About Guinea pigs
Here you will be able to find out informaton about guineapigs. The facts are based around if you was going to buy a a new guinea.

• Some guinea pigs like to play with colorful plastic balls designed for cats. They will push these around and may even carry them in their teeth. If you offer one of these plastic balls, watch your pet carefully. If he starts to chew on the ball or break pieces off of it, you will need to remove it.

• Because guinea pigs are nervous by nature, tubes and hideaways provide comfortable, safe places to hide or sleep. If made of cardboard or wood, they also provide a safe outlet for chewing.

• Guinea pigs do not require a lot of maintenance, but a little routine grooming is important. Guinea pigs will need their nails trimmed about once every 8 to 12 weeks. With styptic powder and the proper nail trimmer, this can be done at home. If you are unsure of what to do, or unable to restrain your guinea pig, this trimming can be done by your veterinarian or pet store.

• A standard cage measures about 30”x18”x18”. A single guinea pig could live in a smaller home as long as exercise outside the cage is provided. Many pigs live in 30” long glass tanks, which are easy to keep clean. Most popular, are cages made specifically for guinea pigs which have plastic bottoms and wire tops. These are as easy to clean as glass tanks, but much lighter
  
  
• Standard guinea pig food is made of pelleted alfalfa with other grains. Always make sure that you feed fresh pellets and buy only from stores that have a high turnover of food. Fresh pellets will have a slightly sweet, grassy smell. Don’t feed food that is damp or has a moldy smell. Never feed rabbit food to your pet because guinea pigs have different nutritional needs. Guinea pigs require the higher vitamin content, especially vitamin C, provided by guinea pig pellets.

Hay should also be provided daily. It is a good source of roughage and helps prevent hairballs and diarrhea