So you find guinea pigs adorable and you decided you want to adopt two of them as your pets. You prepared everything you might need – the cage where they will live, the hay beds, the water bottles, the fleece bedding. You want to be a responsible guinea pig owner as much as possible. Now you come to this: How can I make sure my guinea pigs will live healthy lives? Do guinea pigs need shots...
As much as absurd it sounds, many Guinea pig owners talk about Guinea pigs changing their genders. So, can guinea pigs change genders? In reality, Guinea pigs can’t change genders and are born either male or female. However, during their younger days, Guinea pigs are sometimes hard to distinguish as their genitalia aren’t developed to a certain degree. That’s why it’s important not to breed your pig until it gets to a certain age. That...
Tap water is what all of us drink, and it represents water that comes from a piped supply. Depending on the place where you live, Guinea pigs can also drink tap water without any consequences. Many say that tap water contains trails of calcium which can be stored in our kidneys, thus damaging our urinary tract. Well, this is true to some extent, but it’s not always the case. Before we delve deeper into this...
One of the best things you can do before getting a pet is to make sure you know everything there is to know about the pet and also what responsibility it involves. Whether your pet is hypoallergenic or not is one of the important subjects that every owner must research. What does hypoallergenic even mean? Hypoallergenic is a term that describes if something is less prone to cause allergies. So, are guinea pigs hypoallergenic? The answer is...
Coughing is often regarded as something normal, and it represents a defensive mechanism against foreign bodies in our throat. So, can Guinea pigs cough? Yes. Coughing is present in every living being, and it’s not strange for your Guinea pig to cough from time to time. Usually, animals tend to eat faster than humans, resulting in pieces of food getting stuck in the throat. By coughing, those pieces are ejected from the throat thus preventing...
No, this is nothing about popcorn or feeding your pet guinea pigs with popcorn. If you have those adorable little guinea pigs as pets and you are reading this, chances are you already know or have heard the term popcorning. But in case you’re not familiar with it, or you want to know more about this behaviour of guinea pigs, read on. What is guinea pigs popcorning? Popcorning is the term used for those sudden adorable leaps that...
Guinea pigs are pretty famous and interesting because of their eyes. Their eyes stay open for the majority of the time even while sleeping. What can be at least as fascinating as this? If you search the internet whether guinea pigs see colors or not, you will find a bunch of different opinions based on scientific research or people’s stories. Now to answer the question, can guinea pigs see in color? It is a simple...
As a pet owner, there is no worse feeling that when your pet is sick. But, can guinea pigs make you sick? Well, the answer is YES, your guinea pig can make you sick, too. This process, known as a zoonosis, is extremely rare. Although it is extremely rare, it is possible for you to catch an illness from your guinea pig. By performing some very simple precautions and basic care maintenance for your cavvie,...
