Before you rush out and buy bags of popcorn for your guinea pig, let’s be clear and say that popcorning has absolutely nothing to do with the tasty snack! Rather, it is a descriptive word used in relation to a movement that you might see your guinea pig make. Popcorning is a maneuver guinea pigs…
The Guinea Pig is a docile creature with a lot of personalities. However, they can get bored very easily. We’ll explore some Guinea Pig Boredom Busters for you to implement to keep your little guy/s from becoming bored. Along with its fuzzy, cute appearance and sociable nature, it’s no wonder that the Guinea Pig has…
You enter the room and head straight to your guinea pig with a smile on your face, “Hi chubby cheeks! How are you doing?” But instead of responding like it usually does, you notice something else about your beloved furball. It seems to be shivering, something that it has never done before. A shaking guinea…
Guinea pigs are renowned for being vocal and making a wide range of noises in order to communicate with each other and with us. For example, guinea pigs purr when they are content, wheek when they are hungry, and rumble when in the mood for love. All noises that we are happy to hear our…
If you’ve ever had both of these cute and cuddly creatures at the same time, you’ll know just how tempting it is to make guinea pigs and rabbits live together in the same housing. After all, they’re both furry creatures, they look like a miniature and a giant version of one another, respectively, and they…
Everyone wants to be the best pet owner they can, and that includes those of us with guinea pigs. We provide the best diet that we can, the best environment that we can, and all the love and affection that we’ve got. Do we though, understand and react to the unhappy guinea pig noises we…
Guinea pigs are small rodents renowned for their chattering and social nature. They make great pets for children as long as an adult is prepared to be responsible for the majority of their care. They do, however, have certain specific needs which are essential to their wellbeing. One of the most important of these being…
