how can i keep my guiny pig healthy?

[angelheart]

I had one guiny pig and some how he cought a cold and died


That same night me and my mom wint to go and get a nother one so we did and the one that we have now is a smooth heair and he is so nice that he is so fast to chatch him to take him out and hold him.


Any was all I whant to know is how I can keep him healthy and be able to have him for life with me.

I get to close to amimals more than I do to my one boyfreind.

Is that a good thing or not?

 

[Auratus]

Well, don't keep it next to a door or any place with a draft, give it pleanty of sunlight but don't let it get hot, especially if it's a long haired. Always have pleanty of water because they get dehidrated. Don't buy ceder bedding. It's bad for lungs and causes problems. Feed a high quality food and also give some kind of veggie every day like carrots, apples, or lettuce! Make sure the cage is big enough to move around!

 

[living_dead]

Don't keep them in a fish tank.

 

[BettaBoyz]

Guinea Pigs are wonderful little critters, i so wish i hadn't just ignored mine when i was younger because they are the most personable of all Rodents ^^

first, go to this site: http/cavycages.com/. it's a great Guinea Pig site! they have tips on how to keep healthy Pigs, and how to build a cheap and HUGE cage. nowadays, keeping a Guinea Pig in one of those starter-kit cages is downright cruel, because they haven't got space to run. a minimum size is about 2'x3', lotsa space huh? you could never find a cage that big, so pick up some Wal-Mart/Target storage cube grids and linoleum (easier to get than coroplast) and build him a huge Piggie haven!

^^ no cedar shavings, lots of clean water, Guinea Pig food (not Rabbit, i did this and ended up having on Pig die from choking on a too-big piece, and the other form liver failiure) hidey-holes, comfy blankets, and lots of lub on your part should do the trick.

i love my pets more than i love people, my pets understand me, most people don't. i like them, especially because they don't talk back, just give kisses ^^