guinea pigs

6 Fun Ways to Make Your Small Pet Work for Their Food

by Dianne Cook, LVT If you’ve ever witnessed a rabbit or rodent eating in the wild, you’ve may have noticed their meals don’t always come easy. Instead, they use their keen senses and naturally athletic bodies to seek out and dig up or stretch to reach the very best morsels. On the opposite spectrum, our …

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Rabbit foraging for food

Top 10 Toys For Redirecting Destructive Pet Behaviors

Author: Dianne Cook, LVTUpdated: June 6, 2023 Let’s face it, small mammals have garnered a reputation for being destructive. In reality, most of the destructive behaviors small mammals express are simply a way of them communicating that something in their environment isn’t working. If you’re like most pet owners, you desire to provide your regal …

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Top 10 Toys and Accessories for Guinea Pigs

An enriched guinea pig is a happy guinea pig! Keeping boredom at bay can be easy and affordable with a fun rotation of toys and accessories. Guinea pigs have instinctual behaviors that should be met daily, including: Exploring – Guinea pigs adore exploring and discovering new things! Physical activity and mental stimulation are key in keeping …

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Adult guinea pig with blue bow eating Oxbow pellets from bowl

Reasons Why Your Guinea Pig is Not Eating and What to Do

Updated: June 7, 2023 Whether your guinea pig is very young and has never eaten fortified food before, or if your adult guinea pig is suddenly refusing their fortified food, ensuring that your pet eats their daily allotment of pellets is vital. Fortified food contains many vitamins and minerals not found in your guinea pig’s …

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