I got a genien pig and i need to know every thing that i ned to do?

Question

step by step i know there not agressive and i know about the food can you help me with the rest best one gets 10 points

Answer 1

first get a cage number 2 get food number 3 hooke up the cage

tip if your mom hates it keep it a way from her

Answer 2

There is a lot to learn about guinea pigs, so I'm going to start of with these.

Shelters:

Guinea pigs need at least a 1'' by 2'' cage size, for one pig. For two pigs, it's 2'' by 3.'' You'll also need to by a Pigloo they can hide when they are scared or need to sleep. (Every guinea pig needs to have a Pigloo.) You can find Pigloos at Petsmart, Petco, etc.

http://www.guineapigs.info/CalliePigloo....

Picture of a piggy in his pigloo ^

Bedding:

Bedding is not always cheap. But, if you can find a feed store close to your area, you should be able to get huge bags of bedding for as cheap as eight dollars, compared to pet store bags which are twice as much...just make sure the bedding is dust-free and kiln-dried.

If you want to buy the bedding at the pet store, the safest bedding would be either a pelleted product, or aspen wood shavings. My guinea pigs use pine shavings, which most owners agree may lead to liver problems, but the shavings I buy are kiln-dried and dust free, plus the rescue we got them from uses the same kind and they know what they're doing.

Prices:

Guinea pigs can be quite expensive. Since they need a yearly checkup, and exotic vets are hard to find, make sure you are prepared to buy the treats, hay, food, etc...which they will need for as long as they live, up to 8 years or more!

Spaying/ Neutering

It looks like you only have one guinea pig, but before you let your pig play with another pig of the opposite gender, make sure they are spayed/neutered. I have a male and female pig, so the male, Noodles, was neutered. It's good to have them neutered/spayed so you don't accidently add on to pet overpopulation.

Other Household Pets

Make sure if you have other pets that run loose around the house, make sure you put a security gate in front of the room where the guinea pigs are. Even if they are in a cage, the other pets can scare them and add onto their stress level.

Cage Cleaning

Since you only have one guinea pig, you will only need to clean the cage once a week, with frequent cleanings, scooping up poops and pee. If you want to sanitize the cage with a recipe you can make right at home, here's your answer:

One tablespoon white vinegar

Two cups water

All you need is spray bottle for the mixture, then you can spray the cage when you clean it weekly, an then rinse throughly with a hose. Dry the cage to prevent drafts.

Bowls, Bottles, and feeders

Your guinea pigs is going to need a non- leak water bottle (try the rabbit- size LM Animal Farms.) You will also need a food bowl or crock, and 2 or 3 hay racks or balls.

Health

If your guinea pig is sick, you can see that the eyes and coat will be dull, no signs of a lot of movement, lethargic, etc. Guinea pigs need their nails clipped once a month, along with a monthly bath, too. You can bathe them in a basin with a about 2-3 inches of water- just work your hands on their body, splashing water on them, but not in their eyes, ears or mouth.

Wipe the eyes and nose with a wet cloth or tissue every morning. If you have an automatic scale, first, you step on the scale, then step on the scale holding your guinea pig. If you're two pounds heavier with the pig, then your pig is two pounds!

Normal weight for a boar is about 2.6 pounds, sow is about 1.6 pounds, or two pounds.

Treats

Guinea pigs love treats! Here some of the pig favorites:

http://www.petsmart.com/graphics/product...

Fav Brand of Healthy Pellets ^

http://www.petsmart.com/graphics/product...

It's essential for guinea pigs to have hay, so this is the best brand ^

http://www.petco.com/Assets/product_imag...

Vitakraft Chew sticks (don't overfeed)

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/images/Cat...

Yummy Guinea Pig UltraVite rings

Treats should not take up more than 10% of the diet. Ask your vet for details.

I hope I helped! Guinea Pigs are fun, sweet, animals, and they are very smart. Have fun with your new piggy! I would strongly recommened buying the book, "The Guinea Pig Handbook," by Sharon L. Vanderlip. It's very informative!

(All this info on the page was written by me, poppy478, not copied off a site.)

