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What are some common health problems of guinea pigs?

Some info on guinea pigs?

  • I have some questions on guinea pigs. :) 1. What veggies can they eat? I hear that too much fruit is bad for them, but what fruit can they eat? Like as a treat. 2. What are some common health problems? Do they occur mostly in males or females? 3. How often should they be let out of the cage? 4. What is the average lifespan? 5. I know all individual animals are different, but generally, are males or females more playful? Also, what are some good websites? :) Thanks.

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    1. Guinea pigs should have fresh veggies daily and fresh fruits 1-2 times a week. They also need Timothy hay everyday for grazing. Here's a list of snacks they can have: http://www.mgpr.org/mgpr/guinea%20pig%20diet.htm 2. The most common diseases are pneumonia (from being too cold, living in a dirty cage, etc) and eye infections. Make sure your guinea pig is eating food fortified with vitamin C to keep their eyes and hair healthy. From my experience though, guinea pigs are usually hearty/healthy but should visit a vet about once a year. They also need their nails trimmed often. 3. You should interact with your guinea pig for at least 30 minutes a day, even if you're a busy person as they can get reaaaally bored in their cage. Be sure they have a toy or two in the cage to keep them occupied. 4. Guinea pigs usually live 4-7 years when in good care. 5. Males make better pets for beginners usually, as females tend to be a bit more aggressive/shy. If you are getting two guinea pigs, get two females, not two males (because the males will fight when they get older). Consider adopting from a shelter regardless of what gender you get :)

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make sure to NEVER give them ice burg lettuce, for they can dies, give them romane lettuce, and to give them some vitamin c give them some oranges but dont give them to many cause they can cause sores around your little piggy's lips. you can also give them some apples. some common health problems are tumors, bumble feet, respritory problems, blindness, etc. but make sure to look out for the tumors cause they are prone to get them. my piggy had one on her ear and we had to get it removed so make sure to check for that, and bumble feet can cause pain on the pads of their feet and if it goes on then if could mean amputation or death so make sure to look that up and read more about it. they should be let out of their cage at least 3 times daily if you are keeping them in a small cage, what I do is I have a small 2 story cage and I take her into my room and pick anything up that my be harmful to her and let her run around my room all day and she loves it! she is always popcorning and squeaking and since she is the only piggy I have its best for her to run around, but if you dont want to do this then you can let her run around in your bathroom for like 2 hours a day or something males and females are both playful but I have a female piggy and she is always playful and she chirps all the time and squeaks, so I guess it all depends. hope this helps

Hello 1 ; Visit this website to see all the fruit and veg they can eat http://jackiesguineapiggies.com/fruitandveg.html 2 ; A common health problem is a respiratory problem which has be triggered from aerosols or bad bedding. 3 ; Guinea pigs should have about thirty minutes floor time to keep them in tip top shape (supervised) 4 ; The average life span is 8 years, the oldest of all rodents! 5 ; Males are much more playful and kinder than females. Both are kind of the same.4 I hope you get a guinea pig, they are just so sweet. They are social animals animals, so should be kept in pairs, two brothers or two sisters! Jackie's guinea pig website is amazing http://jackiesguineapiggies.com/ Also here's the health website http://www.guinealynx.info/ Emily.

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