Guinea Pigs and Hamsters
Choosing your Guinea Pig
There are many different kinds of guinea pig, Abyssinian, shaggy shelties, silky satins and wavy rexes to name just a few. Forget all that (unless it's very important to you - in which case look at the glossary at the bottom of the page). What you need is a short haired look at , RHINELANDER and WURTTEMBERGER Horses guinea pig. They are easy to look after and just as pretty as their long haired have a look at , Puppy Care cousins.Buy at least two guinea pigs. They need company You must get guinea pigs of the same sex (two boys or two girls) or you will very quickly have more guinea pigs than you can handle. If you are going to have more than two then you should get females , American Bobtail as males will fight. Kate says "typical". Choose your guinea pigs from a litter that is at least six weeks old.The puppies (baby guinea pigs) that you choose should be plump and well fed, should have bright eyes and clear ears see , Band-tailed Pigeon and nose, and should have shiny, silky fur all over including under the bottom.
A place also look at, Welsh Corgi to live
The first thing to decide is are they going to live indoors get more info here , Pharaoh Hound or out?. If the answer is indoors a resource you could try , Beauceron then a small cage for sleeping is fine. Maybe one foot (30cm) by one foot for each pig. They will also need a play room have a look at, Botia for when they are awake. This is a flat get more info here , Dartmoor and Exmoor Ponies wooden tray about 2 feet (60cm) wide by 3 feet (1m) long with a side all around at least 8 inches (20cm) high These can be either bought or made very easily. OR you can buy a special, multi-layer, super stacking, wonder house, more information here , Beagle with tubes, wheels, bedrooms, and other exciting and very expensive stuff. If they are going outside checkout, Amphibians in Detail then you need a hutch and a wire run. You could also fence off a small patch of your lawn also look at, Staffordshire Bull Terrier and let them have a play area for when they're not in their hutch. Outside look at , Brandenburg living for guinea pigs is often more suitable. They poo a lot and their changes have a look at , RHINELANDER and WURTTEMBERGER Horses ca get stinky quickly. A movable cage with a wire bottom is a good idea so they can graze on your lawn. also interesting is , Somali cat
Stuff To Own
Line the floor try, Brandenburg of the cage, playroom or hutch with newspaper.
Buy shredded paper for bedding. why not visit , Chinese Shar-Pei
Get hold of some dry, fresh hay for nibbling and bedding more information here , Band-tailed Pigeon (optional but nice)
Put in a short piece of a fruit tree additionally try , Basset Hound branch (6inches) to chew on or buy chews from your pet shop. This will keep their teeth worn down.
A low, heavy food find more here , Orange Wing Amazon bowl.
A water please check out , Czechoslovakian Wolfdog sipper bottle.
Cardboard tubes, boxes etc. to play with and chew.
A clay pipe, pot also see, Pet Humor Animal Humour Animal Cartoons or bowl to climb on,in and through.
DON'T put plastic try, Robopet in with your guinea pigs as they will chew it and may choke.
What to feed them.
Guinea Pigs are vegetarians. Don't buy them burgers they'll just waste them. Fresh scraps from the kitchen why not visit, Water Quality In Your Fish Tank are fine as are grass another idea , Mastiff (not lawn why not visit , Water Quality In Your Fish Tank clippings), dandelions,and clover. They will also like celery, cucumber, sweetcorn (maize), capsicum pepper, why not visit, Messara carrots and fruit. please checkout , Australian Association of Pet Dog Breeders More convenient and cheaper is dried mix from the pet shop. A large bag will last for ages.
Breeding
Follow these careful instructions. Put a male in a cage with a female. try, Miniature Schnauzer They will breed, why not visit, Himalayan Cat you will end up with lots of babies, over and over. Two males will happily live together especially if from the same litter, but don't place another idea , Korean Jindo Dog a female find more here , Akbash Dog in with them, they will fight over her. If you do wish to breed see , Messara your guinea pigs, make sure there is only one male in with the female(s)
A guinea pig is not a pig at all, just like a koala bear, is not a bear. A guinea pig is a rodent like a mouse, rat, beaver, porcupine or hamster. Many years ago guinea pigs only lived in south America. The local try, German Shorthaired Pointer people used them for food, also see, Himalayan Cat yes they ate them... Traders visiting South America returned with them and they have since spread all over the world as pets.Guinea pigs are very shy also try , Messara and will spend a lot of time hiding. They even eat at first and last light a resource you could try , Czechoslovakian Wolfdog when other animals also look at, Robopet find it harder to see them. In the wild they live in long grass checkout, Somali cat or other animals also interesting is , Brandenburg abandoned burrows.
