Guinea Pigs

Cavies make awesome pets. Guinea Pigs pretty easy to take care of and are just fine as long as they have food and water to leave overnight. Sadly, they don’t live that long, and it gets too hard when they die. Cavies are small rodents originally from South America. They are herbivores.

The guinea pigs loved exploring the floor. They need room to be able to run around and popcorn sometimes. We didn’t let them have floor time as much as I would have liked, but I know at least I worried about them getting up into the recliner mechanism of the couch or recliner and had no idea how to get them out of there safely. They could have also gotten under the kitchen cabinets back then. Lastly, I was just afraid I’d not see them and step on them

They should always have bedding on the bottom of their cage. We used newspaper with half the cage being bedding and the other half being big thick towels, thinking it might be easier to clean and keep them warmer. Once in a while they’d figure out they could crawl under the edges of it.. Every once in a while you’d hear them getting at the newspaper and eating it. Cedar and pine should not be used for guinea pigs. The oils in the wood can irritate the piggie’s respiratory system.

Our cage was made of the grids from target on a table we made with blanket and bedding in it. It was 4 feet by 8 feet, and every once in a while out of the blue for no good reason you’d hear them running around the cage doing laps and pop corning. Here are some tips for cages

Guinea pigs never stop eating. here are some food and trees ideas.

They loved floor time when they got to roam around on the floor. fs

Our Piggies

At one time or another We’ve had five pet piggies. They were, Snuggles, Peppy, Blackie, Cuddles, and Teddy. They were all different and had different personalities.