Guinea Pig

Guinea pigs

Initial attempts to provide the animals a covered area for refuge showed that the guinea pigs adopted the shelter very quickly and would dart under cover when startled. ... We soon realized that this was a most useful behaviour when...

Year Published: 1988Topics: HousingAnimal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Gray, G. 1988. Guinea pigs. Humane Innovations and Alternatives in Animal Experimentation 2, 48-49.

Use of cage space by guinea pigs

Guinea pigs do not evenly use the space of a barren cage, which contains neither bedding or any structure. The animals spent most of the time at the periphery, close the walls of such a cage rather than in the...

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: White, W. J., Balk, M. W., Lang, C. M. 1989. Use of cage space by guinea pigs. Laboratory Animals 23, 208-214.

Influence of new housing conditions on physiological and endocrine parameters in male adult guinea pigs

Year Published: 1990Animal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Fenske, M. 1990. Influence of new housing conditions on physiological and endocrine parameters in male adult guinea pigs. Zoologische Jahrb?cher 94, 43-53.

Improved housing of mice, rats and guinea pigs: a contribution to the refinement of animal experimentation

It is suggested that the housing of laboratory rodents should be improved by the use of larger and moreappropriate cage types, as well as by reducing the monotonyof conventional housing systems... Guinea pigs readily chew softwood sticks.

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Guinea Pig, Mouse, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Scharmann, W. 1991. Improved housing of mice, rats and guinea pigs: a contribution to the refinement of animal experimentation. Alternatives to Laboratory Animals [ATLA] 19, 108-114.

Social experience, behavior and stress in guinea pigs

Guinea pigs require considerable socialisation to acquire the skills necessary to build up stable social structures. If rearing conditions are inadequate this creates conditions of social instability and extreme endocrine changes occur.

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Sachser, N., Lick, C. 1991. Social experience, behavior and stress in guinea pigs. Physiology and Behavior 50, 83-90.

Social experience, behaviour, stress and health in guinea pigs

These data suggest that guinea pigs require considerable socialisation to acquire the skills necessary to build up stable social structures. If rearing conditions are inadequate this creates conditions of social instability and extreme endocrine changes occur.

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Sachser, N. 1991. Social experience, behaviour, stress and health in guinea pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 31, 289 (Abstract).

Body weight and water intake of guinea pigs: influence of single caging and an unfamiliar new room

No changes in body weight are observed if adult male guinea pigs are removed from their groups and kept singly in their home enclosure. In contrast, subjects markedly lose weight and show a marked reduction of water intake if isolated...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Fenske, M. 1992. Body weight and water intake of guinea pigs: influence of single caging and an unfamiliar new room. Journal of Experimental Animal Science 35, 71-79.

Chronic monitoring of cardiovascular function in the conscious guinea pig using radio-telemetry

An implantable radio-telemetry device for chronic monitoring of arterial pressure and heart rate in the conscious guinea pig was validated against measurements using an exteriorized, indwelling catheter. There were no significant differences between simultaneous measurements in animals instrumented with both...

Year Published: 1994Topics: Biological Sampling & Physiological MeasurementAnimal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Depasquale, M. J., Ringer, L. W., Winslow, R. L. et al. 1994. Chronic monitoring of cardiovascular function in the conscious guinea pig using radio-telemetry. Clinical Experimentation of Hypertension 16, 245-260.

The ontogeny of male Guinea pigs living under different housing conditions

From these data is was concluded, that young male Guinea pigs develop more favourably in colonies than in pairs or singly.

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Stanzel, K., Sachser, N. 1994. The ontogeny of male Guinea pigs living under different housing conditions. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 40, 94 (Abstract).

The experimental Animal in Biomedical Research (Vol. II) – Care, Husbandry, and Well-Being: Guinea Pigs

Basic recommendations for the housing of guinea pigs. Wire-bottomed cages may cause foot problems. Bublefoot usually occurs in heavier adults in wire-bottomed cages in which hygiene is not optimal.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Kesel, M. L. 1995. Guinea pigs. In: The Experimental Animal in Biomedical Research (Vol. II) - Care, Husbandry, and Well-Being . Rollin, B. E. , Kesel, M. L. (eds), 335-350. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.