Guinea Pigs

Ruby brought her guinea pigs to school. She is an expert on guinea pigs and taught us a lot about guinea pigs and how to care for them.

We read books about guinea pigs and were taught little extras by the guinea pig owners in Room 8, Ruby, Neesha and Bowen. Using this information we wrote reports. Reports teach other people new information. 

Guinea pigs are not related to pigs. Do you know what guinea pigs are?

What do guinea pigs look like?

Something that is strange about guinea pigs is that their eyes are on the top of their heads so they see up best. Guinea pigs can be different colours. They can be one colour or multi-coloured.

What do guinea pigs eat?

Guinea pigs eat their own droppings if they are yellow. If it is brown it means they have eaten it more than once and the goodness is gone. Sometimes guinea pigs have apples for a special treat. There is one thing that guinea pigs are not allowed and that is rubarb it is because rhubarb have poisonous leaves. Guinea pigs eat and eat and eat until they are very full.

Babies

Baby guinea pigs are strange because they can see as soon as they are born. Adult guinea pigs use its teeth to pull the baby out of its bottom and then licks all the gross stuff off the babies. Baby guinea pigs look like the adult guinea pigs. Guinea pigs stop drinking milk when they are 2 or three weeks old.

Hutches

Everyday you need to move the hutch because they need fresh grass. Guinea pigs don't like to be in the sun because they have fur. You have to have a cover away from the sun. Guinea pigs have to be in a cage because cats and dogs will try to get them.

Guinea pigs are cute little creatures and are nothing like pigs.

Author Bella

Guinea pigs are a tiny animal that eat lots. Do you know what guinea pigs are? Read this report and find out.

What do guinea pigs look like?

Guinea pigs can be striped, black, brown or white it is called multi-coloured. They have four claws at the end of their toes. White guinea pigs have pink eyes.

What do guinea pigs eat?

Guinea pigs are herbivores because they eat fresh vegetables, fresh grass, fresh fruit and hay. Apples are their dessert. Guinea pigs eat until they are full. Guinea pigs are allergic to rhubarb.

Baby Guinea Pigs

When guinea pigs are born they are the size of your palm. New born guinea pigs can see. They are just like an adult guinea pig but smaller. Guinea pigs can eat grass after one day. They grow really fast.

Guinea Pig Hitches

Guinea pigs have a hutch with an outside run. Hutches protect them from cat and dog attacks. It is important to move the hutch so the guinea pig gets fresh grass. A guinea pig needs a roof for its hutch.

Guinea pigs are herbivores. Do you want to own a guinea pig?

Author Jeevanjot

Guinea pigs can have up to about ten colours. Do you know that guinea pigs are not related to pigs? 

What do guinea pigs look like?

Guinea pigs have have lots of beautiful long hair and they can have short hair. When guinea pigs have a dry nose they are alright but when they have a wet nose they could be sick. Some guinea pigs have pink eyes and some have black eyes. Their eyes are on the top of their head because they only really look up. Did you know guinea pigs have no tail? Their legs are very small.

What do guinea pigs eat?

Guinea pigs eat fresh stuff like fresh hay, fresh fruit, fresh grass and daisies. Yuck! When guinea pigs poo they eat it. The eat their poo because they lived in the high mountain in South America and there isn't much food. Guinea pigs are vegetarians that means they only eat vegetables and they eat guinea pig pellets. They wriggle and snuffle their nose to make them smell food better.

What do you know about guinea pigs when they are born?

When guinea pigs are born they are the size of your palm. Often guinea pigs have milk for two or three weeks. Baby guinea pigs grow really fast. They are just like an adult guinea pig but smaller. Baby guinea pigs are so lazy that means they just hang around doing not that much. 

Guinea pig hutches

Guinea pig hutches need to be cleaned every day and moved because they need clean grass and more grass. They have to have clean water and you have to clean out their cage. Also guinea pigs DON'T LIKE SUNLIGHT! So they have to have a steal roof. And they have to have a cage because cats and dogs can get them when they are out. 

Guinea pig grooming

Guinea pigs use their teeth to groom their fur, When you give it a bath you use shampoo and warm water. Just telling you that guinea pigs don't like taking baths. When you are finished you have to dry off your guinea pig properly or else they get sick.

Guinea pigs are cute and interesting. Guinea pigs an live in the wild or be good pets. Would you like an interesting guinea pig?

Author Ruby L

What is a guinea pig? Guinea pigs eat lots and lots. Did you know they are vegetarians. They don't eat meat. 

What do guinea pigs look like?

They have short fur or long fur. Do they have tails? You will find out in the index. What are they related to? Rodents. They have floppy ears and very sharp claws.

Food

They eat dry hay and carrots and cabbage and cucumbers and pellets. Also apples for dessert. Do not feed them rhubarb. They are allergic to it because the rhubarb leaves are poisonous. Fresh fruit and vegetables are eaten by guinea pigs. Guinea pigs like to eat hay and eat and eat until their tummies are full. 

Babies

When baby guinea pigs get born they have slobber all over their body. Next the mummy guinea pig licks off the slobber on the baby. When they are only one day old they can nibble and graze on fresh green grass and they can eat hay and drink fresh water. 

Guinea Pig Hutches

If you own a guinea pig they best thing you can do is buy a hutch.Clean the water every day. They can't be in the sun too long or else it will get sun burnt! Clean the poo out. If you don't clean the poo out the guinea pig will get sick and you can tell your guinea pig is getting sick because the guinea pig has a wet nose and if it's a dry nose he or she is alright. 

Would you like a guinea pig to have? They are fun, funny and cute. Would you like one perhaps? 

Author George

We hope you enjoyed reading our first reports and learnt a lot about guinea pigs. We sure learnt a lot about guinea pigs when we wrote them. 

Thank you so much Ruby for bringing your guinea pigs to school to share with Room 8. They are gorgeous!