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Read the latest updates, care tips and helpful advice from our Guinea Pigs section.
Expert guides and care tips for small pets including guinea pigs. Learn everything from feeding to habitat setup.
From the counter at Paradise Pets – August 2026 In hot weather, guinea pig care is not only about water and shade. Rear-end cleanliness can become a serious welfare issue. Nobody enjoys checking the messy end of a guinea pig. But in summer, avoiding that check can be dangerous. Flystrike risk rises when animals are … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets – July 2026 A BBC-reported guinea pig breeding row in Wales has put an unusual animal welfare story into the news. Neil explains the everyday lesson for pet families. Guinea pig breeding should never be treated as a harmless surprise or a fun family experiment. The Pembrokeshire story has … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets – July 2026 With fireworks back in the news, Neil explains the small-animal behaviour behind sudden panic and why owners should prepare before the first loud evening. A rabbit thumping in the hutch, a guinea pig hiding without eating, or a budgie crashing around a cage can all be … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets – July 2026 Neil has helped rabbit and guinea pig owners in Swindon for over 35 years. In warm weather, one of the most serious small-pet risks is also one of the easiest for busy owners to miss: flystrike. Flystrike is one of those topics I would rather explain … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has owned and run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. In more than 35 years of helping families choose small pets, he has seen the same guinea pig mistake many times: people buy one guinea pig, buy a small cage, underestimate the cost, and only learn later that guinea … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold guinea pigs at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these animals. The need for companionship is one of the most consistently misunderstood parts of guinea pig welfare, and one I have to explain at this counter … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold guinea pigs at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these animals. The single guinea pig problem is one he sees walk through the door almost weekly, and it troubles him more than almost anything else in … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold guinea pigs at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching what happens when guinea pig owners get the diet right and when they do not. Vitamin C deficiency is the single most preventable cause of serious illness in pet … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold small animals and birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of conversations with customers, both before they bought their pet and sometimes, years later, after things had not gone quite as they expected. Last autumn he did something he … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold guinea pigs at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these animals. Guinea pigs are among the most vocal small animals he stocks, and the most consistently misunderstood. This guide covers the seven sounds you are most … Read more