Guinea pigs have come a long way from their wild burrowing ancestors. They have adapted tremendously to living with humans. However, the reproductive system on the female guinea pig (or sow) has yet to catch up with the pace of modern guinea pig life. Nature designed guinea pig sows to become pregnant when they are ...
Taking on a cavy or guinea pig (or two or more) requires a firm commitment of not only your time, but your money. Although nowhere near as expensive as keeping a horse or most dogs you should expect to pay an average of about one thousand dollars a year per two cavies. This is a ...
American’s call them Guinea fowl, the French call them Pintade and the Italians call them Faraone. They originally came from the coast of Western Africa. Guinea fowl have been documented in Egyptian history as far back as 2400 BC. Today, Guinea fowl are kept as pets, or as free-ranging, insect eating, egg producing livestock. Guinea ...
Unlike most of the creatures in the rodent family, guinea pigs do not wash themselves. It’s not that they enjoy being dirty, the design of their body restricts their flexibility, therefore limiting their cleaning habits. Grooming your guinea pig is important, and as a responsible owner, you will have to bathe your guinea pig, like ...
The advantages of getting your guinea pigs big cages is that you don’t have to clean them as often and your pets have enough room to root around in and jump about. You can also often add ramps or little chewable nests that the guinea pig can jump on top of and thus a cage ...
