Guinea
pigs
Guinea pigs live happily in a cage and make great
first pets that are quiet and easy to care for. They are playful and young
animals will chase around their cage or run. They will investigate and use
tunnels and play-houses.
A male is called a Boar. A female is called a Sow and young
ones are called suckers. Short haired breeds include American Satin and the
Crested.
Generally guinea pigs are reasonably easy to feed remembering
two main things. Number one- they can`t make their own in the vitamin c. Number two- they need to be
made to work at their food as if they are in the wild by grinding down roughage in order to get sufficient nourishment. This will also
help to keep the front teeth short preventing further problems.
There are
now more than twenty five different breeds of guinea pigs. Guinea pigs come
from South America. They can be attacked by meat-eating animals. They are shy
and scared very quickly. They are named guinea pigs because the sailors sold
them for one guinea and they make squeaking noises like a pig. The common
guinea pig was first domesticated as early as 5000 BC for food by tribes in the
Andean region of South America.
By Jess P
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