Learning to Understand Guinea Pigs

Below are options for communicating guinea pigs with their relatives, as well as with the owner.

Two guinea pigs lay down side by side.

How to interpret it?

Animals need communication.

The correct response to this behavior

If you keep one guinea pig, you need to personally maintain close contact with your pet.

Guinea pigs touch each other with their noses.

How to interpret it?

Animals sniff and recognize each other by smell.

The correct response to this behavior

Let the guinea pigs sniff you regularly.

Two males fight each other.

How to interpret it?

The strongest dominates the family.

The correct response to this behavior

Put a weaker opponent in a separate cage.

Guinea pig removes dust and individual particles of dirt with its paws

How to interpret it?

Healthy guinea pigs clean themselves regularly and thoroughly.

The correct response to this behavior

Only during shedding should the guinea pig be combed twice a week.

One animal sniffs the anal area of ​​another

How to interpret it?

The male makes sure that the female is ready to mate.

The correct response to this behavior

If the appearance of offspring is not desirable, the animals should be separated.

The guinea pig sticks its head forward when it senses danger.

How to interpret it?

The animal is frightened, its fear knows no bounds.

The correct response to this behavior

You should move carefully and talk calmly to your guinea pig.

Guinea pigs stand up on their hind legs to reach lettuce

How to interpret it?

Animals willingly learn to get food.

The correct response to this behavior

Give your pets the opportunity to frolic so that they are always in shape.

Guinea pig licks its paws.

How to interpret it?

So the guinea pig washes its muzzle.

The correct response to this behavior

Keep the cage clean.

The mother and the baby pressed their noses to each other.

How to interpret it?

The baby needs attention.

The correct response to this behavior

This is how all babies behave.