Notes on Guinea Pigs

A guinea pig focused blog written by Ellie, The Guinea Pig Vet, to share useful information and updates to help all those who care for guinea pigs. Thank you for taking the time to read and for sharing posts on social media. Hopefully together we can help guinea pig owners across the world.

May 28, 2022

Guinea Pig Tongues, Aspiration Risk & Syringe Feeding

Guinea pig tongues are approx 5 to 8mm wide and 20mm long, with the front half freely moving and the back half dome shaped and attached...

Sep 28, 2021

How The Digestive Physiology Differs between Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

Many herbivorous animals perform coprophagy, that is they eat their own faeces, in order to gain more value from the relatively low value...

Oct 22, 2020

How to read a guinea pig poo

What should guinea pig poo look like and how should it smell?

Feb 3, 2020

Guinea Pigs and Conscious Dentals

I have been debating the pros and cons of conscious molar dentals on guinea pigs for a while.

Nov 19, 2018

Slanted incisors

Guinea pigs, like rabbits, can be prone to teeth and jaw problems. This is mainly due to the fact that their teeth grow constantly. Signs...

Nov 14, 2018

Guinea Pig Diet Advice

; A good diet for guinea pigs is important to reduce teeth, gut and bladder problems. Hay: 80% of the diet should be hay and/or grass....