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If you do get a pair of guinea pigs, be sure to have them professionally "sexed" (determine if they are male or female. Pet shops and pet owners often have a hard time determining the sex of their piggies. Its better for the pigs that way, since both pregnancy and spaying/neutring often end up killing them! We currently have two girl pigs.
They are great pets, require little money or effort. I think we spend about $5 every two months or so on sawdust for their cage, $10 every couple months on chow, $14 every couple months on hay (piggies LOVE hay) and probably $5 a week on fresh veggies.
When we only had one for a long time and she would bite everytime we picked her up. Having the second one really helped her disposition.
Also, make sure they are in a big enough cage. We made a cage that is about 4 ft by 2.5 feet and it is the "preferred" size for two piggies. With one pig you can have a cage that is 3 feet by 2.5 feet.
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