Guinea pigs: the vitamin they cannot make, the friend they need, and the sign that means the vet today
Guinea pigs are sold as an easy first pet and kept, far too often, in ways that quietly harm them. Why they need vitamin C every day, why one alone is a welfare problem, the diet that keeps teeth and guts working, the heat that kills them in summer, and the one sign that never waits until morning.
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