Are you allowed Guinea Pigs at your home?Sometimes the desire to have a guinea pig outweighs rational thinking and owners find themselves with a bit of a messy situation on their hands when a landlord or family member says, “either the piggies go, or you go”!
While you have room in your heart, do you have room in your wallet?
The set-up costs to provide the best home for your guinea pig as well as the ongoing expense of keeping piggies is actually pretty significant!
Upfront expenses:
Adoption fee.
Suitable cage set up.
Cage bedding.
Cage items.
Carry cage.
Pellets.
Hay.
Fresh foods.
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Ongoing expenses:
Fresh foods.
Hay.
Pellets.
Washing costs for towels & fleece bedding.