Hi i rescue guinea pigs and have had one litter for a friend who wanted babies, (i wouldn't breed without the babies being spoken for).

You definately want to get 2 as they are very sociable little animals, i have mine in 2's and 3's, i have neutered boys in with 2 girls and i have 2 boars who have been together from birth and get on brilliantly. They are very easy to look after and are not very demanding at all. I clean mine out twice a week and feed them daily. I go out and open my sheds in the morning and fill up the dry pellet bowls and water bottles if needed, then at night they have vegetables and ready grass with a hay top up if needed.

They love to go out in the runs but i only put them out when the grass is not too wet and the weather is decent, between feb and september. If they are going to live indoors don't put them out if the outside temperature is much lower than indoors as when you bring them back into the warm they can get respiratory problems as they are very sensitive to extreme temperature changes.

Sorry to waffle on and i hope you decide on guinea pigs and get 2. I love their chirping when i go in with the veg!! Very comical!

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