, 2009%
If children are older and reasonably responsible, they can (and should) take on a role in the care of your family’s guinea pig. With the words: Okay, we’ll get a guinea pig – but you will have to take care of it, many parents are tempted to completely abdicate their pig care responsibilities and assign them all to the child. This is almost never a good idea. While caring for any living creature is a great learning opportunity (and the parent may even tell the child that they are totally in charge of the animal’s health, safety and welfare); ultimately, the final accountability should always remain with the responsible adult.

While full responsibility for your pig’s welfare should never be given to a child, it is actually a good learning experience to assign specific tasks to the children in the family. If the tasks are a life-critical – such as those involving food, water or supplements – the responsible parent must monitor the situation to make sure these duties are not being neglected. Your pigs’ lives depend on it! The parent should give occasional praise and positive reinforcements when the job is well done and they should give reminders and negative consequences when the job is neglected, forgotten or done poorly. Owning a pet is an excellent learning opportunity for your children – but it should never come at the expense of your pets’ health, safety or well-being.

If the task is less life-critical – such as cage-cleaning or giving the guinea pig daily attention and exercise – then monitoring does not need to be as diligent. However, this does not mean that you can simply delegate the task and walk away. Remember that ultimately the responsibility for your pigs’ safety and happiness falls on you – the parent. Also remember that the monitoring of tasks is for two very different and important reasons: 1) to insure the care, safety and comfort of your pet(s) and 2) to teach your kids to be responsible, caring and respectful pet-owners. So even if the task is not critical to your pigs’ health or safety, it is still an important part of your children’s transformation into responsible adults and community members.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on December 7th, 2009%
The remarkable thing about baby Guinea Pigs is when they are born their hearing and sight is fully developed including a full coat of hair. Only after a few hours they start to learn how to run. They have full working teeth and only their back molars need to break through. In the wild this is very advantageous to their survival.
When born the average weight is 1.5 to 4 ounces. If it is a singular birth they have a tendency to weigh more as opposed to multiple birth babies, but this occurrence is very rare. For their first few days, if you weigh them, it should reflect a constant weight or can sometimes drop a quarter ounce. Healthy youngsters from that point on will steadily show a daily weight gain of approximately 1/8 of an ounce. It is a good idea to start weighing them as soon as possible, as their weight can be an indication of their health.
During the first few days of their lives, in addition to their mothers milk, they start to eat solid foods. You might see your baby eating the feces of their mother, however this is normal behavior and a natural requirement of certain vitamins for their growth.
Baby Guinea Pigs continue to grow in size till there are 15 months of age, and the speed of growth in that time slows down quickly as they age. On average a full grown male guinea pig will weigh between 35-64 ounces, and the female between 24-35 ounces. If they are larger is might be due to fat deposits.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on December 2nd, 2009%
You and your guinea pig may have more in common than you realize. Both you and your guinea pig must have vitamin C to survive. Sadly, Guinea Pigs suffer many health problems that can be attributed to a vitamin C deficiency. Unlike other mammals who manufacture vitamin C from glucose in the body, you and your guinea pig both lack a particular enzyme needed to perform this process. Thus, both human and Guinea Pig Vitamin C requirements must be satisfied by external sources. So a daily vitamin C supplement is absolutely necessary to insure that your cavy is getting her daily requirement of this important vitamin.

Your guinea pig must have a regular source of vitamin C or it will perish. There are two broad classes of vitamin: water-soluble vitamins and fat-soluble vitamins. Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin. Fat-soluble vitamins (like vitamins A, D, E and K) are dissolved by lipids – fat globules. Once these vitamins are absorbed by lipids, they are stored up in your body’s tissues.

The good news is that you cannot give your pig (or yourself) an overdose of vitamin C. The body cannot store a significant quantity of vitamin C. It will simply excrete the excess in the urine. However, there is also bad news: because vitamin C passes so quickly through your cavy’s body, they must be given supplements on a daily basis.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on November 30th, 2009%
Guinea Pigs are wonderful pets with great dispositions. They require little maintenance and make terrific pets for older children. But Guinea Pigs are not for everyone. Here are just a few factors to think about before running down to your favorite animal shelter or pet store to pick one up.

Guinea pigs do not do particularly well living alone. They are social creatures who crave the company of others. Consider the lifestyles and personalities of you and your family. Will your new addition be truly integrated into your family and get lots of attention-not just in the beginning when you first bring it home-but for its entire life? Or will it be largely ignored and become “just an obligation” once the initial novelty has worn off? Or, if you cannot give it enough attention, are you willing to house two or more pigs together so that they can keep each other company?

