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Archive for the ‘Behaviour’ Category

Guinea Pig Welfare Pigfesto 2010

Read through the Guinea Pig Welfare Pigfesto to find out what the essentials are for providing a guinea pig friendly home; by putting these into practise guinea pigs are “allowed to be guinea pigs”, which in turn impacts on health and wellbeing: A correctly balanced diet including fresh water. Diet should be made up of […]

April 3, 2010   Posted in: Behaviour, Rescue  No Comments

Finding Friends…

After the successful collaboration of Gorgeous Guineas and Planet Guinea last year the Planet Gorgeous Bitesize newsletter has evolved, bringing monthly hints and tips that are current and topical. Finding Friends… Guinea pigs should be allowed to find their friends as opposed to being “bonded” with them or having no say in the matter. Being […]

February 14, 2010   Posted in: Behaviour, Planet Gorgeous  No Comments

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