Piggy Facts
Here are some fun piggy facts!
- Guinea Pigs have 20 teeth!
- Females are known as sows and males as boars.
- There are only 2 breeds of hairless guinea pigs; Skinny Pigs & Baldwins
- They have a respiratory rate of approximately 42-105 breaths per min
- Their hearts beat around 240-250 beats per minute.
- They have open-rooted teeth meaning the continuously grow.
- The latin name for a guinea pig is Cavia porcellus
- The gestation period can be anywhere from 59-72 days.
- Babies are born with eyes open and are walking within minutes.
- Guinea pigs are very vocal making noises like purring, wheeking, rumbling and chirping!
- The closest living relative of the guinea pig is the Capybara
- The world's oldest guinea pig was 14!
- Guinea pigs have very poor eyesight, but great hearing and smell.
- Despite their name, guinea pig are in no way related to a pig.
- Their eyes secrete a milky substance used to clean their faces.
- They typically have a body temperature of 99-103.1
- They do not produce vitamin c themselves, but obtain it from their food.
- They typically have 2-5 pups in a litter.
- If a skinny pig & a baldwin were bred, all the pups would be hairless!
- Hairless guinea pigs eat slightly more to maintain their body heat.
- Females are known as sows and males as boars.
- There are only 2 breeds of hairless guinea pigs; Skinny Pigs & Baldwins
- They have a respiratory rate of approximately 42-105 breaths per min
- Their hearts beat around 240-250 beats per minute.
- They have open-rooted teeth meaning the continuously grow.
- The latin name for a guinea pig is Cavia porcellus
- The gestation period can be anywhere from 59-72 days.
- Babies are born with eyes open and are walking within minutes.
- Guinea pigs are very vocal making noises like purring, wheeking, rumbling and chirping!
- The closest living relative of the guinea pig is the Capybara
- The world's oldest guinea pig was 14!
- Guinea pigs have very poor eyesight, but great hearing and smell.
- Despite their name, guinea pig are in no way related to a pig.
- Their eyes secrete a milky substance used to clean their faces.
- They typically have a body temperature of 99-103.1
- They do not produce vitamin c themselves, but obtain it from their food.
- They typically have 2-5 pups in a litter.
- If a skinny pig & a baldwin were bred, all the pups would be hairless!
- Hairless guinea pigs eat slightly more to maintain their body heat.