small rodent, about twice the size of a hamster, very hyper active and the size of a fully grown hamster when young, but will grow lazy and fat. they're are not suited for any excercise and will mostly die if forced to any excess movement. though they only eat vegetables, some fruit,
pellets, soft hay, grass and specialy developped food for rodents, they'll attempt to eat anything, as long as it's close enough to they're mouth. they sometimes may act blind for food, hoping to get more. many find them adorable and cute, and keep them as pet, as they're easier to care for then most other pets. they produce very high-pitched and
loud noises when hungry or hearing a noise they relate to food or someone who bring them food, impossible for any creature not from the family of caviae, including humans. they're related to the
capibara,
world's biggest rodent, wich is sometimes also kept as a pet.
If you want to take a guinea pig as pet, remember that they're group animals and you're forced to buy multiple in order to avoid a depression. also, you should provide a
compost bin, as
guinea pigs produce much of that...
a fully plastic cage advised, else they'll throw much food away, hoping they'll get more and better food.
i love my guinea pig, he's fluffy and produces lots of
manure for my
plants in exchange for wortheless
vegetables