tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48761480653736779812011-07-30T21:28:25.675-07:00Guinea pigs make wonderful pets, loved by their owners. Guinea pig pictures and information on guinea pig care, guinea pig food, guinea pig toys, guinea pig sounds here on my blog, and of course photos of Skittles, our photogenic pet guinea pig.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10947502917970703657noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876148065373677981.post-30056955594889191672007-07-27T12:10:00.000-07:002007-07-27T19:43:08.374-07:00

Guinea pigs love to play games, especially Pretty Pretty Princess. As you can see, they are very talented at it and like to win.The loved and lovable champion retires.

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When Skittles can't go outside, we like to bring some of the outdoors in. Guinea pigs chew in order to keep their teeth trim and healthy. Since their teeth don't fall out, they will keep growing and growing unless they have something to gnaw on. Imagine that, guinea pig tusks ... A favorite chew toy for our pig is a fruit tree twig - especially citrus. Lemon, orange and grapefruit twigs are all

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Now that the weather is warm, we decided to let our indoor guinea pig pet have some outside time. His cage allows you to take off the wire "top" so I've been putting him outside with his furry feet in the grass and the cage on top. Guinea pigs actually can live outdoors, but they are subject to drafts and heat so if you do decide to make an outdoor home, make sure there is a warm and protected

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In case you were wondering, there is no doubt whatsoever that Guinea Pigs love to climb. For our "teenage" guinea pig Skittles, we discovered he has grown large enough to view stairs as fun, not an obstacle. This was a bit surprising for Skittles. I had added a small wooden ladder to Skittles's cage weeks ago since climbing is such good exercise. But despite my best attempts to lead him up, he

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Despite the recent posts concerning guinea pig poop, that isn't their favorite food! Oranges are a hit as well as vital to their nutrition. Unlike rabbits and other rodents, they need vitamin C from a food source or can actually die of scurvy! But Skittles loves them as well as green leaf lettuce as you can see. He's a fan of carrots and kale too. We've learned, however, that these little piggies

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Guinea pigs love being a little mischievous.They love gnawing. They'd also love to gnaw on things like electrical chords, sweaters, cloth, newspapers, or virtually anything. The biological reason is that gnawing helps to trim the fast growing front teeth.I've even seen skittles chew on hair! If you want to keep your hair, try giving them some wood blocks or citrus branches, or other tree branches

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In nature, guinea pigs hunt out and consume grasses as their primary dietary staple. However, grass does not digest easily to release its nutrients. Some of nature's grass eaters, like cows, try using very large and long digestive tracts or chew their cud. But what about cute little lovable guinea pigs? They cannot have a 10 foot long intestine after all.Instead guinea pigs use a much more

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Guinea pigs love hay, and need it in their diet. One of the first things we did after taking Skittles (our pig) home from the pet store was go out and buy a hay hopper and mini (and I mean really small) bale of hay.Hay carries a lot of benefit not available from food pellets alone, especially dietary fiber. By "hay" I'm referring to grass type of hay, not alfalfa, which you also see in pet stores

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This is Skittles. He joined our family on December 21st and a week later we are all members of his herd. We wanted a pet for our 5 year old but for one reason or another decided against a cat or dog so we decided on a guinea pig. He's been a great choice!My husband has been pleasantly surprised by how verbal he is. Skittles greets us and purrs and squeeks happily while sitting in our laps. Our 5

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