How to take care of a guinea pig
How to care for a Guinea Pig
Hi!
My name is Juarez, Agent Juarez. I'm a female, a martial arts expert and speak fluent English, Spanish and Guinea. I'm part of a specially trained squad dispatched to stop a mean billionaire, who plans to take over the world with household appliances. They've actually made a film about my team called G-force that you can see in cinemas. Oh, and I, as well as the rest of my team are guinea pigs.
Being a secret agent guinea pig can be hard work, so I need to be taken well care of. So I am sharing some tips on that with you.
- First of all we are not pigs, guinea pigs are a lot more sophisticated than that, we are…hrmmm…rodents. We got the name because guinea pigs can produce a noise that sounds like a pig squealing.
- We are very sociable and love attention. My colleagues agent Darwin and Blaster sometimes complain that I'm too attention seeking, but it's in our nature, we like to play and be cuddled.
- All of us, and especially me, can be quite adventurous. So to make sure your guinea pig doesn't go off on adventure and maybe gets lost, you should keep him/her indoors with a secure cage. You need to clean the cage and change our bedding weekly so we can stay healthy, and in my case save the world!
- There is special guinea pig food for us to eat, but that can get a bit boring, so please also give us fresh fruits, hay and water.
- Some people think that guinea pigs are disgusting because we eat our own feces…yes, we sometimes eat poop! But our poop is actually good for us, it is a special form of poop that contains vitamin B and bacteria that help us digest our food.
- We also need to be groomed weekly before our bath, and our long beautiful hair coat needs regular trimming. If you are a girl you know what I'm talking about - we need to be pampered, to feel good!
I need to leave now, my team is calling me to go on a mission, they are squealing like pigs! I hope my tips were helpful. Be sure to check out how we get along with our mission in the film G-Force. Then you'll see how a team of healthy well taken care of guinea pigs can save the world! See you soon.
Love, Juarez.
Check out the fun G-Force coloring pages from Hellokids. You can color your G-Force coloring sheets online with the interactive coloring machine or print to color at home. Enjoy!
