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Your Cavy’s First Veterinary Check-Up

Sometime when young

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Your new pet should be examined by a vet within the first couple of days after you purchased him. If you haven’t already, now is the time to located a good veterinarian that specializes in small animals. Be sure to ask your vet lots of questions during your pet’s initial exam; its better to have health questions answered ahead of time rather than in an emergency situation.

Home Sweet Cavy Cage

In planning and preparing to bring your new pet cavy home for the first time you should have already purchased or built a cage (or hutch) for your new pet. Remember that a cavy needs adequate cage space to be health and happy. He needs plenty of room to run around and get his exercise. In fact, introducing them initially to a smaller cage will make them feel very anxious as they have hardly any means of hiding.

So be sure that you have everything ready for him before you bring him home so that you can pop him into his new home as soon as you arrive. Also make sure that you have provided a hideaway-house in their cage so that they can retreat there if they get scared. It’s very important to provide this hiding place right from the beginning. If you don’t provide this, they can get very stressed.

Although you will be mightily tempted to pick up your new cavy friend right away you should allow him at least the first 24 hours to get used to his new environment. You must remember that your new pet is in a new home and a new environment, and he is probably somewhat scared right now. If you pick him up and cuddle him its just going to make him even more scared and stressed.

Make sure your pet’s cage is out of direct sunlight and cold drafts. the cage should be kept in a well-ventilated space and placed in a room where you spend much of your time. Remember that cavies love company, and if you isolate them away from people or other activities they will quickly get very lonely which will very quickly have a negative impact on their health.

Stress, sickness, and early death can be totally prevented by setting up your cavy’s cage the right way and giving them the proper diet and attention from the very beginning!

Have a Cavy-Safe House

Cavies need “floor time” and a safe place to roam. for this reason you should create a pet-safe room where there is nothing dangerous for them to chew on or otherwise injure themselves. Make certain they can not get to any dangerous plants or chew on electrical cords. Be sure to remove any rodent traps or poison from the room or from any cabinets in the room (cavies love to explore!). Rodent poisons are deadly for cavies, just as they are for mice and other vermin. Also be sure that there are not any household cleaners or chemicals about that they can get into and ingest.

Bonding with Your Guinea Pig

Don’t attempt to pick up and hold your new pet until you feel that he has become comfortable with his new cage and new surroundings. If he is comfortable he will be actively investigating his new cage and not hiding in his hiding place. Now you need to get him accustomed to you, and you need to do this very slowly and methodically, and gain his trust.

The best way to get your pet to trust you is, without a doubt, bribery. This is accomplished by giving your cavy special treats like carrots or cucumbers. Gently open the cage door and place the treats just inside the door. Then close the door and patiently wait for the cavy to accept the treat. You may have to try this a few times, but eventually he will connect you and the treats.

Once this “connection” has been made, and the trust has been established, you can now attempt to pick up your cavy. The best way to pick up your pet is by using two hands; with one hand you will gently place it under his chest, and with the other place it underneath his rear end. Be sure not to squeeze too tightly – be gentle. Then pull your pet in to your chest or place him on your lap so he feels safe and doesn’t thrash around. Avoid putting him down on a tabletop or anywhere else where he could fall. Talk to him with a soothing voice, pet him gently, and give him a treat.

You and your cavy will soon be best of friends, and your pet will actually look forward to these cuddling sessions. They’re very easily spoiled!

Guinea pigs are gentle creatures. Mike Andrews is a 52 year old native of Colorado, and has been a life-long animal lover and guinea pig enthusiast. Mike would like to see that all pet

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