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What to feed your guinea pigs

Hi guinea pig lovers, as the title suggests this post is all about what food you can feed your guinea pigs. These are the websites where I found out what I can feed my guinea pigs and also what I can't , you should be able to click on them to take you to the website. http://www.happycavy.com/what-can-guinea-pigs-eat/ http://jackiesguineapiggies.com/fruitandveg.html http://www.onlineguineapigcare.com/category/guinea-pig-foods-2/  This website has a category block nearer the bottom of the page just to let you know. Please comment if you know of any other websites and please tell me your guinea pigs favourite vegetables. So as well as veg you need to give them special guinea pig pellets which will have extra vitamin C in because guinea pigs cannot produce it in their bodies. You shouldn't worry about giving them to much vitamin C because it will harmlessly pass through if they have to much. You should make they always have some hay to nibble on throughout the d...

Choosing your Guinea Pig, bringing it home and what you will need

Hi Readers, this is my first proper blog post on 'Guinea Pigs are cute' so I hope you enjoy. So as the title says, this post is about choosing you guinea pig and what you will need for bringing it home. WHAT YOU NEED 1.Hutch/Cage 2.Outdoor run 3.Food bowls 4.Water bottle/Bowl 5.Good quality Hay 6.Wood Shavings 7.Bottle Brush if you use a bottle for your pets 8.Pet safe disinfectant 9.Special guinea pig treats from a trusted pet shop 10.Special wooden gnawing blocks 11.Vitamin C powder to put in they're water(can be found in the small pet section in pets at home) 12.Books on guinea pigs 13.Special tunnels and hidey houses 14.Hard food 15.Safe fresh vegetables and fruit CHOOSING YOUR GUINEA PIG(S) When choosing your guinea pig choose one that has nice bright eyes and is very inquisitive and friendly. Always go to your local rescue centres website to see if they have any up for adoption. If your local rescue doesn't have any guinea pigs, you can wai...

About this blog

Hi I'm book worm and this is my guinea pig blog which is obviously about guinea pigs and I also have a book review blog because I love books as well as my guinea pigs Bramble and Patches. This blog will be all about guinea pig care, things you can make for them to play with and of course pictures of my guinea pigs Bramble and Patches. I really hope you enjoy my blog posts and learning all about guinea pigs. Book Worm :)