1. Guinea pigs produce a white milky looking fluid at
the corner of their eyes. It is used to help them groom and is completely
normal. Typically the fluid goes unnoticed; they groom themselves very
quickly! Pigs use their front feet to wipe the fluid from their eyes
around their faces and over their heads when they bathe.
3.
Guinea pigs have what are known as “open rooted” teeth, which means the
teeth grow constantly throughout their lives. Pigs need unlimited
access to foods, especially grass hays, to help grind down their teeth
in order to keep them to the proper length and alignment. - See more at:
http://www.guineapigtoday.com/2011/09/14/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-guinea-pigs/#sthash.z0zOaWSz.dpuf
2. Although guinea pigs don’t have
great vision overall, they are not color blind.
3. Guinea pigs have what are known as “open rooted”
teeth, which means the teeth grow constantly throughout their lives. Pigs need
unlimited access to foods, especially grass hays, to help grind down their
teeth in order to keep them to the proper length and alignment.
4. Male guinea pigs can (and do) live together very
happily. In the past it was a widely held belief that male pigs would
inevitably fight if housed together, however piggy relationships are determined
as much by personality as by gender. Not any pair of males is compatible
of course that that is true of any pair of guinea pigs.
5. Male pigs (and females in some circumstances) will
“rumblestrut” as a sign of courtship and/or dominance toward another
pig. A rumblestrutting pig will typically have raised or puffy hair,
be making a “brrrrrr” vibrating sound and swaying their hips back and
forth.
6. Baby guinea pigs are born precocial, meaning they
have all their hair, their eyes are open and functioning and their teeth are
fully developed. Within a few hours they can run and within a day they can eat
solid food although they do need to nurse from their mother for a while.
1.
Guinea pigs produce a white milky looking fluid at the corner of their
eyes. It is used to help them groom and is completely normal. Typically
the fluid goes unnoticed, they groom themselves very quickly! Pigs use
their front feet to wipe the fluid from their eyes around their faces
and over their heads when they bathe - See more at:
http://www.guineapigtoday.com/2011/09/14/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-guinea-pigs/#sthash.wZkxmjqK.dpuf
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