With the joys of pet ownership also comes responsibility. Are you willing to commit to long-term care and feeding for your new pet for its entire life? Guinea pigs on average, live five to six years – and some can live as long as eight years. So remember, when you bring home a guinea pig, you are bringing home another living being. And ultimately, you will be the one responsible for its health and safety for the remainder of its life.

Are you emotionally strong enough to suffer the loss of your pet in the future? As I said earlier, guinea pigs typically live about five to six years. While this may be a long time in terms of making a commitment to your animal; it is a relatively short time in relation to the life span of you or your children. In other words, as indelicate as it sounds, it is likely that you will someday have to watch your pet die.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on November 29th, 2009%
Unlike rabbits, Guinea Pigs are not quiet animals. Guinea Pigs make a lot of noise – especially in groups – and are in constant communication with each other and with their owners. As a guinea pig owner, you may be interested in the meaning of some of these sounds.

Loud Squeaking

Loud, piercing squeaking (often referred to as “wheeking”) is generally a cry for food. Your pigs are informing you that they are hungry and asking (actually insisting) that you feed them – NOW. This sound is most often heard around your pigs’ regular feeding time and often starts when your pigs first see you or when they hear the sound of plastic bags “crinkling” or any other clue that sounds like you might be preparing food for them.

Purring

Just like a cat, purring is a soft low-level rumbling sound that generally indicates contentment and comfort. Your pig will often purr when being petted. Listen to the purring for feedback as you scratch your piggy behind the ears or between the eyes. She will tell you when you hit the “sweet spots”.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on November 27th, 2009%
Guinea Pigs are intensely social creatures. In the wild they originally lived in groups called herds. If you are planning on getting a guinea pig, you must realize that, in addition to obtaining a new family member, you are also entering into a binding social commitment. As descendents of herd animals, Guinea Pigs do not do very well in solitary situations. As such, you must be prepared to set aside significant time each and every day as a guinea pig owner to interact with your pet – an easy and enjoyable task for animal lovers. If you are more of a hands-off admirer of animals – or if your busy schedule prohibits rich daily interaction with your cavy, then it is highly recommended that you get a second or third pig to satisfy your pet’s social needs.

As I wrote earlier, owning a cavy should be viewed as a commitment. Either you must commit to spending extensive time with your pet each day or you must commit to being a multiple pig owner. Anything less would be a disservice to the animal.

In addition, in order to maintain good health (like humans) guinea pigs need regular daily exercise. Guinea pigs generally do not tend to use exercise wheels like hamsters or go for walks on a leash like dogs. Instead you must either provide a cage large enough for your pig(s) to run around in – or you must give them daily exercise time. They will need to run freely but supervised in a protected room or other large area. This is important not only for physical reasons, but also to maintain your guinea pigs’ mental health. Just as with children, exposing your cavy to different environments can provide them with much-needed mental stimulation.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on November 26th, 2009%
The cute and cuddly little guinea pig has anything but a cute and cuddly scientific name – Caviidae porcellus. The domestic guinea pig is a rodent and, among others, his relatives are the beaver, the mouse and the porcupine. Just where did this cute, cuddly little rodent come from? If you answered “the pet store”, you missed the meaning of my question completely.

The common guinea pig as we know it no longer exists in the wild. The domestic version is the only variety left today. However, relatives of the guinea pig still exist in the wild and from them we are better able to understand the natural behavior of this family of animals.

Like most rodents and smaller animals, Guinea Pigs are very prolific at reproducing. Due to their high mortality rate in the wild, this ability to reproduce rapidly is necessary to secure the survival of the species.

Guinea Pigs are very social creatures. This is why it is highly advisable to keep pet guinea pigs in groups or, at least in pairs. In the wild, guinea pigs lived in groups called herds with a single male as the dominant leader. As with many herd animals, only the dominant male is accepted as mate by the females in the group. This insures that all offspring will be descended from only the strongest of males – another strategy designed to maximize chances for the survival of the species.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on November 24th, 2009%
As a guinea pig owner, you no doubt have a keen interest in learning about their origins, habits, behaviors and characteristics.

1.Guinea Pigs are herd animals – that is, their wild ancestors used to live together in groups called herds. As such, Guinea Pigs are very social creatures and do not do very well in solitary situations. Consider purchasing more than one guinea pig rather than a solitary pig. Two pigs is only slightly more work than one and your pigs will be very much healthier and happier if they live in the company of other cavies.

