rearing guinea pig

• Steph84

  19 Sep 06, 11:47

  hello
  i intend to get a GP soon...
  how many of u have experience can share with me? im a noob...
  
  how big a cage is necessary?
• ditzy

  19 Sep 06, 11:49

  The cage must be bigger than the guinea pig.
• alwaysdisturbed

  19 Sep 06, 11:49

  are u going to do research?
• FireIce

  19 Sep 06, 11:50

  this is a very useful guide
  
  http://www.petwebsite.com/guinea_pigs.asp
• Steph84

  19 Sep 06, 11:54

  Originally posted by alwaysdisturbed:

  are u going to do research?

  have been searching the web
  
  but im one who always prefer to hear it "live" from pple
• Wanda

  19 Sep 06, 11:54

  I was interested, but I was told that they stink. Is it true?
• Steph84

  19 Sep 06, 11:55

  Originally posted by Wanda:

  I was interested, but I was told that they stink. Is it true?

  my fren who has 6 claims they dun
  but muz clean once a week religiously
  
  i intend to get ONE
• ditzy

  19 Sep 06, 11:55

  Originally posted by Wanda:

  I was interested, but I was told that they stink. Is it true?

  Which animal doesn't stink? c'mon even we stink.
• alwaysdisturbed

  19 Sep 06, 11:55

  Originally posted by Wanda:

  I was interested, but I was told that they stink. Is it true?

  my friend has it..
  been to her place. don't find it stink...
• Wanda

  19 Sep 06, 11:56

  Originally posted by Steph84:

  my fren who has 6 claims they dun
  but muz clean once a week religiously
  
  i intend to get ONE

  I think 2 would be nice, to keep each other company. Just make sure they are of the same gender.
• Steph84

  19 Sep 06, 11:57

  Originally posted by Wanda:

  I think 2 would be nice, to keep each other company. Just make sure they are of the same gender.

  i tot rodents will fight? i dun wan them injured
• alwaysdisturbed

  19 Sep 06, 11:57

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  Which animal doesn't stink? c'mon even we stink.

  and u stink the most.
• Wanda

  19 Sep 06, 11:59

  Originally posted by Steph84:

  i tot rodents will fight? i dun wan them injured

  I only know hamsters fight. Or get a pair of siblings that grew up together....they look cute in a silly way.
• Steph84

  19 Sep 06, 12:00

  need grooming??
  
  my fren say she cut their nails herself leh!!! wun they struggle?
• Steph84

  19 Sep 06, 12:02

  Originally posted by Wanda:

  I only know hamsters fight. Or get a pair of siblings that grew up together....they look cute in a silly way.

  have u gotten any?
  
  i intend to get one i think
  if more than one, my mom will make a din
  
  dunno to get the local breed or those peruvian kind
  
  but tot i noob, so get the local ones first.. think they more hardy
• Wanda

  19 Sep 06, 12:04

  Originally posted by Steph84:

  have u gotten any?
  
  i intend to get one i think
  if more than one, my mom will make a din
  
  dunno to get the local breed or those peruvian kind
  
  but tot i noob, so get the local ones first.. think they more hardy

  No, I haven't. So no experience.
• Steph84

  19 Sep 06, 12:20

  i read that its better to keep more than one as they are social animals.
  females get along better with each other haha