The guinea pig is unpretentious and friendly. For this reason she is often got as a pet. However despite simplicity in contents, there is a number of requirements which need to be observed. For example, it is impossible to leave a cage with a rodent on a draft at all.
Couple of words about contents
Preparing future dwelling for a guinea pig, it is necessary to remember several simple rules.
The size of a cage has to be not less 50kh60sm, and the metal gauze has to be with a small cell.
On a floor of a lodge it is necessary to fill large sawdust as small can get to a rodent into eyes or into a mouth. The best option is to lay a cage bottom hay.
The drinking bowl and feeding trough have to be made of heavy material that the mumps did not sweep away them to turn. It is necessary to carry out cleaning in a cage at least, than time in 2 days. To facilitate this procedure, it is recommended to put in a cage a small tray backet with a sorbent. The pig will be able to use it as a toilet. In this case contents of a tray can be changed daily, and the main cleaning it will be necessary to carry out once a week.
Teeth of guinea pigs grow all life and therefore the animal needs to grind off them. For this purpose it is necessary to place "exercise machine" for teeth in the dwelling of the pet. It can be got in pet-shop, and it is possible to replace with a firm branch of fruit breeds, for example, apple-tree.
About drafts, humidity and bathing
Homeland of guinea pigs – South America, and therefore they are extremely thermophilic. This rodent does not take out damp rooms and drafts at all. Moreover, drafts and cold can become a cause of death of an animal, and therefore, choosing the place for a cage, it is necessary to watch carefully that in this place there were no sharp movements of air. All long-haired breeds of guinea pigs differ in a special teplolyubivost. Even at very short stay in the cold room the animal can die with probability in 90%. In warm season the guinea pig can be taken on walk and even on the seasonal dacha. But in case of long stay of an animal in the fresh air, it is necessary to equip a cage so that it was reliably protected from wind and a rain. However also high temperatures are not less pernicious for guinea pigs. Therefore, protecting the pet from cold and wind, it is necessary to watch that on him direct sunshine did not get, and in the apartment the cage would not be located near the battery. Optimum temperature for keeping of an animal is 18-20 degrees. Guinea pigs do not like to bathe. But if in this procedure there was a need, it is necessary to take care of that the rodent after it did not catch a cold. For this purpose he is well wiped, and then and dry to him a hair the hair dryer. The animal at the same time has to be in heat.