Caring For My New Guinea Pig关心我的新豚鼠

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Guinea pigs are very lovable animals.豚鼠是非常可爱的动物。 They are very affectionate and have their own personalities, which will become very evident within days after you bring them home.他们非常亲热，并拥有自己的性格，这将成为非常明显的后几天内你把他们回家。 They love to snuggle and cuddle.他们喜欢依偎和拥抱。 They will live longer than most other small pets, usually five to eight years.他们将活得更长比大多数其他小型宠物，通常是五至八年。 Although guinea pigs are naturally healthy animals and rarely get sick, doing your part to care for them can have a direct impact on how long they will live.尽管豚鼠自然健康的动物，很少生病，做您照顾他们可以有直接的影响如何，他们将长期生活。

However, assuming that because they live in cages, guinea pigs have little or no care requirements is far from true.然而，假定因为他们生活在笼子里，豚鼠很少或根本没有照顾的要求还远远没有实现。 They need daily care.他们需要日常护理。 They rely upon you to give them proper nutrition, exercise them daily, and give them lots of love.他们依靠你向他们提供适当的营养，锻炼他们每天，并给予他们很多的爱。

A guinea pig will need fresh food and water every day.豚鼠将需要新鲜食物和水的每一天。 While this may seem like a lot of work, making it a part of your daily routine will help it seem easy.虽然这可能看起来了大量的工作，使它成为您的部分日常将帮助它似乎很容易。 In addition, you will receive lots of love from your pig, which will make your sacrifices worthwhile.此外，您将收到大量来自您的爱猪，这将使你的牺牲是值得的。

Just as with any other animal, before you make a commitment, there are certain questions that you should ask yourself.正如任何其他动物之前，您作出的承诺，存在着某些问题，您应该问问自己。 Here is a list of things to consider as you make your decision:下面列出了需要考虑你让你决定：

* Can I provide proper care for my pig every day of its life? *我可以提供适当的照顾我的猪每天的生活吗？

* Am I willing to let him/her live in the room in my house where I spend most of my time? *我愿意让他/她住在房间里我的房子在那里我花了我的大部分时间吗？

* Will I commit to feeding my guinea pig a healthy, balanced diet? *我承诺我喂养豚鼠一个健康，均衡的饮食？

* Will I provide my guinea pig with fresh water every day? *我会提供我的豚鼠淡水每一天？

* Can I provide him with a comfortable cage? *我可以向他提供舒适的笼子？

* Will I remove all soiled bedding every day? *我会删除所有弄脏被褥每一天？

* Can I ensure that she will be kept away from drafts, cold, too much heat or direct sunlight, and other pets? *我可以保证，她将远离汇票，冷，热过多或阳光直接照射，和其他宠物？

* Do I have the time to care for and give affection to my guinea pig every day? *我有时间去照顾和给予我的感情豚鼠每一天？

* Am I willing to groom him/her regularly, including baths? *我愿意新郎他/她定期，包括洗澡？

* Do I have a place in my home where my guinea pig can exercise daily? *不要我有一个发生在我的家乡在那里我豚鼠每天可以行使？

* Am I willing to take him/her to the vet when he/she needs medical attention? *我愿意接受他/她的兽医时，他/她需要的医疗照顾？

* Does my budget allow for me to provide for all the necessities? *我的预算是否允许我向所有的生活必需品？

Guinea pigs have many great attributes as pets.豚鼠有许多伟大的属性的宠物。 They do however, require quite a bit of cleaning, from their cage to the area around the cage, as they will kick out their bedding from time to time.但是，他们这样做，需要相当多的清理，从他们的笼子周围地区笼，因为他们将自己的球寝具不时。 In addition, there are several activities that you should be prepared to perform on a daily basis.此外，还有一些活动，你应该准备履行的日常。 Before making a decision to bring a guinea pig into your home, make sure that you are prepared to take on this daily routine.在作出决定之前，把一个豚鼠到您家，请务必准备采取对这一日常。

In the end, for guinea pig lovers like myself, it's all worth it!最后，对豚鼠爱好者像我一样，都是值得的！ All your hard work will be rewarded with love, affection, and companionship.您所有的努力将得到回报的爱，感情，和同伴。 If you are prepared to properly care for your cavy, I higly recommend them as pets!如果您准备妥善照顾好你的豚鼠，我建议他们higly作为宠物！

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