Before You Get Guinea Pigs

GUINEA PIGS MAKE INCREDIBLE COMPANIONS. THEY HAVE SO MUCH PERSONALITY MANY PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE HOW SIMILAR THEY ARE TO DOGS IN THAT ASPECT.
I’M JUST GONNA SAY IT… GUINEA PIGS ARE NOT STARTER PETS. GUINEA PIGS ARE NOT EASY PETS. GUINEA PIGS ARE NOT CHILDREN’S PETS. THEY REQUIRE LOTS OF ATTENTION AND SPACE TO LIVE HAPPY, HEALTHY LIVES.
PET STORE CAGES ARE ABSOLUTELY NOT ACCEPTABLE LIVING CONDITIONS!
SADLY, PET STORES HAVE REFUSED TO GET WITH THE TIMES. GUINEA PIGS REQUIRE LOTS OF SPACE. THEY REQUIRE UNLIMITED HAY 24/7. THEY CANNOTUSE BALLS OR WHEELS (THEY CAN DAMAGE AND BREAK THEIR SPINES). THEY CANNOT EAT ABOUT 90% OF WHAT IS SOLD IN THAT SINGLE SMALL ANIMAL SECTION OF THE PET STORE (THIS WAS THE CORE REASON FOR STARTING THE NATURAL CAVY BACK IN 2018. I WAS DISGUSTED WHEN I LEARNED WHAT IS BEING MARKETED TOWARDS PIGS AFTER I BEGAN MY RESEARCH. SINCE THEN, I HAVE DEDICATED MY LIFE TO IMPROVING AND REVOLUTIONIZING SMALL PET CARE.
THE BEST AND MOST AFFORDABLE CAGE IS A C&C CAGE (CUBES & COROPLAST). OFTEN, YOU CAN MAKE AN ENCLOSURE MORE THAN 10X THE SIZE OF THE LARGEST PET STORE CAGE FOR MUCH LESS…SERIOUSLY—PET STORE CAGES CAN GO FOR LIKE $100+! YOU CAN ALSO BUY EASY, PREASSEMBLED COROPLAST BASES FROM GUINEAPIGCAGESSTORE.COM
LEARN MY TIPS AND TRICKS FOR C&C CAGES AND LEARN HOW YOU CAN MAKE A 2×6 CAGE FOR $78 ON OUR CAGE REQUIREMENTS POST HERE
GUINEA PIGS ARE SOCIAL ANIMALS. THEY THRIVE IN PAIRS OR HERDS. YES, THERE ARE CASES WHERE A PIG JUST CANNOT GET ALONG WITH ANOTHER PIG. (JUST LIKE HOW NOT EVERYONE GETS ALONG WITH EVERY PERSON WE’VE MET). BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, GUINEA PIGS CAN BE INTRODUCED AND BONDED TOGETHER. YOU CAN READ ABOUT BONDING GUINEA PIGS HERE. NO MATTER HOW MUCH HUMAN COMPANIONSHIP YOU PROVIDE, NOTHING CAN REPLACE THE COMPANIONSHIP OF ANOTHER GUINEA PIG.
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CASES WHERE A GUINEA PIG THAT HAS HAD THEIR CAGE MATE PASS GETS DEPRESSED AND ACTUALLY PASSES THEMSELVES WEEKS LATER.
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