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If you are considering a guinea pig as a pet, you need to consider feeding him before you actually bring him home. Feeding a guinea pig is much more complex than feeding cats or dogs. Overall, guinea pigs require water, pellets, hay, and fruits and vegetables. Let’s take a look at each nutritional need.
Water – Your guinea pig should have fresh water, delivered via water bottle, everyday. Be sure to purchase a water bottle that is specifically designed for guinea pigs, as he is likely to chew other types beyond recognition. Check his water at least twice a day, remembering that water bottles are not very big. Keep the water bottle full.
Pellets – You can find pellets designed specifically for guinea pigs in pet stores and through online resources. Of course manufacturers will make lots of claims, especially concerning vitamin C, but you shouldn’t pay any attention to those claims, as will be discussed later.
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Like other domesticated animals, your guinea pig needs exercise to help keep him strong, and to help keep his weight under control. Unfortunately, your guinea pig may not be getting the exercise that he needs in order to remain in good health.
The first problem is typically that the guinea pig does not have ample room in his pen. You could literally fill his pen with hundreds of dollars of Toys, but he still won’t get proper exercise. What he needs is space. He should have plenty of space to run around.
A popular activity among guinea pigs is running as fast as they can around the interior walls of the pen. If there are too many Toys or other items in the way, he is prevented from doing this.
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Just as you have a first aid kit in your home, and hopefully in your car, to help deal with minor emergencies that may occur with you and your family, you should also consider the unexpected needs of your guinea pig and either buy or create a guinea pig first aid kit, which commercially are called Cavy Kits.
A proper cavy kit will contain numerous items designed to help you and your guinea pig through emergencies. Guinea pigs actually can hurt themselves fairly easy, but it usually is minor, and with proper care, should heal quickly.
Your cavy first aid kit should contain a bottle of sterile eye wash. This is useful for removing debris from the eyes, and you will find that you use this more often than you may think. This is one item that is often overlooked when putting together a first aid kit. Benebac is also overlooked, but highly useful, in case your guinea pig ever has problems with Digestion.
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Guinea pigs are very lovable animals. They are very affectionate and have their own personalities, which will become very evident within days after you bring them home. They love to snuggle and cuddle. They will live longer than most other small pets, usually five to eight years. Although guinea pigs are naturally healthy animals and rarely get sick, doing your part to care for them can have a direct impact on how long they will live.
However, assuming that because they live in cages, guinea pigs have little or no care requirements is far from true. They need daily care. They rely upon you to give them proper nutrition, exercise them daily, and give them lots of love.
A guinea pig will need fresh food and water every day. While this may seem like a lot of work, making it a part of your daily routine will help it seem easy. In addition, you will receive lots of love from your pig, which will make your sacrifices worthwhile.
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