Guinea Pig, Rabbit, Hedgehog and Small Pet News You Can Use

Christmas and the busy holiday season will be here before you know it. Why not surprise your guinea pigs, rabbits, hedgehogs and other small pets with something extra special this holiday season? We have put together a list of some of our favorite, unique holiday gift ideas for the small pets and small-pet-lovers on your list. Time to get shopping!

Here are our top four reasons why Wheeky^® Pea Flakes are the perfect “super food” treat for guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, gerbils and other small pets ... 

By now, many guinea pig and small pet owners are familiar with our STAYbowl^® Tip-Proof Bowls, and know that they prevent pets from dumping their food. This can save a lot of time and money! In fact, the bowls very quickly pay for themselves.

But you may not realize that the STAYbowl^® also promotes health and wellness for guinea pigs and small pets.

We have tried everything in our guinea pig cage from Carefresh paper bedding to Aspen wood shavings to homemade fleece liners to custom fleece liners. We find fleece liners to work best for our family and our guinea pigs. But how to keep the cage clean and smelling fresh? The truth is you will never completely eliminate the smell and mess, but you can definitely reduce it. Here are our top 5 pro tips to keep your guinea pig fleece bedding smelling clean and fresh:

What if I cut out junk food and sugar and increased my own intake of fruits and veggies to recommended levels? In other words, what if I ate like a guinea pig for 30 days? The 30-Day Guinea Pig Challenge was on!

The holidays are a great time to spoil your guinea pigs, rabbits and other small pets! This year, it is easier than ever to find unique gifts online for the special piggies on your list. Here are a few gift selection favorites from our two guinea pigs, Ginger and Cocoa: 

We had a lot of fun this week being interviewed by TV 7 and TV 20 Detroit for their "Mom's a Genius" segment, which aired Wednesday and Thursday, and featured the story behind our STAYbowl™ Tip-Proof Bowl for guinea pigs and other pets. My daughter and I were also interviewed live yesterday morning on the TV 20 morning show. And one of our guinea pigs, Ginger, also made her live television debut during the guest appearance. You can see how relaxed she was in front of the cameras in this photo, where she is totally and completely "pancaked out."

YouTube "vlogger" ZooBoosShedZoo puts our STAYbowl™ to the test with her EIGHT guinea pigs (!) in this latest review. She finds the bowl not only keeps the piggies from dumping the kibble, it also works really well for water. Check out the full review here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaNoOB5joUA

You might also want to check out her UK shop with many handmade products for guinea pigs!

Just this week, we upgraded our two guinea pigs, Ginger and Cocoa, to a deluxe C&C cage with a loft. While the old Marchioro cage was pretty big, the new cage gives them a lot more room to run around and explore.  

We typically like to do these kinds of projects ourselves. But with our daughter’s 13^th birthday looming, time running out, and a new piggy cage at the top of her wishlist, we decided to take the easy route. We ordered a pre-cut 4x2 C&C grid cage kit with a 1x2 grid loft from Piggy BedSpreads (www.piggybedspreads.com). They are one of our retailers for STAYbowl™ tip-proof  bowls.