Do guinea pigs have to go to the dentist?

Answer 1

Dental care for Guinea Pigs is quite often required, as Guinea Pigs' teeth are "Open-Rooted". This means that they are continually growing.

Sometimes a Guinea Pigs' teeth become overgrown, and their owner's need to take their pig to the vet to have them trimmed back to normal size.

This is why you should always provide adequate chewing items in you Guinea Pigs' enclosure.

A simple block of untreated wood does the job just fine. Although, your Guinea Pig's may not know what to do with it at first, but putting it in a place that they rest is the best, as it may attract their attention more than placing it somewhere else where it would go unnoticed.

Hope this helped :)