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The Steps You Should Take if Your Guinea Pigs Bites You If your guinea pig bites you, make sure you put it back into its cage or hand it to someone else so you can deal with your bite. Wash the area where you were bitten under warm water with soap to help prevent infection. If your guinea pig has drawn blood, then you should use a plaster to help stop the bleeding. If your bite is bleeding a lot, then apply pressure to the wound for at least 5 minutes with a towel or cloth to help stop the...

If you have a guinea pig, then you are going to need bedding for their cage. Bedding helps trap odor while keeping your cage more orderly; every guinea pig cage requires bedding. There are tons of different bedding types out there targeted towards small animals like guinea pigs. Each of these beddings claims to be the best item you can buy for your pet. To help you make the best choice for your own cage and pet, we have compiled a list of the 12 best bedding currently available for purchase.

  What Fruits Can Guinea Pigs Eat? Fruits are a healthy and delicious snack to feed your guinea pig every now and again. They’re full of vitamins and minerals that your guinea pig needs to be healthy and strong. Most guinea pigs have a sweet tooth and will happily devour any fruit you give them, which makes them a great treat to use for training or when your pet has been especially well-behaved. However, fruits are naturally high in sugar, so they shouldn’t be fed as often as vegetables. Around once or twice a week is usually enough! When you’re...

Make sure you wash kale thoroughly before serving it to your guinea pig. You should opt for organic kale if you can to eliminate any risk of pesticides.

Kale should be given raw to your guinea pigs as cooking it removes vital nutrients.

  Spaying your female guinea pig is definitely recommended for more than just population control if she is housed with a male cavy. Females often develop uterine and ovarian issues including various cancers. Sometimes the uterus and ovaries can be removed even after the problem has been discovered but other times cancer has already spread to other parts of the body rendering it untreatable. A complete hysterectomy SHOULD be performed by your exotics vet on your guinea pig at about six months of age to prevent uterine and ovarian diseases just as it would in a dog or cat.  While some...