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Introduction to Pet Guinea Pig Care
Guinea Pig Varieties
Feeding a Pet Guinea Pig
Feeding a Pet Guinea Pig: Part 2
Bathing a Pet Guinea Pig
Pet Guinea Pig Bedding
Hide Boxes for Pet Guinea Pigs
Pet Guinea Pig Housing
Common Health Problems in Pet Guinea Pigs
Pneumonia & Hair Loss in Pet Guinea Pigs
Vitamin C For Pet Guinea Pigs
Handling a Pet Guinea Pig
Breeding Pet Guinea Pigs
Picking Up Pet Guinea Pigs
Traveling With Pet Guinea Pigs
Summary: Learn from an exotic animal health technician and learn how to set up bedding for a pet guinea pig in this free online video.
Sarah is a resident exotic animal health technician and has been working as a technician for seven years, but she began working with animals over 12 years ago at the Wildlife Care...read more
"Hi, my name is Sarah, and I am here at Extra Care Animal Hospital in Davey, Florida, today, and on behalf of Expert Village.com, I am going to educate you a little bit about owning a guinea pig. You should provide a good clean bedding. One good option is Care Fresh, which is a recycled newspaper product and is a very clean dust free bedding for your guinea pig. Wood shavings are not allowed as an option for bedding for your guinea pig as they do tend to be very dusty. Cedar shavings can actually put off fumes that are toxic to the liver of small animals. Therefore, you should never ever use cedar shavings for any small animal bedding. You should change your guinea pig’s bedding out about once a week. The entire cage should be cleaned at that time. You can use either a mild dish soap and hot water or a diluted bleach solution being one part bleach to 30 parts water. Whatever you decide to use to clean your guinea pig’s cage, you want to make sure that you rinse very very thoroughly afterwards and do not leave any residue of cleaner on the cage once you are done. Your guinea pig’s cage should be dried very thoroughly before putting new bedding in. If you would like more information about Extra Care Animal Hospital, you can look up our website at www.extracareanimalhospital.net."
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evuser16423 said
on 8/2/2008 could iI use newspaper for the bedding of my guinea pig just for a couple of days thank you Tiffany Burgess Email me back at littlefrankie121302@yahoo.com
soccerplayer said
on 8/2/2008 I heard fleece is good for bedding because in the long run, its cheaper than carefresh and easier to clean because it can just be thrown into the wash.
animalavenger said
on 8/2/2008 Dish soap and bleach can get a guinea pig sick, because it can get into their fur, and when they clean themselves, they get it all over their eyes, mouth, etc. There is a ton of information about bedding at www.guinealynx.com. It'll tell you a lot more than this video has to offer.