Answer 3

you should always do research on an animal before buying it. they need a bunch of vitamin C, which you can get from oranges, so one orange slie a day per pig. make sure their pellets are specaily formulated for guinea pigs...the require alot of different vitamens. they also need some timothy hay / alfalfa every day..um..I bathe my pigs once a month with baby shampoo. afterwards you must clip their nails or they can curl and beome ingrown. You also need a a chew toy and some sort or hide away (tissue box..tube...etc.) in the cage. e-mail me if you have any other questions ([e-mail]   this e-mail is for somethig else)

Answer 4

Please see http://www.guineapigcages.com and http://www.guinealynx.info -- these two sites will tell you EVERYTHING you need to know and then some.

FOOD:

Make sure you are feeding a high quality plain pellet without dried bits of dehydrated gunk, hopefully since you know about food you are using Oxbow or Kleenmama's pellets.  http://www.oxbowhay.com or http://www.kmshayloft are the best.  If you cannot get those online, for pellets I'd recommend Mazuri 5664.

They need grass hays, unlimited, 24/7.  If the piggie is under 6 months old, he/she can also have alfalfa hay.  The hay aids in their digestion and without it they can develop a lot of problems.

They need 1 cup of fresh veggies per day, consisting mostly of dark leafy greens like romaine lettuce, green leaf, swiss chard, cilantro, bell peppers (green or yellow mostly, and a small amount of red).  For more info on cavy nutrition, visit http://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/diet... and there's also a chart of what veggies are best and how often.

ENVIRONMENT:

If you only have one, the best thing you can do for him/her is to get a same-s*x friend.

Other good toys, though, are cozy sacks/cuddle cups, a fleece blanket to explore under, soda pop boxes with two or three entrance/exit holes (make great tunnels), fleece or towel tents clipped to the side of the cage, an old sock stuffed with a tennis ball in the toe and then tied off (or empty, or with a bit of hay inside), empty cardboard tubes stuffed with hay and a slit down the side so they don't get their heads stuck, and ping pong balls.  There are also many cat and/or bird toys that piggies might like, just make sure there's nothing that can break off and be a choking hazard.

***Your cage should be a minimum of 7.5 square feet.***  If you are using a smaller pet store cage, I recommend looking at guineapigcages.com, as it has easy and INEXPENSIVE how-tos on building your own custom cage.

[Edit: Previously, it was accepted that 2 sq ft per pig was enough.  This is really not true if you want your pig to lead a happy, healthy life with exercise on his/her own time instead of when you can let the cage door open so they can play on the floor.  You will delight in being able to watch your piggies do laps around their cage and 'popcorn' like mad!  Also, I am anti-pigloo because they take up so much floor space and they only have one exit/entrance.  If a second pig tries to get in, there's no way for the pig to get out if it's scared -- they're prey animals and also have dominance arguments.  Instead, I use a lot of fleece tents and tunnels and other things I've made for them to hide under/in with a minimum of two exits.]

For bedding, make sure to use any of the following: Aspen, KILN-DRIED pine, carefresh (or like products), or fleece over absorbent towels or mattress pads.  You can use black & white newspaper underneath, especially with loose bedding, to aid in the ease of cleaning up.  You may want to contact your newspapers to see if they are using all soy-based inks.

You need to allow your piggie about one hour of time exploring/floor time each day.

MEDICAL CARE:

If you got your pig from a pet store, I recommend taking it to a knowledgeable "exotics" vet so that they can treat for anything the poor critter was exposed to, like mange mites (which can be deadly left untreated).

Get a kitchen scale if you don't have one already, and weigh your pig weekly.  This will help give you a baseline of weight, and if there is anything wrong one of the first signs is weight loss.

Nails should be clipped a minimum of once per month.

If your pig develops crust around the eyes or nose, take them to the vet immediately as that is a sign of an upper respiratory infection, which cavies are prone to.  Untreated, it can develop into pneumonia and your pig may pass on.

If the pig is short haired, a small baby brush should be used to groom him/her once a day.  Long haired varieties need to be combed daily and you should keep the hair around the bum trimmed neatly to prevent any mats around "there", and also to keep the piggie tidier.

Most pigs should not be bathed more than twice a year.  Depending on the breed, bathing them more frequently (like a teddy or rex) can put them at risk of a fungal infection of the skin.

I hope that helps.  If I left anything out or you have other questions, please be sure to let me know.

[None of my information was copied directly from a site, either.  I have owned cavies for the past 20 years, but by no means do I know it all, which is why I add links for more information.]