2.When housing two pigs together, a male a female couple make the best combination – just be sure at least one of them is “fixed” or you will soon be looking at your own private herd. Two females are the next best choice and almost always get along. Two males can sometimes be confrontational and aggressive toward each other unless they were raised together. Be very cautious when introducing two boars to each other as they may not initially get along.

3.As social animals, guinea pigs also enjoy the company of human companions. Your cavy may be shy at first and hide from you – that’s okay. Remember that this was a very useful trait out in the wild where almost everything they encountered was trying to eat them. If you are gentle and affectionate with your pet, they will in time, come to enjoy being petted and spending time with you.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on November 23rd, 2009%
When we think of a guinea pig, we usually picture the American Guinea Pig – the “classic” or “standard” guinea pig – and also the most common. But there are also several other breeds in addition to the common American Guinea Pig. This article will introduce you to a few of the breeds commonly found in homes today.

Abyssinian

The Abyssinian is a long-haired breed. The coat on this animal is quite distinctive because it tends to curl itself into whirls and swirls. These whirls and swirls are called rosettes. The Abyssinian is one of the oldest breeds that can be found today. If you are looking for a low-maintenance guinea pig, keep looking. This particular breed requires daily attention to the coat to avoid tangles and keep the pig looking well-groomed.

American Guinea Pig

This is the variety that first comes to mind when we think of the words “guinea pig”. It is also sometime called an English guinea pig. This is a short hair breed which makes it suitable for a pet. It does not require grooming and can be handled and petted without messing up its coat.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on November 20th, 2009%
Developing a number of breeds of Guinea Pigs has been a hobby pursued in many countries over the years. Different Guinea Pig Breeds have been created as a result of these breeding efforts. The number of cross breeds and mixtures of Guinea Pigs that are now kept as pets all over the world are a result of successful breeding of the guinea pigs native to South America. Domesticated guinea pigs have been sold for many years.
Trend to breed guinea pigs
Today the trend is to breed guinea pigs in order to supply a growing need for pet owners of small apartments. You see, pet owners who live in apartments love guinea pigs. Not only are they small and cuddily but they also make perfect apartment pets. With this in mind, the breed of Guinea Pigs As Pets will continue to grow and grow.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on November 14th, 2009%
Guinea Pigs are herbivores and grass is their natural diet. Herbivores require a lot of vitamin C because they cannot make their own. Unlike other mammals that synthesize their own vitamin C Guinea Pigs get their daily requirement from raw fruits and vegetables or through dietary supplements.
Hay is an important part of a guinea pigs diet. Hay serves two important purposes. It is high in fiber which aids in digestive system health. A guinea pigs teeth grows constantly, their molars are used for grinding plant matter, a good supply of hay should be available at all times to help keep their teeth trim.
Oxbow Cavy Cuisine pellets are good for adult guinea pigs. They are high in fiber, have a balanced calcium to phosphorus ratio, and are fortified with stabilized vitamin C. However, they are not recommended for guinea pigs under 6 months old. Timothy Hay and Cavy pellet mix is good Guinea Pig Food, but your guinea pigs diet should also include leafy greens, raw vegetables and fresh fruits.
Vegetables and herbs that are safe: Kale, collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, romaine lettuce, spinach, peas, celery, carrots, parsnip, parsley and basil. Red or green bell peppers are a good source of vitamin C; cucumbers and asparagus have a high water content.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on November 13th, 2009%
Although they make great pets that seem to be easy to take care there are thing you should be aware of that affect Guinea Pig Health. Diet, your pet guinea pig’s habitat, exercise, and other factors all determine how healthy your cavy will stay. To start with, your Guinea Pig Needs lots of vitmain C, which just like in humans, isn’t produced naturally by their body. Most people choose the option of adding vitamin c drop or tables to their pet Guinea Pigs water. This changes the taste of their water and can actually have two detrimental effects. First, they will drink less water due to the bad taste, and secondly, they won’t recieve the needed vitamin c. To fix this you should feed your Guinea Pigs fresh, green, leafy vegetables daily along with the regular “guina pig food” pellets that you can purchase from a local pet supply store. Vegetable like kale and romaine lettuce have plenty of vitamin c and they will do much to maintain Guinea Pig Health. They will love the variety of different green food and see it as a treat. This can be a little bonding ritual you do with guinea pig that will build trust. Since their teeth and claws grow constantly they will require a gnawing stick and frequent nail clippings. If left unchecked long claws can really affect the health of your guinea pig by picking up dirty material from their cage and digging in to their paws. You can use a fruit tree branch as a gnawing stick or buy an untreated wooden block from a pet store.
Although they make great pets that seem to be easy to take care there are thing you should be aware of that affect guinea pig health. Diet, your pet guinea pig’s habitat, exercise, and other factors all determine how healthy your cavy will stay.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on November 12th, 2009%
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By guinea-pig-gal, on November 11th, 2009%
Guinea Pigs Home
Guinea Pigs have been kept as pets by human beings for thousands of years. Archaeologists have even found statues of them in Central America dating to over two thousand years ago. Of course, by now, they have become familiar to virtually everyone, though no one really knows how they got their name. What is, perhaps, less commonly known is that the domesticated species of the guinea pig (cavia porcellus) does not exist in the wild. This makes it hard to decide what to do when you are thinking about what to do for your pet guinea pig’s home.
There are several species that exist in the wild that resemble guinea pigs, and the habits of these creatures might offer some suggestions when creating a home for your guinea pigs. But animals closely related to guinea pigs do not tend to burrow homes of their own; instead preferring to seek shelter in burrows created by other animals.
Guinea pigs like to live in groups, so, if you are considering getting one as a pet, you may want to consider getting several. Unlike cats, for instance, which tend to fight even if they are generally friendly with one another, guinea pigs make and true and lasting bonds with one another. This has been proven scientifically. So, if you only get one guinea pig, he or she might get a little lonely. But, if you get several, they are more likely to thrive. Just make sure that you have enough space for the guinea pigs you decide to get. They may thrive in groups, but no one likes to be crowded.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on November 6th, 2009%
Many parents get their kids pet Guinea Pigs – for a multitude of reasons. But is a guinea pig really the right pet for children? Is it fair to the guinea pig – or to the child? Sometimes a guinea pig makes a great pet for kids, and other times, it is a sure death sentence for the guinea pig.
The first thing to realize is that a guinea pig is not a toy. Its purpose on earth is not to ‘amuse’ your child. It is a living, breathing being, and it has certain care requirements, and it also needs love and attention. A guinea pig is also not a science project. Too many parents see Guinea Pigs as disposable pets – pets that can easily be disposed of when the child loses interest.
Most Guinea Pig Rescue operations will not allow children to adopt guinea pigs. They prefer for adults who really want a guinea pig as a pet to adopt their pigs. Some operations won’t even allow households who have children to adopt guinea pigs.
Can you believe that many parents use guinea pigs to teach their children lessons? They want to teach their kids that pets require proper care and treatment – or the pet dies. They use the guinea pig as an example, knowing in advance that their children will not properly care for the pet, and that it will die.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on November 5th, 2009%
Would a Guinea Pig By Any Other Name be So Cute?

