Post by Meghan Rothe on Jan 14, 2007 20:24:10 GMT -5
Guinea pigs are gentle. They need to be held very securely. You have to pick them up in the middle and then you need to put one hand underneath the hindquarters and one hand over the back, but you don't want to hold the guinea pig too tightly. Guinea pigs are social. They enjoy the company of other guinea pigs and they enjoy being held. They need a lot of attention just like any other animal. If you can't provide all of the attention that a guinea pig needs then you might as well not get one especially don't get a guinea pig if you can't provide it with everything else that they need. Guinea pigs aren't high-maintenanced and they aren't low-maintenanced instead they are in between. You have to be careful with guinea pigs because you don't want to cause an injury on your guinea pig and you don't want one of their bones to break which is why you should never put a guinea pig in a guinea pig ball or an exercise wheel because then they could run around and they could break one of their bones. ALWAYS make sure that you provide what your guinea pig needs because if you don't give it everything that it needs like something to eat or something to keep them happy they could just be left alone and die and no one wants that to happen to any animal.
WARNING: ALWAYS try your hardest to make sure that guinea pigs have everything that they need every day. If you only have one guinea pig then it is best that you get him/her a friend.
Guinea pigs need somebody to sit by their cage and someone to hold them and pet them, etc because they are use to the attention and they need someone to look up to for food because they are very happy animals and they need a lot of Vitamin C and attention to keep them happy. You don't want to spoil a guinea pig because then they'll expect to get attention all of the time but you do have to feed them everyday because if you don't then they could get sick and die. Guinea pigs are the one animal besides dogs and cats that get sleep. Guinea pigs need lots of Vitamin C because they are very small animals and they can't produce their own Vitamin C so they need it fed to them.
Be careful when you feed guinea pigs. REMEMBER that guinea pigs are VEGETARIANS and that they can only eat fruits and vegetables.
ALWAYS try to remember how big of a responsibility guinea pigs are and think about if you are ready to take the risk of making a change in your life for a BIG responsibility. ALWAYS make sure that your guinea pig is healthy because health is a BIG part in keeping your guinea pig happy.
If you are thinking of getting other animals then why don't you join my other forum. The link to that one is angel1098767.proboards82.com. Be sure to check out that forum if you are thinking of getting a hamster.
WARNING: ALWAYS try your hardest to make sure that guinea pigs have everything that they need every day. If you only have one guinea pig then it is best that you get him/her a friend.
Guinea pigs need somebody to sit by their cage and someone to hold them and pet them, etc because they are use to the attention and they need someone to look up to for food because they are very happy animals and they need a lot of Vitamin C and attention to keep them happy. You don't want to spoil a guinea pig because then they'll expect to get attention all of the time but you do have to feed them everyday because if you don't then they could get sick and die. Guinea pigs are the one animal besides dogs and cats that get sleep. Guinea pigs need lots of Vitamin C because they are very small animals and they can't produce their own Vitamin C so they need it fed to them.
Be careful when you feed guinea pigs. REMEMBER that guinea pigs are VEGETARIANS and that they can only eat fruits and vegetables.
ALWAYS try to remember how big of a responsibility guinea pigs are and think about if you are ready to take the risk of making a change in your life for a BIG responsibility. ALWAYS make sure that your guinea pig is healthy because health is a BIG part in keeping your guinea pig happy.
If you are thinking of getting other animals then why don't you join my other forum. The link to that one is angel1098767.proboards82.com. Be sure to check out that forum if you are thinking of getting a hamster.
