"They just seem to take the stress right out of you."Unlike most other rodent pets, guinea pigs (also calledcavies) are active during the day, so won't keep you awake withnoises at night, and they're just not as busy. But guineapigs are content to cuddle.
Many guinea pigs like to chew on cardboard andused paper rolls. If you see your guinea pig eating apaper product in their cage, remove immediately as doing socan cause digestive issues. Additionally, your guineapigs SHOULD NOT eat the glue on used paperrolls.
Since guinea pigs don't climb or jump,they can also live in open enclosures as long as otheranimals, including small children, will not have access tothem.) daily cage or enclosure cleanings (Remove allsubstrate and wipe the floor with an antiseptic cleaner, then drywith a paper towel.)
Litter trained guinea pigs still probablywon't be 100% accurate in their litter habits, but theycan improve a great deal from using the whole cage as theirlitter box. (So even if you have a guinea pigthat goes by the rule, "The world is my litterbox!"
Nowadays, most responsible guinea pig owners usepaper-based bedding, aspen bedding or fleece. Thesethree choices are the most common bedding types for agood reason – they are safe to use and have a lot ofpros.
Our Top Three Indoor Guinea Pig Cages
- Homey Pet Stackable Heavy Duty Cage.
- Kaytee Extra Large Habitat.
- Yaheetech Multi-Level Habitat.
- Aivituvin Rabbit Hutch Indoor Outdoor.
- Ferplast Krolik Rabbit Hutch.
- KOUSI Portable Indoor Fence.
- Outback Jack Happy Habitat.
- Midwest Small Animal Play Pen.
Exercise balls and wheels are deadly forguinea pigs. These activities may be appropriate for somepocket pets like rats, mice, gerbils, and hamsters, but they shouldnever be used for guinea pigs. Guinea pigs have adifferent anatomy, and they can badly injure their backswith an exercise ball or wheel.
You may expose the cage only to occasional directsunlight, such as morning light. Avoid putting guinea pigsnext to bright windows and glass doors. Do not put cages inclosets or other small, enclosed areas.
Your guinea pig is an herbivore, which means heeats only plant material like hay. Herbivores need to have foodmoving constantly through their digestive systems to avoid serioushealth problems.
Put food in the cage.
Though guinea pigs rarely overeat, you need toprovide them with the right balance of pellets, hay, and freshvegetables. Hay - Hay is key to your guinea pig's diet.Pellets should come second to hay, which they need to chew to keeptheir teeth from growing out of control.Grapes can be fed to guinea pigs safely.The trick is moderation. Your guinea pig does not need anentire grape. You can also reserve grapes fora reward or a special treat, and rotate grapes out withother fruits that are lower in sugar, like kiwi, blueberries, andapples.