Why are Guinea Pigs called Guinea Pigs? Is it maybe because they originated in New Guinea? Do they belong to the pig family? The answer is ‘no’, and ‘no’ again. So, if that’s the case, then why are guinea pigs called guinea pigs then? There are a number of theories that try to address the question of the unusual name.

First, the origin of guinea in guinea pig. One theory posits that the animals were brought to Europe by way of Guinea, thus leading people to believe that they had originated there. Another theory is the word “guinea” is actually derived from Guiana, an area in South America; albeit it remains unclear wether the misspelling was intentional or merely a corruption of the original name. A third theory suggests that guinea pigs were named so because when they were originally sold in Great Britain, they were valued at one guinea. A guinea is an old British coin with a value of twenty one shillings. Unfortunately, this theory is based on a common misperception, as the first guinea pig was described in 1554 by a Swiss naturalist named Konrad Gesner, more than a century before the first guinea coin was tendered.

There are just as many theories regarding the pig in guinea pig than for the origin of guinea in guinea pigs. One theory suggests they are named pigs because of the snort-like noises guinea pigs make when excited or happy. Another theory posits that they were named pigs because of their resemblance to small pigs, or because of their eating habits. Whatever the reason, the English language is not the only one that refers to “pigginess”. Scientists refer to guinea pigs as cavia porcellus; and porcellus is Latin for little pig. In the German language, guinea pigs are called Meerschweinchen (which is translated as little sea pigs). The origin of the name in German is probably because guinea pigs were treasured as an easily available and transportable source of fresh meat for sailing ships traveling long distances in the new world. Guinea pigs have a long history of serving as provisions. The Inkas treasured guinea pigs as a food source, but also slaughtered them in massed as ritual offerings to the gods. The Russian and Polish names for guinea pigs are similar to the German one, morskaya svinka and winka morska respectively; while the Dutch call them guinees biggetje (Guinean piglet). In the Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden and Denmark they are called marsvin, which combines the Latin word for ocean “mare” with svin, meaning pig.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on November 2nd, 2009%
By guinea-pig-gal, on October 30th, 2009%
If you have recently acquired a baby guinea pig and are wondering how to clean baby Guinea Pigs, you definitely aren’t alone. Chances are you even feel a bit uneasy about giving your pet a bath in the sink or tub because it is so huge and the little animal is so small. You might even have a sneaking suspicion that when learning how to clean baby Guinea Pigs that the traditional form of bathing is not very well recommended for the little creatures.

