Guinea pigs are rodents from South America, originally domesticated by the Incas of Peru roughly 7,000 years ago. Their relatives are Cavy Porcellus, found in Brazil and Cavy Boliviensis, located in the high Andes, and Cavy Cutleri which lives in Peru. Scientists now believe these cavy companion were possibly domesticated from an extinct wild species …
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Vitamin C for the Cavy!
Today is National Vitamin C day, so I wanted to highlight a companion animal that needs Vitamin C to live a healthy life. Did you know that the *average* guinea pig needs 20 -25 mg per day to remain healthy? Guinea pigs cannot produce their own vitamin C, so it must be supplied in the …
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