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Bonding Guinea Pigs: The Ultimate Guide to Successful Pairing

Guinea pigs are sociable creatures who thrive in herds and should never be kept alone without at least one other piggy roommate. The effects of loneliness can cause poor piggies a loss of appetite ...

The Ultimate Guide to Caring for Long-Haired Guinea Pigs

The Ultimate Guide to Caring for Long-Haired Guinea Pigs

Long-haired piggies require some more TLC and grooming than their short-haired friends in order to keep them looking their best and staying healthy and happy. If you have a guinea pig with long hai...

How to cut guinea pigs nails blog

How to Cut a Guinea Pig's Nails? The Complete Guide

Cutting guinea pig nails is one of the most nerve-wrecking parts of piggy parenting. To avoid your guinea pigs’ nails from getting too long, regular guinea pig nail trimming sessions are so importa...

20 best ways to bond with your guinea pig!

20 best ways to bond with your guinea pigs

When you first get your guinea pig, you may find that they seem absolutely terrified and dash for the nearest hidey whenever you approach their cage.  If you’d imagined your new friends rushing tow...

How to clean a guinea pig's ears

A Step-by-Step Guide to Cleaning Your Guinea Pigs Ears

You may know that guinea pigs need to be groomed and have their nails trimmed, but did you know that guinea pigs need their ears cleaned, too? Like us, guinea pigs can suffer from a build-up of ear...

How to clean a guinea pig cage

How to Clean a Guinea Pig Cage

In the whirlwind excitement of bringing home your tiny furbaby, cage cleaning and maintenance may not be the first things to spring to mind as a new piggy parent. But not only is a well-maintained ...