"Did you know" about Guinea Pigs

[Guinea pig slave]

I was thinking of something like that but my boss is quite picky as to what goes out on our signs
But I'm trying to fit things in such as how important hay and veggies are, etc.

There are sooo many things to be aware of - think this is a fab idea though. Petshops should have MASSIVE signs for their pets stating the most simple needs including vet costs etc. to stop impulsive snotty nosed kids wanting them. Saw a little girl coming out of P@H recently having a tantrum over wanting a bunny because the hutch had a cute cartoony picture of one on the door :x Luckily her mother said no but so many do it to keep the kids occupied for a few days/weeks grrrr
This is a great thing to do and makes people hopefully more responsible for pets :...

 

[first_time_piggie_mum]

Boxy begs to differ!

LOL Thats a great photo! How cute x)

 

[first_time_piggie_mum]

How about...

Did you know that Guinea pigs have a wide vocal vocabulary
They also havea complicated hierachy system when living in herds
They can purr with contentment, just like a cat
Guinea Pigs can swim, but dont like bath time much
Their nails need trimming if living inside
They can see all colours of the rainbow, but dont have great eyesight
One of they favourite things to play with are paper bags (not plastic!)
Guinea pigs like to chew! So hide all electrical cables when out having floor time

 

[Hanwombat]

Did you know that guinea pigs are neither from new guinea nor do they look particularly like pigs

 

[gogoguineas]

It is thought that they were first brought over from north america and sold for a 'guinea' hence their name and the pig part came about simply because there was nothing similar to compare them to at the time (no one had imported hamsters/rats/gerbils etc at the time lol)

 

[Hanwombat]

Apparently its pig as people who ate them when first found felt they tasted like pig