Treats - Forages - Hay

Treats Most treats that you buy from petstores aren't good for your cavies. Many contain high amounts of sugars that can lead to diabetes, digestive and dental problems. Many contain harmful preservatives such as ethoxyquin, BHT and others. Many contain animal fats, corn oils, corn syrups, and dairy products- all of which are not good for cavies. Cavies are lactose intolerant and should receive no dairy products of any...

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Make a Cool Coroplast Hay Rack for Three

 Make a Cool Coroplast Hay Rack for Three While hay is the most important ingredient in a guinea pig's diet, it is also the messiest. It can present challenges for cleanup, especially if you use fleece for bedding. With fleece bedding, the less hay you have strewn around the cage the easier it is to cleanup. I made this hay rack/box from leftover coroplast. It is 30 inches wide, 9 inches deep at the top, 2 inches deep at the bottom,...

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Coroplast - the Secret Ingredient!

Coroplast - the Secret Ingredient! What is Coroplast? Coroplast™ is everywhere--from election signs, to promotional signs at gas stations and supermarkets, to storage boxes. Coroplast is a brand name of corrugated plastic and a registered trademark of Coroplast, Inc., a member of the Jim Pattison Group of companies. Because of the success of this brand, it has become a genericized trademark and many people in North America...

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How to Sex Guinea Pigs

How to Sex Guinea Pigs The old saying "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" was never more true than in learning how to properly sex your pets. With guinea pigs, once you really know what you are looking for, it is fairly easy, but it can be a little tricky. No matter where you obtained your guinea pigs from, you should confirm the sex of your guinea pigs, ideally before you go home with them, but certainly as soon...

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Recycling Previous Purchases

Recycling Previous Purchases Bad Buys Made Good and Putting Household Items to Work Almost all of us start out our guinea pig guardian experience with wrong items purchased at pet stores. If you can no longer return those items, they need not go waste. You can still upgrade your guinea pig's habitat to a Cubes and Coroplast cage while using many of the items you may have already purchased in a different way. ...

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