Place interesting items such as small cardboard or wooden boxes or tubes for your guinea pig to dart into. Keep your guinea pigs in a dry area protected from cold drafts and direct sunlight. Guinea pigs cannot tolerate excessive heat. Guinea pigs require exercise and will happily romp around a room that has been cleared of hazards such as electric cords, cats or dogs and poisonous plants. Food and Water Guinea pigs are herbivores, meaning they eat only grasses, vegetables and fruit.
Food preferences vary from guinea pig to guinea pig.
Also, guinea pigs tend to become habituated to certain foods from a young age so provide a variety of foods and continue over time to reintroduce foods previously ignored. Your guinea pig s basic diet should also be supplemented with pelleted commercial feed. Purchase fresh pellets in small quantities, never keeping pellets on hand for more than a month. Place the food in heavy plastic or ceramic bowls that won t easily tip, one bowl for pellets and one for fresh food. Plastic sipper bottles are best for water.