Offers information for the first-time pet owner on the physical characteristics, selection, care, and feeding of guinea pigs.

"Compact, easy-to-care-for, and a bundle of fun" is how author Virginia Parker Guidry describes the irresistible guinea pig. Ideal pets for families with children, cavies (as they're often called) are clean, odorless, gentle, loving, and entertaining. This Complete Care Made Easy Guinea Pigs encapsulates all the virtues of these perfect small mammals and gives new owners practical advice about how to care for them. In chapter one, "A Guinea What?" the author talks about the guinea pig's natural history;they're neither pigs nor from Guinea, but rather a rodent from Peru;and how scientists classify this very unique mammal. To decide whether the guinea pig is right for you, chapter two discusses who makes the ideal owner and presents thirteen popular breeds of longhaired and shorthaired guinea pigs and the colors available to pet owners today.The chapter "Finding a Healthy Guinea Pig" offers solid advice about selecting the right guinea pig, where to purchase or adopt, and the preferred sex. A complete chapter on preparing for the guinea pig offers the reader excellent advice about acclimating the new pet to the home, selecting the best cage and hutch, and pig-proofing the home. The subject of understanding guinea pig behavior is discussed in the chapter "Living with a Guinea Pig," which also covers daily-care topics such as feeding, grooming, handling, exercise, and litter box training. Keeping the guinea pig healthy is discussed in "Staying Healthy," a chapter that covers preventing illness, choosing a veterinarian, and common ailments. The final chapter "Just for the Fun of It!" explores games, toys, activities, and showing guinea pigs. The appendix includes lists of pig-specific clubs, organizations, and websites. Glossary of terms and index included.

If you're interested in learning everything there is to know about how to raise a happy, healthy guinea pig, then "The Beginner's Guide to Raising a Happy Guinea Pig" is exactly the book you're looking for.In "The Beginner's Guide to Raising a Happy Guinea Pig", Amanda Hewitt takes you by the hand and leads you through everything you need to know, step by step, with absolutely nothing left out. All of the advice is simple and practical, and covers every aspect of caring for and raising guinea pigs, including...How to choose a healthy guinea pig from the store (there are little-known things to look for that the pet store owners don't want you to know).How to care for a single guinea pig and more than one! The 5 things you must do before placing your guinea pig in his new home. The importance of bedding, and why this is a crucial component of your cage (including exactly what type of bedding to buy and how much to use). A crash course on guinea pig behavior. Knowing what's normal and healthy behavior (and what's not!) can help you provide the best possible care for your guinea pig.All about feeding your guinea pig, including tips on varying his diet to make sure his intestinal tract stays healthy....and much more!"The Beginner's Guide to Raising a Happy Guinea Pig" is written in plain, easy to understand English (you won't find any complicated technical jargon here), and covers every aspect of owning and raising guinea pigs, so you can get started right away, no matter what your current level of experience may be.So if you've always wanted your own guinea pig, and are finally ready to get started, then "The Beginner's Guide to Raising a Happy Guinea Pig" will show you how to have the happiest guinea pig in town!

In this delightful introduction to basic addition, one guinea pig is joined by another, and they're joined by another, and so on until 10 guinea pigs are cavorting together. And these youngsters can count on their moms and dads for a great big hug, adding up to a total of 20 guinea pigs. Full-color illustrations.

The More You Know About Your Guinea Pig the better you will understand his specific needs and requirements. In Guniea Piglopaedia you will find invaluable guidance on every aspect of cavy care and health broken into the following easy-to-read sections: 1. Principles of keeping guinea pigs, with information on housing, feeding and breeding. 2. Breeding guinea pigs, with advice on planning a breeding programme, pregnancy, birth, and rearing the young. 3. Health care, detailing anatomy and physiology, with an A-Z listing of guinea pig diseases. 4. Guinea pig breeds, giving profiles of the many different breeds and types, and information about showing guineas. Readers will learn how to care for a guinea pig, how a guinea pig's body works, how recognize guinea pig diseases, how to identify different breeds, and how to breed and exhibit guinea pigs. Guinea Piglopaedia will prove an essential reference for all those who want to provide the very best care for their guinea pigs.

A guide to making decisions before and after acquiring a guinea pig. Includes information on ten different breeds of guidea pigs.