Caring for Guinea Pigs

Guinea Pig Care can be confusing at times because there is a lot of misinformation about Guinea Pigs at pet stores and on the internet.  We would like to touch on a few subjects that sometimes seem to have conflicting information. The size of Guinea Pig Cages: In general the cage should be as large as possible.  Guinea Pigs like to burrow and need to room to move around.  You will also want to have room for a pigloo house or boxes and tubes for the pig to play with.  The small cages being sold at pet stores are really too small for an adult guinea pig.  There are many great sites that offer bigger cages for sale or instructions for creating your own. Feeding Guinea Pigs Hay: Please read carefully.  In addition to giving your guinea pig good quality, Fresh food pellets daily, Timothy Hay should be made available [...]

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