Giving your

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To make your pet extra comfortable in its cage, make sure it has enough space to roam and breath.

A small cage is a boring cage – not only for you but for your pet as well. If your pet does not have enough space to walk around, it will not walk around. It will most probably spend its time lying down getting depressed. Even if you managed to fit a wheel inside the cage, your cavy will lose interest of it through time.

Once your pet stops having enough activity, it gets obese. It may even come to a point when it will be too lazy to leave its spot when it urinates or defecates! Now this can be a real problem. Guinea pigs are especially prone to infections if they have unhygienic habits like these. They can catch urinary tract infections even if you replace the floor lining regularly. Fecal matter stuck in your pet’s fur will also play host to a couple of bacteria and fungi.

Small cages may be cheap but, in the long run, you may end up spending more on your pet’s health; not to mention the stress it will cause you both when your pet gets sick.

Give each of your

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A good cage will also need to have good bedding. Shavings are good enough, straw is good, paper is better, but hay would be the top pick for cage bedding. If possible, buy one that is treated of dust, pollen and other allergens. Hay for bedding will also provide good chewing material to wear down your pet’s continually growing teeth. It also packs a lot of fiber and protein (given that it was cured properly).

Bedding should be cleaned regularly. Hay, for instance, should be replaced everyday as it is susceptible to molds and does not absorb fluids easily.

Another way to welcome a guinea pig home is to treat him like family. When you get your cavy out of its cage, talk to it in a calmed, friendly tone. This is especially important if you just bought your pet. Most

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You may notice them sometimes getting giddy as you walk into the room. Talking to your pet will also familiarize him with your voice and mood. In case your pet gets stressed, you can then calm him both by petting him and talking to him. As they say, ‘in every relation, communication is important.’

In buying your guinea pig a cage, toys and food, you give him a house. In making your pet more familiar, you give him a home.

Cedric James is a lifelong guinea pig expert. For more great tips on bringing guinea pigs home, visit http://www.guineapigsguides.com.

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