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Guinea Pigs are docile, but not completely sedentary. They enjoy burrowing, exploring and interacting with animals and other elements in their environment. Giving them lots of variety will keep them mentally active for those hours you're away. That helps keep them stimulated, a vital component of an overall health program. Animals with nothing to do all day, even ones as relatively simple as cavies, become lethargic.
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Guinea pigs need soft, clean bedding that is changed frequently in order to stay in top health. Litter training a cavy is very difficult and, as a result, they tend to eliminate in many areas around the cage. It's essential for their health that bedding be replaced to keep down ammonia and keep them and the cage clean.
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One of the many fun aspects of owning a guinea pig is selecting or designing and building a cage. Few homes are designed in a way that allow the owner to let their guinea pig simply run free. They can get into a lot of mischief that way. But creating a cage that is spacious and fun is easy!
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Guinea pigs, or cavies, are like any other species in having a number of distinctive behaviors. Within that broad outline, of course, each pig will have its own peculiarities. It's the latter that makes detailing the former a little tricky.
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Professionals recognize 13 official breeds of guinea pig or cavy, though several more are popular. Within this set is a group of differently colored types that add further variety to this amazing animal. To top it off, there are 'satin' varieties, in which the hair shafts are hollow, giving them an ultra-shiny appearance and smooth feel.
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Jackson's pets facing uncertain future - ninemsn
Michael Jackson's sudden death has left an array of exotic pets orphaned, with some of them unaccounted for and even his beloved chimpanzee Bubbles depending on donations. Jackson, at the height of his stardom, amassed a private zoo of giraffes
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Pet snake outgrown your home? Options for exotics are available - Tampa Bay Online
TAMPA - Exotic pets, including large constrictor snakes such as pythons and boas, may hold an appeal for many as alternative types of pets, but these snakes can get big and unruly. Burmese pythons can grow to 20 feet, and present a danger to young
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Toddler Killed By Python a Reminder to Use Caution with Exotic Animals - KWQC
In Florida, two-year-old girl was killed by her family's pet python as she slept. It took a team of deputies and wildlife officers to capture the 8.5 foot long 50 pound Albino Burmese Python. Investigators say 32-year old Charles Darnell kept his pet
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Open day for exotic pets - Peterborough Evening Telegraph
A specialist pet sanctuary will open its doors to the public at the weekend. The Exotic Pet Refuge, in Deeping St James, near Market Deeping, is only allowed to open to the public six days a year, when it raises a large portion of the funds it needs
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Singer Island shows the folly of building on barrier islands - St. Petersburg Times
The plight of residents on Singer Island follows a time-worn script. People buy homes or condos on a barrier island, and when their residences are threatened by the sea they want the taxpayers to bail them out of trouble. Politicians looking for
