Adopt A Guinea Pig

Guinea pigs share far more similarities with rabbits than with what are believed to be their relatives-mice and hamsters. In other words, a working understanding on rabbit care can give an benefit to pet owners who want to adopt a guinea pig. This pet mixture is not a tricky duo to comprehend because each have similar food and housing requirements. Introducing a small piggie to a rabbit is also much less stressful as they will not fight over dominance because they belong from various species. Particularly for beginners, introducing these two pets kinds can pose minimal issues concerning territory and pecking order.

Below are extra interesting details relating to this intriguing pet combination. It is advisable to know these issues prior to opting for what seem unlikely buddies:

* Rabbit’s hay supplies nutrition and burrowing spot for piggies. Hay also makes for a beneficial bathroom.
* The food wants of each rabbits and guinea pigs are similar: a mixture of pellets, vegetables, and fruits (but not nuts and seeds). Piggies require vitamin C in the type of special formula pellets, and rabbits can have these unique dietary supplements also, with a little care on the portion of the owners given that vitamin C could prove to be too a lot for overweight rabbits.

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* Consuming together is not a issue for these 2 furry pets, unlike other animals that will growl at every other over a prevalent food.
* Guinea pigs locate comfort in the type of huddling. A rabbit can work as their warm pillow, and this is incredibly satisfying for them. A rabbit also feels comfort with these small buddies squeezing and hiding under its silky fur.
* These 2 small critters can play together. Guinea pigs can play “wheek, run, and hide” with rabbits a lot of occasions their size. Rabbits are identified to be beneficial-natured as they tolerate the little ginny pigs to climb onto their massive bodies. Piggies also adore grooming their rabbit companions. They will sometimes make their way up to the nose and bunny ears. Rabbits can get a free back massage!
* As far as exercise is concerned, ginny pigs want space for scurrying about like rabbits. It is a typical misconception that guinea pigs enjoy hamster wheels, but this has proven to be hazardous for them. Steep slopes are also not advisable like meshed wire walls connected with hamsters and mice, as well as high climbing areas like stacked blocks that may place them in danger of injury due to a bad fall.

A rabbit guinea pig relationship can also extends to animal shelters as rabbits and adopt a guinea pig are huddled together to save space. This has proven to be successful, but pet owners ought to nonetheless be careful in pairing rabbits and piggies as some of these furry pals might have a different perspective regarding this matter. There are nonetheless exceptions, so pet owners need to constantly use their “animal instincts” to check if their 2 little pets will be OK together, or are otherwise threatened. Yet another perspective to appear at is the wellness conditions of these paired animals. It is important that they are guaranteed disease-absolutely free by the vet to prevent the spread of illnesses.

Quinn – Hamster Cage Tour

She’s a Russian Dwarf hamster who lives in a Ferplast Duna Multy.

What size should a hamster cage at least be?

Question by ~Arjun~: What size should a hamster cage at least be?
im getting a hamster soon and i need to kno how big the cage shud be. PLZZ GIMME THE MEASUREMENTS…LIKE INCHES!!

Best answer:

Answer by ****ESTRELLA*****
IF U LIKE TO LIVE IN SMALL PLACE…GET SMALL CAGE…

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How big does a cage have to be for a Syrian Hamster?

Question by HamsterQuestions: How big does a cage have to be for a Syrian Hamster?
I want to get this cage, but I heard crittertail is a bad hamster cage brand for syrian hamsters! PLz no inapropiate answers!

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753349&clickid=cart

Best answer:

Answer by Ali B
I had the same type of hamster and the same cage!And my hamster lived long and happy his lifespan was 5years .I think it will be happy living in the cage.
:D

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Buying a Pet for the Holiday: A Few Tips

It’s the holiday season which means that lots of kids are going to be tugging at their parents’ legs and clamoring for them to buy a dog, cat, hamster or fish for their holiday present. If you are a parent make sure you properly explain to your son or daughter how much work it will be take care of a pet and that they will have to show some responsibility if they really want it as a gift. If you are a kid remember that you are going to have to spend hours a week to take care of your new pet so if that is really what you want than make sure you are ready for that responsibility and loss of “fun time.”

