The lifespan of guinea pigs is about 8 to 10 years. If the pet owner takes good care of it, it can even live for more than ten years. However, guinea pigs are relatively fragile and prone to multiple diseases. Owners should be very careful when caring for guinea pigs and pay attention to the health status of guinea pigs. If a disease accidentally occurs, you must treat it in time and provide the guinea pig with appropriate nutrition to make the guinea pig live longer.

Notes on raising guinea pigs:

1. Guinea pigs are warm-blooded animals. Although they have fur, they are still afraid of cold and heat. They like to live in warm and quiet places. environment.

2. Too strong light will hurt the eyes of guinea pigs. At the same time, guinea pigs do not like water, so do not let them swim, but they can take a bath.

3. The feed for raising guinea pigs is mainly guinea pig food and grass. You can also feed some vegetables and fruits.

4. Guinea pigs can control their food intake. As long as the trough is full, the guinea pigs will eat by themselves when they are hungry.

5. Do not feed soy foods. Because beans contain high amounts of calcium, they will react with the oxalic acid in some vegetables to form calcium oxalate, which will have a harmful effect on the body of guinea pigs.

6. Guinea pigs have a very strong smell, especially in summer, so they need to be fed some deodorized rat food, the bedding materials should be changed frequently, and they should be bathed regularly.