How much is a guinea pig (Dutch pig)? What kind of food do you eat?

I wonder if you have seen the animation "Guinea Pig Secret Service". Because of its lovely shape and good character, the guinea pig has gradually become a popular domestic pet. How much is it for each guinea pig? What kind of food do you eat?

I. brief introduction of guinea pigs

1. Guinea pigs, also known as guinea pigs, sunflower rats, Dutch pigs, guinea pigs, sea pigs, belong to mammals, rodents, and are tailless rodents. Their ancestors came from the Andes in South America, and now there are no wild guinea pigs. Guinea pigs as pets are distributed all over the world.

2. Guinea pigs like to live in groups, with short head and neck, round ears, whole body hair, short limbs, four toes in the forelimb, three toes in the hindlimb, sharp short claws, scratching habits, dislike climbing and jumping, very gentle temperament, timid and frightened, sometimes squeak, like the dry and clean living environment. The sense of smell and hearing are well developed, and they have a very high response to all kinds of stimuli of the surrounding environment, such as sound, smell and sudden changes in temperature, and they can respond quickly whenever the environment changes. And you feel scared.

3. After artificial domestication, guinea pigs evolved into four species:

(1) British species: short hair, strong body, pure white, black, brownish black, brown yellow, gray and so on.

(2) Angora: capillary and long, capable of covering the face, head and body.

(3) Peruvian species: capillaries have long curls, and their physique is worse than that of British species.

(4) Abyssinian species: short hairs, but the hairs grow into rose-like curly hairs.

How much is a guinea pig?

The price of guinea pigs is based on the color of the coat, the length of the hair, the order and reverse curl, the place where it is located, the price is also different, the following gives you a reference value, the specific price shall prevail.

1. According to the color classification, the most common guinea pigs are yellow, black and white, and the price is between 20 and 50 yuan. If it is a rare color, the price may increase by dozens of yuan or hundreds of yuan.

2. According to the classification of the length of guinea pig hair, cis, converse and curl, the cheapest price of short shun guinea pig is between 20-50 yuan, the price of short reverse-haired guinea pig is between 40-80 yuan; the price of long reverse-haired guinea pig should be between 80-150 yuan; the price of long shun hair is higher because of smooth and good-looking hair, the price is between 100-400 yuan; curly-haired guinea pigs are the most expensive.

In fact, the price of guinea pigs is also related to the variety and the color of the eyes. generally speaking, black eyes are more expensive and red is cheaper. if it is the first time to raise guinea pigs, it is recommended to start with short smooth or short reverse, the price is cheap, but also relatively strong.

What kind of food do guinea pigs eat?

Guinea pigs are herbivores, the correct diet is: grass (hay + fresh grass (mainly Timothy grass) + guinea pig food + appropriate amount of vegetables and fruits + daily change of plain boiled water.

1, guinea pigs like to eat vegetables and fruits: oil and wheat vegetables, sweet potato leaves, celery, cabbage, all kinds of lettuce and roots such as carrots, in addition to sweet potatoes, but also like corn, broccoli, cucumbers, and melons, and sometimes like to eat colored peppers.

2. The fruits that guinea pigs like to eat: apples, watermelon peels, etc., but be careful not to give too many fruits with high sugar content, nor too much at one time.

But it should be noted that irritating foods such as garlic, chili peppers, onions, green onions and leeks should not be given to guinea pigs, and vegetables and fruits must be fed properly.

The above is the relevant introduction about guinea pigs. When we are maintaining, we must put guinea pigs to live in a dry and clean environment. Because the thermoregulation ability of guinea pigs is relatively poor, too high or too low temperature will lead to a decline in resistance and make them sick.