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Guinea Pigs

Guinea pigs are a member of the rodent family. Cavia porcellus is descended from the wild guinea pig of the Andes Mountains. Guinea pigs properly known as cavies were domesticated some 7000 years ago and used as a source of food, but they are social animals and make great pets.

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Are avacados poisonous to pigs?

They can be, it is hard for them to digest nd the skin can make them sick.

What is the steps for a pig giving birth?

Pigs do not deliver babies, they give birth to the baby piglets. Nature lets all animals have the instincts to do something. Instinct means: to know how to do something without being taught. The pigs instinct will help them while birthing the piglets.

Why do some guinea pigs have red eyes?

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The colour of the eyes depend on the amount of pigmentation present on the iris. Guinea pigs that have red eyes have no pigementation on the iris. The red colour is the result of blood vessels which are present in the vascular layer of the eye.

How do you tell a female ginni pig from a male?

Because boys have special parts that girls don't have.

What pet shops sell guinea pigs?

well i bought my first guinea pig from camp.well i dont know how to describe you its address.the shop is on the same street as that of marzorine.jus walk along the path towards FS or jus ask somone....hope it helped....:-)

What do you do if your guinea pig eat a cookie?

if it eats everything as in like every food don't feed him/her every food and make him/her stay away

eats everything as in everything in its cage it just likes to chew on things and if its food that's bad for it take it away

Why pigs have so many nipples?

Sows tend to have a large litter of piglets to feed (ranging from 8 to 18 piglets), so a large number of teats are needed to feed as many piglets as a sow has. Sows only have one uterus, but have two long uterine horns which are able to house as many offspring as she can. The uterine horns are designed by nature so that they can have each fetus with their own placenta to live and grow from. Pigs are an ideal meat animal because of their high offspring numbers, their length of gestation, and their ability to grow quickly and efficiently.

What does a guinea pig can eat?

Guinea pigs don't eat anything in the wild. They only live as domestic house pets where they eat a daily diet of salad, hay and commercial guinea pig food. They were wild at one point, but not anymore.

Hope This Helps,

A Guinea Pig Lover

Can you give a guinea pig a bath with only water?

For the health of the guinea pig, I recommend you do NOT take him/her in the shower! The water would overpower him/her and they would probably drown...

I hate animal cruelty, so DON'T DO IT!

I hope this helped... .

If you put 2 guinea pigs in the same cage together will they get along?

Well it depends on the pig. If they are siblings then they will probably get along. If your pig is laid back and so is the other one they should get along. (I recommend a boy and a girl together. Just make sure they're neutered!)

Can guinea pigs eat flowers?

It is a fact that your guinea pig can not eat mum flowers. If they expolde or die eating them.... well...... YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE FED THEM IT! :(

Are guinea pigs very clean pets?

Yes they do they are just like dogs. dogs smell eachothers bottoms and that's how you know they like each other.

YES THEY DO

Can a guinea pig and chinchilla share the cage?

Absolutely not. If you are talking about Syrian hamsters and mongolian gerbils then they are both incredibly territorial and would likely kill each other. Syrian hamsters are solitary and cannot even be kept with other Syrians.

Mongolian gerbils do well in pairs or groups of their own kind, but you cannot even introduce a lone adult to a lone adult without a splitcage as they are highly territorial and would fight an intruder to the death.

Hamsters and gerbils also need different types of cages. It is vital that a gerbil has a tank as part of its cage since they need plenty of room and substrate to dig whereas a hamster cannot be kept in a tank due to the ventilation and health problems it would cause.

Cohabiting different types of rodent should only rarely be attempted and only be an experienced rodent keeper. There are only a very few examples where it can work, and the vast majority of cases you would just end up with dead pets.

What does it mean if a hamster is making a squeaking noise?

It usually means that they're happy. If they vibrate violently, then they're extremely frightened. Put them down immediately. If they continue to vibrate like this, then you may want to get them to a vet immediately.

Why do guinea pigs have 3 toes in the back and 4 up front?

Guinea Pigs do not have holes in there back. your guinea pig probobly has a growth on its back. You should see a vet if it doesnt go away!

What can you name a black and white guinea pig?

Anything you want. There's no law saying what you can or cannot name a guinea pig. Some suggestions in order of (my) preference:

Oreo

Cookie (from the black and white cookie from Seinfeld. Ask your dad if you don't know what that is)

Dalmation

Fred

Spiderman (it's multipurpose, you can name anyone and anything spiderman and it works).

Do guinea pigs oink?

No.Guinea pigs dont have a way to get rid of air in their bodys so feeding them gassy foods such as beens, broccoli, and cauliflower is a bad idea.

Can you kill fleas on your guinea pig with borax?

Don't use borax on your dog. It can be used to kill fleas and flea eggs that are between the cracks in the floor or in the carpet. Borax dries out the flea eggs and they don't hatch.

You can also pour borax into your vacuum cleaner bag and vacuum everything thoroughly so that any of the sucked up fleas will die inside the bag.

How much does the fattest pig weigh?

Recently, in October 2007, there was a Chinese festival. This festival, called "The Pig of God" festival, is a annual festival, where farmers fatten one of their pigs, making them gain weight. The winner in 2007 was a VERY big pig! This pig, not given a name, was force-fed sand and metal to when it was a weight of 2001 lbs. When the heaviest pig is chosen, it is killed. It is then painted and paraded down the street.

This festival has been banned, but the law enforcement doesn't want to stop the festival because it may make riots about religious rights.

Can two boy rabbits be in the same cage?

A doe can get pregnant at 3 months. They BOTH need to be spayed and neutered first and they need to be bonded or they will fight and possibly one or the other or both can be injured badly or killed.

Is it ok to house a guinea pig alone?

Yes it's fine to keep one guinea pig, you would just have to give it LOTS of attention every day!! It's always best for the guinea pigs to have at least two for companion-ship since their social animals, but as long as you can give it lots of attention it's okay to have one too. Good luck!

Can guinea pigs eat weat bix?

If u have no guinea pig food left it is ok to give ur guinea pigs some weetabix dry. It is ok for them to eat because it is weat and that is good for them!

Are Guinea pigs harmless?

Certainly not, kids have no competance with the care of small animals. And then what do you considrer a kid and what do you considre a hamster? Aslo, but incendental, hamsters will bite children who abuse them, something to be expected from kids and their doing with hamsters.... It's called self defense. If you were a hampster, what would you do? Bite in self defense.

What noise does a mouse make when giving birth?

I have had mice and rats both. Both of which did nothing more than squeak.

I would assume all rodents make a similar noise, such as; guinea pigs, gerbil's, ferrets etc.