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Although guinea pigs are vegetarians, unfortunately, they can't eat meat substitutes. Most meat alternatives, like tofu, are made from beans and pulses, which guinea pigs can't eat either. 13. Rhubarb
As a treat, guinea pigs can have a few slices of baby corn. Mature corn can be too starchy and full of sugar for guinea pigs, but the unpollinated cobs make a nice snack. 14. Calendula
So, if you have two guinea pigs, you’ll need a 10.5 sq. ft. enclosure to give them plenty of room. It must also be well-ventilated with a floor they can easily walk on. They also need time ...
Guinea pigs remained popular laboratory animals until the later 20th century: about 2.5 million guinea pigs were used annually in the U.S. for research in the 1960s, [169] but that total decreased to about 375,000 by the mid-1990s. [51]
Rodents including beavers, guinea pigs, mice, hamsters, and chinchillas are known cecotrophs. [2] [3] Other animals also eat cecotropes, such as the common ringtail possum and the coppery ringtail possum. [4] The act of eating cecotropes is referred to as cecotrophy, which is distinct from coprophagy which is the eating of feces proper.
The shiny guinea pig (Cavia fulgida) is a guinea pig species of southeastern South America. The rodent is endemic to Brazil . It is native to the Atlantic Forest ecoregions.
Guinea pigs have no way of defending themselves if a predator jumps into their cage. They have short legs, cannot run fast, nor can they really fight and bite. They have many natural enemies ...
The Baldwin guinea pig is a breed developed from a spontaneous genetic mutation in Carol Miller's show-line of white crested golden agouti. [1] [2] Though born fully furred, Baldwin guinea pigs begin to lose their fur at two to five days of age, starting at the nose and leaving them almost entirely hairless by about two months of age. [3]