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Guinea pigs run laps for exercise. That's why they need plenty of room in their cage or lots of floor time. Never put a pig in an exercise wheel or ball, they can cause unnecessary strain on the spine.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agowell they usually like to run around in their cage but you can by them a ball and they like to run around the house in the ball which is great exercise!
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∙ 11y agoThey need lots of exercise, just give them lots of space to run around everyday and they should be fine.
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∙ 11y agoTo excersice, gerbils run around, burrow in their cage and climb things.
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∙ 7y agoby running away from the hunters, they burn fat
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Do guinea pigs need to walk like dogs?
Guinea pigs, like all animals, need exercise or their muscles will atrophe (go soft). This is the reason tanks for guinea pigs usually have a wheel that the little animals can run around in for exercise.
Do pregnant Guinea pigs run away from home?
Most Guinea Pigs becomes lazy when they are pregnant,so most Guinea Pigs will not run away from home.But,Pregnant Guinea Pigs must need more exercise.
Do guinea pigs need exercise balls?
ABSOLUTELY NOT!Guinea Pigs have a natural upward curve of the spine. When you put them in an exercise ball you are forcing the spin in an unnatural position and its bone structure can't handle it! You should never put your Guinea Pig in an exercise ball. Give the Guinea Pigs ample room to run around, toys, and a mate and they will maintain their own fitness.
Do guinea pigs need a salt block?
Yes, guinea pigs should have a saltblock.
Is a 95cm x 55cm guinea pig cage okay for two guinea pigs?
Certainly not ! Guinea pigs by their nature need plenty of space to run around, and get exercise. A floor area of 37 x 21 inches is far too small even for ONE Guinea pig !
Do guinea pigs need exercise?
YES!Ofcourse they do that's why they have wheels to run in another person: no, they run in the wheels to act cute
Can guinea pigs use hamster homes?
No guinea pigs cannot there wouldn't be enough space and guinea pigs aren't supposed to use exercise wheels that are usely in hampster cages (because they can easily hurt themselves).
What can you use for guinea pigs for exercise?
You can buy them one of those wheels that you put in the cage or a ball you put the guinea pig in and it runs around in the house. Ok first of all please do NOT buy a ball. Guinea pigs do not have the spine that a hamster has a ball could injure your guinea pig. Guineas need an hour of exercise daily set up a room for your pigs to run around in or teach them to go up and down the step.
Do guinea pigs have to get vaccines?
no, guinea pigs dont need vaccines and only need to be taken to the vet when ill or injured.
Should you give you guinea pig space to run around?
Yes they need space or they'll go wild! Answer 2: No, guinea pigs don't need exercise like other rodents do. Guinea pigs survive just nicely in a small area, as long as they're given plenty of food and attention.
Do guinea pigs have to exercise?
well more than likely they are supposed to excercise!
Do guinea pigs need deworming medicines?
no you most certainly do not. guinea pigs are not like other mammals.