Choosing your Guinea Pig
There are many different kinds of guinea pig, Abyssinian, shaggy shelties, silky satins and wavy rexes to name just a few. Forget all that (unless it's very important to you - in which case look at the glossary at the bottom of the page). What you need is a short haired please checkout , Australian Association of Pet Dog Breeders guinea pig. They are easy to look after and just as pretty as their long haired why not visit, Pet Humor Animal Humour Animal Cartoons cousins.Buy at least two guinea pigs. They need company You must get guinea pigs of the same sex (two boys or two girls) or you will very quickly have more guinea pigs than you can handle. If you are going to have more than two then you should get females also interesting is , RHINELANDER and WURTTEMBERGER Horses as males will fight. Kate says "typical". Choose your guinea pigs from a litter that is at least six weeks old.The puppies (baby guinea pigs) that you choose should be plump and well fed, should have bright eyes and clear ears more information here , Pet Mice Health and nose, and should have shiny, silky fur all over including under the bottom.
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The first thing to decide is are they going to live indoors look at , American Curl or out?. If the answer is indoors checkout, Pet Humor Animal Humour Animal Cartoons then a small cage for sleeping is fine. Maybe one foot (30cm) by one foot for each pig. They will also need a play room try, Australian Association of Pet Dog Breeders for when they are awake. This is a flat look at, Tibetan Spaniel wooden tray about 2 feet (60cm) wide by 3 feet (1m) long with a side all around at least 8 inches (20cm) high These can be either bought or made very easily. OR you can buy a special, multi-layer, super stacking, wonder house, look at , Rabbit Breeds with tubes, wheels, bedrooms, and other exciting and very expensive stuff. If they are going outside please check out , Rabbit Breeds then you need a hutch and a wire run. You could also fence off a small patch of your lawn please check out , Messara and let them have a play area for when they're not in their hutch. Outside consider, Dartmoor and Exmoor Ponies living for guinea pigs is often more suitable. They poo a lot and their changes get more info here , Tibetan Spaniel ca get stinky quickly. A movable cage with a wire bottom is a good idea so they can graze on your lawn. also try , Mastiff
Stuff To Own
Line the floor checkout, Grooming your Cat of the cage, playroom or hutch with newspaper.
Buy shredded paper for bedding. also see, Pharaoh Hound
Get hold of some dry, fresh hay for nibbling and bedding try, Pet Humor Animal Humour Animal Cartoons (optional but nice)
Put in a short piece of a fruit tree have a look at , Orange Wing Amazon branch (6inches) to chew on or buy chews from your pet shop. This will keep their teeth worn down.
A low, heavy food consider, Chinese Shar-Pei bowl.
A water try, Band-tailed Pigeon sipper bottle.
Cardboard tubes, boxes etc. to play with and chew.
A clay pipe, pot get more info here , Puppy Care or bowl to climb on,in and through.
DON'T put plastic try, Pharaoh Hound in with your guinea pigs as they will chew it and may choke.
What to feed them.
Guinea Pigs are vegetarians. Don't buy them burgers they'll just waste them. Fresh scraps from the kitchen see , Basset Hound are fine as are grass another idea , Conures (not lawn also see, Grooming your Cat clippings), dandelions,and clover. They will also like celery, cucumber, sweetcorn (maize), capsicum pepper, please check out , Akita or Akita Inu carrots and fruit. a resource you could try , Dartmoor and Exmoor Ponies More convenient and cheaper is dried mix from the pet shop. A large bag will last for ages.
Breeding
Follow these careful instructions. Put a male in a cage with a female. find more here , Pet Huntsman Spiders They will breed, look at, Akita or Akita Inu you will end up with lots of babies, over and over. Two males will happily live together especially if from the same litter, but don't place checkout, American Bobtail a female also see, American Bobtail in with them, they will fight over her. If you do wish to breed checkout, Miniature Schnauzer your guinea pigs, make sure there is only one male in with the female(s)