Some animals are easier to take care of than others so do some research to find out the right pet you think your child would be able to properly watch. A hamster is a pretty easy pet to watch and feed but the bad thing about them is that they aren’t all that fun. They are very easy for your child to loose and they are very crafty critters who will try to escape using every nook, cranny or loose door latch possible. A loose hamster is not fun so make sure that you supervise your child when they are holding or taking it out of the cage or teach them the right way to ensure the hamster does not escape.

Fish are a great pet for all ages since they are relatively easy to maintain and they are fun to look at. The thing is that fish are more furniture sometimes than pet, and a child will quickly get bored of a pet that they can’t touch and hold. Fish tanks both large and small also require weekly water changes and cleaning so make sure you child knows that this will be a responsibility of theirs and show them the proper way to do it.

Dogs and cats are a whole different story. Remember that if you are thinking about buying a dog or cat for your child to not make the decision lightly. This is an animal life you are thinking about so only buy one if you are ready for the commitment to stay with this pet for the rest of its life. Make sure you or your family do not have any allergies either before you make this decision. All in all, do your research before buying any pet for your children and make sure you are ready for the responsibility of caring for a pet should your children delegate the duty.

After cleaning the hamster cage should you put there things back in same place?

Question by indianamom: After cleaning the hamster cage should you put there things back in same place?
After I do the weekly deep cleaning of the hamsters cage should I put the things in there original places or can I rearrange them?

Best answer:

Answer by Danger Erin
you can rearrange them if you like
you are changing the bedding and everything so there is no sense of ‘home’ left anyways

rearranging thier toys and stuff every now and then will keep them entertained and active :)

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I Am A Factory Raised Laying Hen And This Is My Life (Part Two)

I am a factory raised laying hen with a story no different than multiplied  billions of other egg laying hens who have also been caught in an inescapable web of cruelty.  We cannot run, and we cannot hide.  We will experience the most heinous treatment imaginable every hour of our existence until our lives are cut short at the slaughterhouse.  This is my story…  This is our story.

The Next Prison 

I am now five months old and have never been out of this crowded cage in the entirety of my tortured life.  My feet are almost formed to the metal bars and I am in constant pain.  I have never spread my wings nor walked nor done anything that is natural.  It is evening and another brutal hand has entered my ten square inch space and is roughly grabbing me and extricating me from the only cage I have ever known and is flinging me into an even smaller cage.  Another bone breaks.  The pain is unbearable.  How can this be?  Nothing on earth could prepare one for such an evil existence.

My new prison is horrifying.  My cage is somewhere among the multitude of rows and stacks that seem to go on forever.  I am being pecked by another debeaked hen who is going mad from the stress.  Again my feet can find nowhere to stand and they are once again painfully forming around the metal mesh.  I have about 6 square inches in which to move.  How I long to extend my wings and how unnatural that I cannot.  I would give my soul(yes I have a soul) to be able to walk a mere couple of feet but alas it is impossible.  I cannot move. 

One of my cagemates has died and is rotting (she has been dead for weeks) and I stand on her to give me a bit of footing and to ease the terrible pain caused by my feet  being formed around the wire.  Our cage is slanted so that the eggs that are forced from my body at an exaggerated rate can roll away onto a conveyor and then it will be boxed for your breakfast.  The eggs that I have laid for the last two weeks leave my body and fall on the dead rotting bird that I have been using to stand on, and then they roll off to the conveyor belt.  This same process is happening in thousands of cages at this very minute.  Standing in a slanted cage with my feet desperately clinging to the metal is excruciating (that is why standing on a dead, rotting carcass is a luxury) and I am crowded by at least six other birds in an enclosure that is not big enough for a pet hamster.  I have never known a moment since my hatching that was not filled with terror, and excruciating pain. I cling to life like any sentient being but this tortured existence cannot in any way be classified as life. 

