Speaking of rats, we all hate them, but guinea pigs are mice, but their chubby bodies are clumsy and cute, which makes them more likable than rats in our subconscious. Compared with squirrels and chinchillas, guinea pigs are much easier to keep as pets. Guinea pigs are becoming more and more popular among pet owners due to their moderate size. Owners don’t have to worry about raising a guinea pig. If you pay attention to the following details, you can become a pet keeper in minutes.
1, food, guinea pig yo are vegetarian, for the special requirements of food is not too big, it only need a high quality granular staple foods, plenty of grass and water of the three basic food containing vitamin C, it is also very like to eat fruit, but you also can’t to eat any fruit, banana can’t feed it to eat, because the banana contains very high potassium, Can cause disease in its urinary tract. The food basin should choose stainless steel or ceramic material which has a certain weight and is not easy to be knocked over and eaten. It is recommended to use the licking type water feeder in the feeding box. Water and food in the tank must be changed frequently to avoid disease.
2, health, waste is faulty, it can spread some padding material in the terrarium, pad material it can absorb the moisture in feces and send out the peculiar smell, master greatly every day to clean up the terrarium smudgy parts are yo, pad material is dirty after throwing out and spread the new pad material, a week and don’t forget to also want to clean up the terrarium oh, cleaning will all the cushion material lost, Air dry or sun dry the feeding tank after washing it with water, and clean the food basin and feeder.
3, beauty, the owner to comb regularly for it, this is to help it remove the old dandruff, to cover the part of the flesh when cutting nails for it, because there are blood vessels and nerves, if you take a bath occasionally, there is no relationship, absolutely can not wash every day.
Guinea pig is very clever, you treat it seriously, it will recognize you, after a long time will run to you to ask for food. In fact, it is not difficult to raise guinea pigs well, only the owner needs to pay great and little attention to it!