You first purchased your guinea pig, do you know what to do? Were you concerned about what to feed it, how to care for it, and make it happy and healthy. Focus first on their environment.

Baby guinea pigs have small feet and heads. Cages are made for all kinds of rodents, not just guinea babies, and their heads can get easily stuck in the wire mesh on the sides or bottom of a cage. Therefore consider first a cardboard box, or solid floor small mesh cage. Avoiding a trip to the vet will be so much more enjoyable, believe me.

Next you must feed your little guy. It is not hard to figure what to feed them, if you know two rules, they are vegetarians, and they are not humans. Veggies are a great source of pleasure that is right, pleasure for guinea pigs.

The guinea pig will show signs of happiness, when squealing and popcorning. Consider the various noises they make during the day. Soon you will be able to identify their noises as happy or sad, but to be sure, consider a book or article about their noises.

A great list of foods are cucumber, carrots, including the green tops, celery and other green leafy plants. Be aware though, do not give your guinea pig snacks that you would eat like potato chips and meat. Even though they may want a taste, these products can hurt your little friend.

Be careful when you bring your guinea pig home. Remember they probably were bonding with the mother, and will need some time to adjust. Also you are a scary person, so big and you move so fast. Consider moving slowly, and do nottry to pick up your guinea pig too soon after bringing him or her home. Instead use a careful and slow approach to building a bond.

Like children, guinea pigs are shy at first, but once they love you, they love you for life. Give it a couple of days and then start approaching your pig with a little patience and food bribery to come to you. However, do not trick your guinea pig into coming to you then abruptly pick it up.

You may hear the squeal of death, as if you were torturing the poor thing. Instead, slowly entice your pig toward you each day. Finally one day put the food down just inside the cage and when your pig approaches, lightly reach out and stroke her. Then after she trusts you, with two hands scoop her up like you would a two handed splash of water for your face. You did it. Look forward to enjoying your guinea pig for many years to come.