If we were to ask, surely many of you in your childhood or in your adolescence have had a hamster or a guinea pig, a pet that we have great memories of and that, now, a few years later, we could consider having again.
Thus, for all those you are thinking of adopting one or having it again, We want to give you five tips to keep in mind with these adorable rodents.
how long does a guinea pig live
Guinea pigs are animals that can be long-lived since they can live between 8 and 10 years perfectly, so if we take good care of them, they will accompany us for a good part of our lives.
What do I need to have a guinea pig?
As for their care, the truth is that guinea pigs do not require much effort, things as they are. Of course, we will have to provide them with a “little house” in conditions and that goes through a cage that, the bigger, the better.
Thus, the two-story cages are ideal because they will be able to go a little from here to there and have plenty of space, although we can also contribute in other formats as long as they have space.
In addition, we will place a place with good natural light and without direct sunlight. The ideal is for the temperature to be between 20 and 25 degrees and release them from time to time so that they run, but always controlled (be careful with the cables that love to bite them, do not leave anything at hand).
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That yes, that it be a space that we also find comfortable to clean, since it will be the most tedious thing about having a guinea pig, having to clean the cage.
One or more guinea pigs?
Guinea pigs are very social animals and several can live together. Of course, be careful with the pre-production, lest you end up being a large family.
What do guinea pigs eat?
Guinea pigs mainly eat feed, in fact, the hay is usually the most important food thanks to its great contribution of fiber, essential for your body and the digestive system that, in addition, favors the wear of the teeth and molars (as a fact to tell you that their teeth always grow).
However, it is true that we can also give them vegetables and green vegetables as well as fruit, always making sure that they feel good because it is not always like that. For this reason, we will always give them in small pieces so that they digest it better.
guinea pig hygiene
Finally, you have to know that guinea pigs is that they do not clean themselves as other animals do, so if you have one as a pet you have to know that every 2-3 months we will have to bathe it, which they don’t like very much, so we will do it carefully, making sure that the water falls on our hands and not on them directly and with specific products for them.
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