Guinea Pig

Female guinea pigs prefer familiar opposite-sex individuals but not familiar same-sex peers

While some species show a preference for familiar individuals when choosing a social or sexual partner, this tendency is not universal and varies across species. However, the association between partner preference and social system is still not clear, and partner...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Romero-Chacón, A. M., Cardona-Restrepo, M., Pena-Bello, G. et al. 2025. Female guinea pigs prefer familiar opposite-sex individuals but not familiar same-sex peers. Animal Behaviour 230, 123384.

Refining the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) cryo-injury model for cardiac regeneration and functional characterization

Guinea pigs have been a standard model in cardiovascular pharmacology and physiology research, but the advent of transgenic models has largely replaced them with mouse and rat models. However, guinea pigs remain important models in cardiac electrophysiology, drug-induced arrhythmias, or...

Year Published: 2026Topics: Disease/Experimental ModelAnimal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Nehring, M. E., Von Bibra, C., Geertz, B. et al. 2026. Refining the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) cryo-injury model for cardiac regeneration and functional characterization. JAALAS 65(1), 33–45.

AnaesthesiaSkills in Veterinary Medicine: Perioperative Management in Small, Companion and Domestic Animals

This book is designed as a practice-orientated text covering monitoring and equipment, established protocols, pain management, complications and underlying disease. The strength of the book is the inclusion of a relatively wide spectrum of species – dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets,...

Year Published: 2024Topics: Analgesia, Anesthesia & SedationAnimal Type: Cat, Cattle, Dog, Equine, Ferret, Gerbil, Goat, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Mouse, Pig, Rabbit, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Eberspächer-Schweda, E. 2024. AnaesthesiaSkills in Veterinary Medicine: Perioperative Management in Small, Companion and Domestic Animals. Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc, 512 pp.

Influence of visual cover on ramp climbing behavior in guinea pigs

To ensure the optimal welfare of a species in captivity, housing and enclosure design must align with the ecology, physiology, and behavioral biology of the animal. For the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), a popular pet and laboratory animal, it is...

Year Published: 2025Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Cameron, K. E., Jeon, G. M., Burden, E. et al. 2025. Influence of visual cover on ramp climbing behavior in guinea pigs. Academia Biology 3(4).

Influence of visual cover on ramp climbing behavior in guinea pigs

Year Published: 2025Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Cameron, K. E., Jeon, G. M., Burden, E. et al. 2025. Influence of visual cover on ramp climbing behavior in guinea pigs. Academia Biology 3(4).

A review of pain assessment methods in laboratory rodents

Ensuring that laboratory rodent pain is well managed underpins the ethical acceptability of working with these animals in research. Appropriate treatment of pain in laboratory rodents requires accurate assessments of the presence or absence of pain to the extent possible....

Year Published: 2020Topics: Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Chinchilla, Gerbil, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Mouse, Other Rodent, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Turner, P. V., Pang, D. S., Lofgren, J. L. 2019. A review of pain assessment methods in laboratory rodents. Comparative Medicine 69(6), 451–467.

Review of rodent euthanasia methods

The optimal choice of euthanasia method for laboratory rodents depends on a number of factors, including the scientific goals of the study, the need to minimize animal pain and/or distress, applicable guidelines and laws, the training and proficiency of personnel,...

Year Published: 2020Topics: EuthanasiaAnimal Type: Guinea Pig, Hamster, Mouse, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Shomer, N. H., Allen-Worthington, K. H., Hickman, D. L. et al. 2020. Review of rodent euthanasia methods. JAALAS 59(3), 242–253.

The influence of human interaction on guinea pigs: Behavioral and thermographic changes during animal-assisted therapy

Guinea pigs are often involved in animal-assisted therapy (AAT) but there is little knowledge about the effects of human contact on guinea pigs involved in AAT. The aim of this study was to investigate effects of availability of a retreat,...

Year Published: 2020Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Wirth, S., Gebhardt-Henrich, S. G., Riemer, S. et al. 2020. The influence of human interaction on guinea pigs: Behavioral and thermographic changes during animal-assisted therapy. Physiology & Behavior 225, 113076.

Clinical management of pain in rodents

The use of effective regimens for mitigating pain remain underutilized in research rodents despite the general acceptance of both the ethical imperative and regulatory requirements intended to maximize animal welfare. Factors contributing to this gap between the need for and...

Year Published: 2020Topics: AnalgesiaAnimal Type: Guinea Pig, Mouse, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Foley, P. L., Kendall, L. V., Turner, P. V. 2019. Clinical management of pain in rodents. Comparative Medicine 69(6), 468–489.

Current welfare state of pet guinea pigs in the UK

Little research has been carried out into how guinea pigs are cared for in the UK, and information regarding potential welfare issues is sparse. This study was designed to examine the five welfare needs, collecting data on the extent to...

Year Published: 2020Topics: Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Harrup, A. J., Rooney, N. 2020. Current welfare state of pet guinea pigs in the UK. Veterinary Record 186(9), 282.