don't take too much... because then your piggie will suggest you what he needs... they love recycled simple stuff; for example a box can be their preferred hidey.
About the food, pellets are not their main food (I use pellets only as a treat) and it is recommended to avoid the ones with cereals/flours/sugars. Read carefully the label (online there is a greater choice) and don't follow the suggestion of the firm, the dose of pellet is very limited (one spoon a day, even less) otherwise the piggie becomes fat and kidneys/bladder develop some disease. Consider that if a piggie eats pellets, don't eat hay/grass and that is very bad... Hay is their main food for living with a healthy gut
(and we can save lots of money with the vet if they don't develop diseases).
Another advice is: start to look now for a very good vet specialised in guinea pigs, so that when you need him you will know which doctor to call.
Waiting for your piGtures!
