Our Favorite "Pigs"

Baby Kate, Lisa and Reba!
These little guys are wonderful...
we have learned so much and enjoy having them around.

the children have learned to help care for them.
instant "wheek" alarm is given whenever the veggie crisper
is opened in the frig.
they are amusing and interesting.
and they are very loveable and have cute voices!

Before buying a guinea pig be sure to read up on their care
and maintenance requirements at CavyCare.
For food and supplies you might like to try these places:
Petopia,
PetSmart

So far the bedding we like to use for our pigs is Carefresh.
Our pigs love timothy hay, carrots and other veggies in
addition to their pelleted feed.
We put a paving stone on the floor of their cage to help
keep their toe nails from growing too long. We still check on
those nails just in case.

Guinea Pig History
by Graeme Jarry

Their scientific name is Cavia Tschuldi and their nickname in
South America where they were first discovered, is “Cavy. As you
might have guessed Guinea Pigs are rodents.

Near the Andes Mountains in Peru over a thousand years ago , some
Inca Indians were exploring near the tall grass on the edge of a
forest, when they found dozens of little hairy creatures
scampering around.

The fat little animals when they bent down to pick them up did
not bite or even seem to mind . The Incas soon learned that the
cavies or cuy, were wild but safe animals, who liked to hide in
tall grass away from the hungry owls and other predators that
they were easy prey to.

They searched out burrows and homes made by rabbits or snakes or
other creatures and made these spaces their home. When it was
night and dark, they would wander out to find food. Wild guinea
pigs live all over South America from Argentina to Columbia. Some
scientists say that the Inca Indians were the first to tame the
wild guinea pigs, but other scientists think that even
prehistoric people as far back as 5000 B.C. were keeping guinea
pigs as pets and raising them as a source of food.

If you would like to know more about guinea pigs as pets, why not
get a copy of my book at
http://www.mysecretsrevealed.com

Fellow Guinea Pig Lover and Author