Before you get a guinea pig it's good to know what to expect, one person had a question and here's the summary... Are guinea pigs clean and easy to take care of? Do they made a lot of noise during the night?

Answer

Guinea pigs like any animal in a cage needs to count on his or hers owner to keep the cage clean for optimum health. If you spot clean the cage daily take out the leftover veggies the guinea pigs didn't eat (if any) the night before, and little poo they leave behind you may get 4 or 5 days before you might have to clean the entire cage.

That's for one guinea pig, if you have more than one guinea pig or don't want to spot clean you are looking at every couple days. It can also depend on the size of your hutch or cage. You should always buy the biggest cage you can afford.

Guinea pigs need fresh water and food daily, and they do squeak, squeal, and get all happy when they know the food is on the way. They also talk to each other through squeaks. They won't keep you up all hours of the night carrying on since they are the most active during the day.

So if you are able to feed, water, pet and play with your guinea pig daily and willing to clean at the cage weekly or more if necessary then a guinea might be the pet for you. Undecided?

Consider reading Guinea Piglopaedia: A Complete Guide to Guinea Pig Care (Complete Guide To Guinea Pig Care) It comes highly recommended for people who are thinking about getting a guinea pig.

Just like humans’ guinea pigs need vitamin C to prevent scurvy, surely you two aren’t going to suck down a glass of OJ together every morning (well, I suppose you could teach them to drink from a straw).

Most guinea pig pellets have vitamin C included but you should still supplement with fresh veggies especially if your pellet food is losing freshness.

Guineas need veggies too just like you and me and what gives us gas (broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage) does the same for them. More and more I wonder where the term guinea pig came from. Maybe they are more like us than we think not necessarily just to try experiments on.

Green veggies like... spinach, kale, dandelion greens are good choices, nearly any vegetable you eat your guinea pig can eat too. Although avoid potatoes, can you say Atkins diet.

Be smart start with just a little bit of vegetable to make sure he/she can tolerate the new food, just like you would with a baby.

Well that’s it for today; I’m going to check out where the term guinea pig (for medical reasons) came from.

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