Cleaning Options

It is a great thing that you are trying to learn how to clean your guinea pigs because it really doesn’t even have to be as difficult as bathing a dog or a cat for example. It is so much easier and less messy than that method and the guinea pigs are quite happy for it too as not many enjoy the water. In learning how to clean your pigs, there are a couple of different choices you have when trying to decide how to properly clean your pet guinea pig. Lets take a look at the options available to you and where to acquire them in your local neighborhood.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on October 28th, 2009%
You have heard of dogs, cats and the regular run of the mill house pets that read body language and can judge your character based upon that but do Guinea Pigs read body language too? In order to become comfortable with you and those around it, do Guinea Pigs read body language in order to become more familiar with you and the surroundings? Absolutely they do. They don’t speak or communicate in our ways so they rely on the animal instinct and that instinct relies on your body language, your speech and the way you handle the guinea pig.

To effectively understand and answer the question of do guinea pigs read body language we should assess where these little creatures originally came from and how they became a regular household pet. They were found by the Inca tribe in South America and were traded for the fur as well as the meat. They were traded to Europeans and consequently were taken to the continent of Europe where the common folk fell in love with them and took them in as pets.

It was here that they first started to become domesticated and people started to question, if reading people is possible for this animal? The owners believed that they could and would shy away from certain people and come close to others. The reasons could be that of smell as an alternative to reading body language however, all signs seemed to point to the guinea pig reading the body language.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on October 26th, 2009%
Guinea Pigs originated from the Andean region of South America, presently known as Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru. They were a food source for mountain tribes around the year 2000BC. They are still to this day used as a food source in that area. They also live off of families scraps and are used as pets or collectors of evil-spirits in healing ceremonies. European trades transported quinea pigs to Europe, people saw them as exotic pets.

Where do Guinea Pigs get their name and why?

No one knows for sure just how the guinea pig came to be called a “pig”. They really are not pigs but are larger rodents. However they do tend to make noises that are very similar to that of a pig. They alos have some similar physical features with a pig. Their heads are large, with a rounded hind end, and with no tail. The guinea pig is also able to survive in cramped conditions such as a “pig pen” therefore they were easier to transport to England. Even in other languages they are referred to as pigs. The Dutch often called them “Guineas Biggetie” (Guinean piglet). In Germany they use the term “Meerschweinchen” (little sea pigs). The Germans gave the guinea pigs the name from when they would stop in the New World to stock up on provisions and would purchase large amounts of guinea pigs for their main source of meat.
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By guinea-pig-gal, on October 24th, 2009%
Guinea Pigs are one of the cutest animals on the face of the earth, they are plump little fur-balls that love to play and squeak. However some people say that they have creepy Guinea Pigs! This seems absurd to most, but the owners of the creepy guinea pigs find it quite frustrating and it is an incurable problem.

Ninety nine times in a hundred it is the owners own misconceptions that skew their vision of their pet to make it seem like a creepy guinea pig. They might see it as something that could bite them, or scratch them, or that it will be lurking around the house when they don’t know about it. These things and many more make people think that they have a creepy guinea pig.

The owners of the creepy guinea pigs are generally not the ones that think they are scary. The ones who get freaked out are most often the loved ones of the owner, like the siblings, parents, children, friends or anyone close to the owner, and because of this they cannot easily solve the problem by getting rid of the creepy guinea pig in question because the owner is very fond of it. For this reason, the only acceptable solution is just to stay away from the guinea pig if its presence is such a problem to the person.

Creepy guinea pigs are really not creepy at all, it is just creepy in the eye of the person who has altered attachments to them. Just like some people are afraid of spiders and some people have no trouble letting a spider crawl up their arm, and very similar to the belief some people have in aliens or ghosts there is no proof, it is just a collection of information they have in their mind that makes them believe one thing or another.
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