Platypus963

Guinea pigs love fresh fruit and vegetables. Guinea pigs can't eat seeds. You can buy guinea pig food at pet stores. Guinea pigs also eat hay.

Once a week, you need to clean your guinea pig's cage. You need to give your guinea pig new food twice a day. You should take your guinea pig out of its cage as often as you can so it can get exercise. 

To lift a guinea pig, you put one hand under its belly and the other hand supports its rear end. Then you lift it up and you can carry it or put it on your lap. Be careful because Shaggy Sheltie guinea pigs and black guinea pigs will get scared.

If you decide that you want to get two guinea pigs, you should know that if you get a male and a female, you need to neuter or spay them unless you want to be a guinea pig breeder. If you get two males, they will fight with each other. A female and a female will probably be fine.

Guinea pigs can be very intelligent. You can teach your guinea pig to swim in a baby pool. When it learns, it will look really cool. You can also teach it to unzip a bag or unscrew a bottle cap. But you need patience to train your piggy to do tricks. It might take a while for it to get the hang of it. Teaching your guinea pig tricks can be really handy, so if you have one, consider teaching it tricks.

Guinea pigs usually live about 8-10 years. There are different breeds of guinea pig. Peruvian guinea pigs have long hair. American Shorthairs have short hair and are easier to groom than Peruvians. There are so many breeds that I can't list them all here. Guinea pigs that are completely black are blind just like white cats are deaf.  Guinea pig bites don't hurt for more than 10 seconds. But just in case, I would wear jeans or thick pants around one. If you have any questions, go to the library or on the internet and look up guinea pigs.