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Cute, cuddly and packed full of character, there are many reasons to get a guinea pig. Along with being incredibly gentle animals, guinea pigs are considered to be low-maintenance fur friends ...
The Care and Keeping of Your Guinea Pig. Guinea pigs are popular pets because they are adorable, small, and they make those aforementioned sweet little grunting squeaks. (I’m telling you, it’s ...
From the common American guinea pig to the exotic Lunkarya Guinea Pig, these are the guinea pig breeds you should know about.
Guinea pig defense sound. The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as the cavy or domestic cavy (/ ˈ k eɪ v i / KAY-vee), is a species of rodent belonging to the genus Cavia, family Caviidae. Breeders tend to use the name "cavy" for the animal, but "guinea pig" is more commonly used in scientific and laboratory ...
The Wonder Pets answer the phone and find that an animal is in trouble somewhere. Linny, the Guinea Pig, explains the situation to the other two: Tuck Turtle and Ming-Ming Duckling. They all jump into a box filled with fabric scraps and jump back out wearing different outfits, often alluding to the area of the world they will be visiting.
A male Abyssinian guinea pig. The Abyssinian is a breed of guinea pig that is relatively common as both a pet and show animal. The Abyssinian is set apart from other breeds of guinea pig by its coat, which is marked with radially growing swirls or cowlicks of hair referred to as rosettes.
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 ]
The male guinea pigs usually have higher masses. The lifespan of these cavies is not well known due to limited data and lack of research; however Moleques do Sul guinea pigs had an average monthly survival rate of (0.81) which is high for a species within a small geographic location. [2]