Guinea pigs
How to choose a Guinea Pig’s House
It is important that you guinea pig's housing gives plenty of room for their needs including eating, sleeping and space to play and exercise. We have put together this housing guide to help you work out the best housing for your guinea pigs.
Guinea pigs can be kept indoors or outdoors but you need to ensure you have the right environment for them whichever you choose. There may be certain aspects about your situation (such as your own home, garden area, existing pets or potential outdoor animal predators) that will decide this for you.
Guinea Pig Cage Size
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Can a guinea pig eat bananas?
Yes, a guinea pig can eat banana but should (like other fruit) only be given in very small quantities and a couple of times a week. Just a small piece of banana each time is plenty (a cm wide).
Sugar can contribute to a guinea pig becoming obese which can lead to health problems and guinea pigs are actually much better without this in their diet. they don’t seem to crave sugary foods like we often do.
Make sure they have constant access to hay. They should also have guinea pig pellets daily and fresh vegetables.