The prairie dog possesses great loyalty and courage, and will fight to defend its home, territory, and family. Prairie dogs have a constant concern about your safety and well-being, which, while touching, can have some unexpected consequences. So each little family digs a latrine, and everybody goes to the bathroom there. When it gets too nasty, they either clean it out or bury it and dig another one. In your home, a prairie dog will actually want to find and use a litter pan, or some other such spot away from its principal stomping grounds.
Prairie dogs are extremely healthy and hardy.
They don't even catch colds and little ailments the way cats and dogs sometimes do. They are also easy to keep parasite free. If you don't, the prairie dog is not going to get them. In captivity, it is common for prairie dogs to live to the ripe old age of 12. 5. The prairie dog is also not what anyone would call a fussy eater.