Guinea Pig

Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals (Second Edition)

Photographic documentation of enforced restraint and handling techniques.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: All/General, Amphibian, Baboon, Bird, Capuchin, Cat, Cattle, Chimpanzee, Chinchilla, Crocodile & Alligator, Dog, Equine, Fish, Gerbil, Gibbon, Goat, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Lemur, Lizard, Macaque, Marine Mammal, Marmoset, Mole Rat, Mouse, Nonhuman Primate, Other Animal, Other Nonhuman Primate, Other Rodent, Owl Monkey, Pig, Rabbit, Rat, Reptile, Rodent, Sheep, Snake, Squirrel Monkey, Turtle & Tortoise, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Fowler, M. E. 1995. Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals (Second Edition). Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA.

Influence of feeding hay on the alopecia of breeding guinea pigs

Animals with partial alopecia were seen frequently in a breeding colony of guinea pigs. No pathologic aetiology could be determined. An influence of nutrition on the density of the hair coat was considered. Breeding groups were fed one of the...

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Gerold, S., Huisinga, E., Iglauer, F. et al. 1997. Influence of feeding hay on the alopecia of breeding guinea pigs. Zentralblatt f?r Veterin?rmedizin 44, 341-348.

The Laboratory Guinea Pig

Barbering, or hair chewing may be the result of a dominance interaction between two guinea pigs or a behvioral vice. Animal may barber each other in a group housing situation, or may chew at their own hair.

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Terril, L. A. , Clemons, D. J. 1998. The Laboratory Guinea Pig. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Social relationships and the management of stress

A male's endocrine stress response when placed in an unfamiliar cage is sharply reduced when a bonded female is present.

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Sachser, N., Derschlag, M., Hirzel, D. 1998. Social relationships and the management of stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology 23, 891-904.

The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals (7th ed): The Guinea Pig

General recommendations for the species-adequate housing of guinea-pigs.

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: North, D. 1999. The guinea-pig. In: The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals (7th ed). UFAW [Universities Federation for Animal Welfare] (edited by Poole, T. and English, P. ), 268-288. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK.

Group housing female guinea pigs

Group housing [female] guinea pigs can save space and money, while improving housing standards. The authors describe enclosure design, enrichments, and husbandry techniques that facilitate group housing female guinea pigs. No data are included in this article.

Year Published: 2000Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Husbandry & Management, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Raje, S. S., Stewart, K. L. 2000. Group housing female guinea pigs. Lab Animal 29(8), 31-32.

Housing for Laboratory Rats, Mice, Guinea Pigs and Rabbits

General recommendations for the species-adequate housing of rats, mice, guinea pigs and rabbits

Year Published: 2000Animal Type: Guinea Pig, Mouse, Rabbit, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Hargreaves, A. L. 2000. Housing for Laboratory Rats, Mice, Guinea Pigs and Rabbits. Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Testing, Wellington, New Zealand.

Early-life handling stimulation and environmental enrichment: Are some of their effects mediated by similar neural mechanisms? Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 73(1), 233-245

Neonatal (early) handling (EH) and environmental enrichment (EE) of laboratory rodents have been the two most commonly used methods of providing supplementary environmental stimulation in order to study behavioral and neurobiological plasticity. A large body of research has been generated...

Year Published: 2002Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HandlingAnimal Type: Chinchilla, Gerbil, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Mouse, Other Rodent, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Fernández-Teruel, A., Giménez-Llort, L., Escorihuela, R. M. et al. 2002. Early-life handling stimulation and environmental enrichment: Are some of their effects mediated by similar neural mechanisms? Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 73(1), 233-245.

Presence of mother and unfamiliar female alters levels of testosterone, progesterone, cortisol, adrenocorticotropin, and behavior in maturing guinea pigs

Although the guinea pig is characterized by precocial physical development and minimal active maternal care, studies suggest the presence of the mother can influence neuroendocrine and behavioral activity of offspring even well beyond weaning. ... The present study examined ~40-day-old...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Hennessy, M. B., Maken, D. S., Graves, F. C. 2002. Presence of mother and unfamiliar female alters levels of testosterone, progesterone, cortisol, adrenocorticotropin, and behavior in maturing guinea pigs . Hormones and Behavior 42, 42-52.

Comfortable quarters for guinea-pigs in research institutions

Practical guidelines for the species-adequate housing of guinea pigs in research facilities. Animals living in groups should be provided a floor area of no less than 1200 cm2 per breeding female, and no less then 750 cm2 per weaned, non-breeding...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 2002. Comfortable quarters for guinea-pigs in research institutions. In: Comfortable Quarters for Laboratory Animals, Ninth Edition. Reinhardt, V. , Reinhardt, A. (eds.), 39-43. Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC.