| A guinea pig makes a fabulous pet for many | | | | typical expectation you should have for your |
| reasons however one of the most imperative | | | | guinea pigs life expectancy is generally four to |
| reasons is the flexibility to keep your pet | | | | seven years old. |
| outdoors or indoors. Many people are under a | | | | Sometimes this is a huge downfall with potential |
| common misconception that guinea pigs are much | | | | owners because they want the pet to live much |
| too smelly to be kept indoors and this is just that; | | | | longer than a mere four years. Inquiring about the |
| a misconception. | | | | guinea pigs life expectancy is sometimes the |
| This will be touched upon more in depth later on | | | | biggest downfall for the guinea pig getting a new |
| however another great reason for these animals | | | | home because some parents and individual |
| is that the life expectancy of a guinea pig is quite | | | | owners feel the potential sadness of losing a pet. |
| long and versatile. Lets take a closer look at the | | | | This is terribly unfortunate because the guinea pig |
| average guinea pigs life expectancy as well as | | | | is an excellent pet that not only requires but also |
| other favorable traits about this marvelous | | | | loves human interaction. They are very social |
| creature. | | | | creatures and have a very gentle disposition and |
| Reviewing Life Expectancy | | | | typically will crave affection from the owner. |
| Most people when beginning to do research on a | | | | The last issue to address when speaking of the |
| specific pet that they wish to acquire begin by | | | | guinea pigs life expectancy is that despite the fact |
| asking how long it is expected to live and this is | | | | that it may be short, these creatures make |
| no different with the guinea pigs. In a typical | | | | wonderful pets due to the fact that they have a |
| situation, the guinea pigs life expectancy can be | | | | seriously low biting tendency which makes them a |
| expected to last about five years although many | | | | great and safe pet to have with children as well |
| cavies have been recorded to live up to as old as | | | | as the elderly. |
| seven! | | | | Guinea pigs are very easy to feed daily and hold |
| The age of four for a guinea pig is also | | | | very low cost for food and supplies, which makes |
| considered to be quite old and it isn't unheard of | | | | it a great pet also despite the low guinea pig life |
| for a guinea pig to only live four years so the | | | | expectancy. |
