Guinea Pig Reviews

There appears to be a great deal of history and latin being banded about, so I am going to get back to basics; here are the top tips I have learnt outside of the normal guinea pig channels, a survival guide if you will, and I'll relate this back to the point of it all, the REVIEW. A review suggests a critical analysis need be conducted. ...  Read the complete review

CHOOSING A PET GUINEA PIG ======================== Weather you buy your guinea pig from a pet shop or a breeder there are certain things to look out for before deciding to buy your guinea pig. When picking your guinea pig make sure that its coat is clean, the fur on an ill guines pig or poorly looked after guinea pig will ...  Read the complete review

Staple children's pets everywhere, the guinea pig, less commonly known as the cavy, are members of the rodent family, and are quite closely related to chinchillas. Unusually for mammals, their young are born after a long gestation already fully furred, able to see and move. I would describe what they look like but I'm sure you've seen one of these ...  Read the complete review

Guinea Pigs made fantastic pets for adults and children alike, although they need alot more care than most people think. *Housing* Firstly Guinea Pigs need a large enclosure- either indoors or outside. If kept inside they will need a special cage, which is much like a hamster cage but obviously much larger. The other way of ...  Read the complete review

Guineapigs, or cavies, are very popular choices for people as pets and they can be very fun, friendly and relatively easy to care for so a good choice. However, there are various aspects of guineapig care which need to be adhered to by pet owners and so please feel free to read my report on guineapig care. Guineapigs should be kept in pairs ...  Read the complete review

All throughout my childhood, my brother and I kept guinea pigs. We had four in total and one year, we even bred them and kept one of the babies. Many people think of guinea pigs as ideal pets. This is not surprising as they are endearing, affectionate animals that easily attract us with their charm and their cute little noises. But ...  Read the complete review

A guineapig, yes a great pet if you have a lot of time to give them care and affection, However not so great if they havent been handled from an early age. If you have your mind set on buying guineapigs then DO NOT buy from a pet shop as these wont have been held and therefore tamed. Instead, buy from a private owner if possible who's ...  Read the complete review

My husband reckons I'm reliving my childhood, either that or I'm just getting broody. Instead of having more children, I've found myself a few furry friends, I'd love a dog except for one thing, I'm absolutely terrified of them. A cat would be quite nice, but I'm allergic to them, so I started with a hamster. He's very cute and all mine, but he ...  Read the complete review

I have kept guinea pigs for the last 10 years. They are a fantastic small pet & very entertaining to watch. In this review I will try to cover all aspects of owning a guinea pig. **WHAT IS A GUINEA PIG?** Well to start with it is not a pig at all, although they do squeal like pigs. It is a rodent & it's proper name is ...  Read the complete review

GUINEA PIGS ARE GREAT, THEY ARE JUST LIKE GIANT HAMSTERS, SO IF YOU DONT LIKE SMALL HAMSTERS, THEESE ARE IDEAL. THEY EAT DANDELION AND LILLIES, HOWEVER THE PO;LLEN IS HARMFUL SOJUST BE CARELFUL. LONG HAIR CAN BE FATAL ON GUINEA PIGS, SO ALWAYS MAKE SUR THAY THEY ARE SHAVED REGULARLY TO PREVENT DEATH. THEY MAY NOT LIKE THIS, BUT IT IS FOR ...  Read the complete review

Hello, I am Fudge and I am going to tell you how fun it is looking after a pet like me and how you look after me! OUR ORIGIN Yes I am a Guinea pig, or cavies as we're professionally known as, we originated three thousand years ago from South America where today we still live wildly. There we live in the grasslands, rocky areas and ...  Read the complete review

Guinea pig, also know as Cavy . When I was about 10-14 I had a guinea pig as a pet. His name was Gulliver. I have fond memories of Gulliver so let me tell you all I know about guinea pigs. Guinea pigs originate from South America where they have been known of for 3 thousand years. They can still be found wild in these areas. ...  Read the complete review

Guinea Pigs are great. They can live upto 10 years or even more. I would recommend that older children 12+ and adults could enjoy these little fury creatures. I would not recommend a guinea pig being a pet for any younger because they can be dropped or used as toys and this could hurt or even kill the guinea pigs. I would always recommend buying ...  Read the complete review

Milton and Eddie have lived with me for just over a year. Milton is a sandy coloured smooth haired boy weighing about 1200gms, and Eddie is a black-and-tan rosette guinea weighing in at roughly 1200gm. They are both male and are completely unrelated, but have lived together since they were very young and apart from the odd off-day they ...  Read the complete review

Some people aren't pet people, some aren't bothered but will keep fish due to their low maintenance. Pet lovers will normally have more than one species of animal. I have a rabiit which I've previously written about but his neighbours in the garden are a couple of guinea pigs. You could think if guinea pigs as a cross between ...  Read the complete review

We all have been slaves to our GPs. I have had them since I was young and am now in my late 20s. My husband became a convert in 1997 when we bought Toffee and Fudge. As a general rule you can not keep two boars in the same hutch but after speaking to an expert we learnt that if you buy two young men then they grow up believing they are brothers. ...  Read the complete review

Three years after I originally wrote this OP I feel it is time for a review. In 2004 I went to a local rescue to find a hamster and came home with yes, you guessed it, a rescue guinea pig. Not long after, we got a second. Then I saw one on the SSPCA's rehoming page just before Christmas and she had to be mine! Now I have a gorgeous trio of ...  Read the complete review

Hello my name is Merlin and I am a guinea pig. I used to live in a shop with some friends until I met Mr & Mrs Phoenix who gave my owner some coloured pieces of paper and then put me in a cardboard box. It was a bit scary at first because it was really dark in there, but they were a thoughtful pair who had left me some leaves to munch on. ...  Read the complete review

Pigs make good pets as long as you have the time and energy to care for one. - Advantages: friendly, cute, lovable - Disadvantages: hard to clean up after

I've been a GP slave ever since I was a small child. Every time my beloved GP died my parents vowed never to get me another one... but they did! Once you've had a GP you will wonder how you ever got on without one. They are brilliant indoor or outdoor pets. (My present two, much to the disgust of my landlord live in my living ...  Read the complete review