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Clean the water bottles EVERYDAY!

Water bottles are very important. Of course, always clean your water bottles! Read all about how to clean water bottles properly in this other article. 

Read all about how to clean water bottles properly in our other article.

Different styles of bottles will be offered on The_Cavy_Closet and you can choose your favorites. 

I suggest you get multiple bottles so you can switch them to wash them, but my best friend likes to use water dishes for her small animals because it's more natural. 

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Hiding places

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Hiding places

  Hiding places are a necessity - an overturned plastic tub or pail, or a cardboard box is the least you could do. (the cardboard boxes can just be discarded if soiled and replaced they are perfect barricades for floor time). Large diameter PVC pipes (with thick walls) make good tunnels and hides as well but make sure your cavy won't get stuck.  I've noticed that if a hidey doesn't have multiple entrances so sometimes I cut holes in the sides and sew them back together myself. Just crafts. Takes these strawberries for example, after I cut holes in the sides they became...

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Beat the Heat: Piggy Edition

Beat the Heat: Piggy Edition

Hello, summertime! We love your sunshine, popsicles, balmy nights, and seasonal produce, but if we're being totally honest, we could do away with the sticky, suffocating heat! 

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Critical Care

Critical Care

Oxbow Critical Care Pet Supplement, 141gm   THIS is a LIFESAVER. So many times we just don't know what to do and we want to feel like we've really done everything we can for our sweet piggies.  Check out Critical Care.    Designed specifically to support the needs of small herbivores Powdered formula - just add water High in fiber, no added sugar High palatability It comes in all different flavors and sizes, you can mix it with veggies and/or pellets if you want. Like having oatmeal on days you don't feel good, this is a perfect option for a...

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Vitamin C

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Vitamin C

The best way to supplement with additional vitamin C is to use vitamin C tablets. You can buy vitamin C tablets specifically for guinea pigs (e.g. Oxbow's GTN-50C), or buy human chewable 100 mg tablets (note: make sure you are getting just vitamin C rather than a multivitamin formula). A quarter of a 100 mg tablet daily is a recommended dose for most adult guinea pigs. The guinea pig tablets are 50 mg, but since vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin, small excesses over that daily requirement are easily excreted. Many guinea pigs will take the tablets like a treat and eat them, or they can be crushed and sprinkled on vegetables or pellets.

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