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The Guinea Pig Guide

WebAn easy to read, fully illustrated, downloadable book that helps piggie parents of all experience levels learn all about their cavy companions and how to care for them. With confidence! With over 100 pages filled to the brim with information and adorable …

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Guinea Pig Facts & Fun Archives

Web100 Facts About Guinea Pigs: Guinea pigs are rodents. Guinea pigs have 4 incisors (front teeth), and molars in the back. Guinea pigs have 4 toes on each front foot, and 3 on each back foot. Guinea pigs don’t have tails. Guinea pigs communicate with lots of different …

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5 Simple Ways to Help Your Guinea Pig Live Longer

Web5 simple ways to help your guinea pig live longer: Provide your guinea pig with a proper diet consisting of vitamin C-rich pellets, fresh water, unlimited timothy hay, and a generous portion of appropriate fresh fruits and vegetables.

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How to Clean a Guinea Pig Water Bottle

WebFind out below! How to Clean a Guinea Pig Watter Bottle. First, unscrew the cap of the water bottle and put the dispenser under some warm running water and shake it around a bit. This will help give it a good rinse for starters. Next, fill the basin of the water bottle …

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How to give a guinea pig medicine

WebEither way, be sure to be gentle and proceed slowly as not to squirt the medicine too forcefully into his mouth and cause potential aspiration of liquid. Reach your opposite hand gently by your guinea pig’s cheeks and hold his head still, very gently drawing his upper …

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How to Name Your Guinea Pig

WebIf you tend to be indecisive, naming your guinea pig can be, to put it lightly…. an undertaking.You make lists, consult name dictionaries, and want to make sure you pick the perfect name for your guinea pig. Often the name that you first think of ‘randomly’ ends …

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What is Guinea Pig Barbering and How to Stop It

WebBarbering refers to a guinea pig nibbling its own or another guinea pig’s fur until there’s a scruffy or bald patch where the fur’s been trimmed away. When a guinea pig barbers itself, it can take the form of a V-shape on their back because of the spots they’re able to reach …

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Guinea Pigs 101 Archives

WebStart here if you’re new to guinea pigs to learn the guinea pig basics! Guinea pigs 101 will get you ready to care for a guinea pig in no time.

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Guinea Pig Breed Profile: Silkie or Sheltie Guinea Pigs

WebDepending on where you live, this guinea pig is referred to as a silkie or a sheltie guinea pig. Either way, silkie guinea pigs are smoooooth, babey! Silkie guinea pigs have long, silky (go figure!) hair, similar to a Peruvian guinea pig. Unlike its Peruvian cousin, however, the …

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How long do guinea pigs live

WebGuinea pig life expectancy tends to vary, depending on what source you’re consulting with. Some resources say guinea pigs live an average of 4-6 years. Others say the average lifespan of a guinea pig is 5-7, some say guinea pigs live to be 6-8. If we look at the …

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Guinea Pig Breed Profile: Crested Guinea Pigs

WebCrested guinea pigs are short-haired guinea pigs named for the little flat part in their hair on their forehead called a crest. Unlike Abyssinian guinea pigs who have swirly cowlicks called rosettes all over their whole body, crested guinea pigs just have one on the top of their …

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100 Fun Guinea Pig Facts You Might Not Know

Web100 Facts About Guinea Pigs: Guinea pigs are rodents. Guinea pigs have 4 incisors (front teeth), and molars in the back. Guinea pigs have 4 toes on each front foot, and 3 on each back foot. Guinea pigs don’t have tails. Guinea pigs communicate with lots of different …

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Guinea Pig Water Bottles Archives

WebHave you ever noticed the inside of your guinea pig’s water bottle looking a bit sludgy? Does your guinea pig seem to have trouble getting the water to come out?

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Why Do Guinea Pigs Eat Their Poop

WebThe fancy term for guinea pigs eating their poop is coprophagia, which sounds like a beautiful tropical island. An island of poop, apparently. While guinea pigs will occasionally eat one of their ‘pellets’ from their cage, most often they’re eating a special kind of poop …

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guinea pig nail care Archives

WebUnlike humans, other primates and some animals like hamsters, guinea pigs don’t have ‘thumbs’ to help them pick up their food with their front feet to eat.

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Guinea Pig Fun Facts: How Many Toes do Guinea Pigs Have

WebUnlike humans, other primates and some animals like hamsters, guinea pigs don’t have ‘thumbs’ to help them pick up their food with their front feet to eat. And, unlike many other mammals, guinea pigs have a different number of toes on their front feet compared to …

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Guinea Pig Toys & Accessories Archives

WebFind fun toys for guinea pigs, guinea pig cage accessories like hay racks, water bottles, food dishes, hay tunnels, pigloos and other habitats, and find other guinea pig toys and accessories to buy or make yourself

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What is the White Liquid In My Guinea Pig's Eyes

WebBut believe it or not, guinea pigs’ eyes secrete a white fluid right before they give themselves a bath. It acts as a cleaning solution! They wipe their eyes with their hands and then wipe themselves all around to get clean. Seeing these little guinea pig ‘milk tears’ is …

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guinea pig feet Archives

WebUnlike humans, other primates and some animals like hamsters, guinea pigs don’t have ‘thumbs’ to help them pick up their food with their front feet to eat.

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