So you’ve decided on your new pet and are anxiously making plans to welcome it as part of your family. Before you go and get something all set up that you have to readjust for the new baby guinea pigs, it is imperative to keep a few very important things in mind and know a couple of facts about baby guinea pigs. Baby guinea pigs are very soft and cuddly and you want to play with him and think the rest will follow naturally and for the most part it will. However, keep in mind these facts when making your new baby guinea pigs a home so that you provide a home that the baby guinea pigs like and feel comfortable in.

Baby Guinea Pigs and Children
Guinea pigs are not a predator so in their own natural habitat they just hide from anything that could be preying on them and it is no different in your home. The baby guinea pigs scare very easily and will be intimidate and scared by younger children who can’t handle them properly and also older kids that might be too rough. It is important at this stage of any baby guinea pigs life that it isn’t scared perpetually so it’s best to keep children supervised and instructed on how to handle them and not scare them.

This is the same for any other household pets you many have in the home aside from your children. Baby guinea pigs are such a timid bunch that even a ferret will scare it and even hurt it. They only have defense mechanisms and are in large part, without any offensive measures at all. A dog or a cat will be naturally inquisitive and without meaning to do any intentional harm, they can seriously harm any new baby guinea pigs.

The Cages for Baby Guinea Pigs
When selecting a cage for your new baby guinea pigs, it is essential that you get them the biggest cage that can accommodate your space requirements. The general rule of thumb for finding appropriate cages for baby guinea pigs is to acquire the biggest cage with the most space that your home will allow.

Baby guinea pigs should be kept indoors as they are not able to handle either cold nor heat nor too much humidity. It’s a wonder how these tiny creatures live in the wild at all!