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So many of my cagemates and millions of other birds amongst the rows and stacks have gotten stuck in the bars of the cage where they can no longer get to food and water, and they die there or are left living, clinging to life.  One of my cagemates is now in this predicament.  Soon another brutal hand (that is the only hand she has ever known) opens the cage door and tears her off the bars of the cage.  She is nearly split in half.  She is then dumped into a bucket where other half dying hens have been tossed.  Now a heavy boot comes down on the bucket mashing the birds to make room for others.  Maybe this fate is more merciful.  Maybe my half dead cagemate was the lucky one for being suffocated in the bucket.  How can this be?  Will somebody please rescue me!

My body is now spent after laying fifteen times the eggs that I am naturally able to produce.  I have existed in a space less than one square foot throughout my two year long tortured existence.  I am deemed useless, and so the cage door opens again and another horrible hand has grabbed me by my feet, along with several other hens, and we are being carried upside down.  After being escorted about twenty feet we are thrown into a shipping crate as though we were dirty laundry.  Why is this happening to us?  We are intelligent, curious sentient beings.  We feel pain and terror like any other of God’s creatures, and we instinctively know that this will be our last ride. 
 
The Transport

I have broken legs and my feet are unable to move due to hanging on to the steel mesh for over a year and a half so as not to tumble forward and get caught in the bars of my slanted cage.  I have lived in excruciating agony and unbelievable stress for every hour of my existence since my hatching.  I am now being transported over eleven hundred miles in the bitter cold and I am not given any food or water.  Many of my fellow hens are frozen solid to the crate walls and are dead from  malnutrition, thirst and unimaginably cruel handling.

The  End

We have now travelled over eleven hundred miles and have arrived at the slaughterhouse.  The sounds of terror emanate from the walls.  My fear is more than I can bear.  A cruel hand has grabbed me by the neck and is hanging me upside down in shackles.  I am on a conveyor belt, and am heading towards the sharp blade that is to end my tortured life.  The blade finds my neck but does not kill me.  I am upside down and bleeding to death and suffocating on my own blood.  Now the conveyor is slowly but surely moving me towards a tank of scalding water.  I can feel the blood seeping from my body and I cannot take in air.  The horror and terror is beyond explanation.  I am being lowered slowly into the scalding water to be de-feathered but I am still alive!  How can this be happening to me?  What kind of soul could inflict such cruel torture on another living being?  They don’t seem the slightest bit phased by what they are doing.  What have I done to deserve this?  Help Me!  Please Help Me! 

Now darkness…

Setting up a new hamster cage

Rowena being moved into the gabber rex from the ferplast mini duna. She needs to extra space as shes getting more active now. Please feel free to ask any questions :) x
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can aquarium decorations go in a hamster cage?

Question by tiffany: can aquarium decorations go in a hamster cage?
my boyfriend is about to get a hamster and he is trying to figure out how to decorate the cage. He wants to know if it is safe to put aquarium decorations in his cage. We don’t want the hamster to get sick or chip any teeth if he chews on one of the aquarium decorations.

Best answer:

Answer by Krimson-yuki-san
You could always purchase a wheel for him to run on those are colorful and relatively inexpensive. Also there are some logs made out of alfalfa that they can chew on, so not only can they play and hide, they can chew without causing any harm. Those are also inexpensive. :D

Yea a lot of aquarium things are made out of ceramics that are painted with paint that might be toxic if consumed. Chips of ceramic are not healthy either. Also plastic things are not healthy either. Which rodents will consume.

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How can i wash my hamster’s cage with?

Question by Raul: How can i wash my hamster’s cage with?
My hamsters cage smells and i dont have a disenfectant to clean it with. Can i wash it with dish soap?

Best answer:

Answer by ?
yes use plenty of dish soap and plent of water put your hamster in a little box if you have one or the ball where it can roll around

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