Everyone should have heard a word called "timid as a mouse", which comes from the "Wei Shu Yuan Tianci Biography": "Yan Ze Zhi Zhi; Bold like a weasel".
Yes, like this word, everyone's stereotype of rats is timidity, but in real life, it seems that the rats you see are not so timid, and sometimes they turn their homes upside down, and they are right in front of your eyes.
The rats in "Tom and Jerry" are very bold, although it is a bit exaggerated, but art comes from life, and some things are not so absolute. Of course, there are really timid rats, that is, the rats I introduce next, I think everyone has heard of its name - guinea pigs.
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Guinea pigs also have other names, guinea pigs, Dutch pigs, sea pigs, and so on. The biggest difference between the appearance of the guinea pig and the ordinary mouse is that it has no tail, its limbs are short and compact, and it is a large rodent. The head of the guinea pig is very large, almost one-third of the body; but its neck is very short, so you always feel that it is a shrunken lump when you see it, but in fact people just don't have a neck! The ears of the guinea pig are beautiful, standing like two petals on either side of the head.
There is a pair of bright round eyes, and the ears are small and clinging to the sides of the head. The hair of the guinea pig is relatively rough, and there is a disadvantage, that is, its hair is easy to fall off, if it is a pet, it must be taken care of diligently.
The spine of the guinea pig has a lot of spinal bones, one section at a time, and it feels good to the touch. The limbs of the guinea pig are smooth and powerful, so it walks on the soles of its feet, and unlike other rats, its heels are seamlessly connected to the ground.
Guinea pigs have very short incisors, if you have seen mice, everyone should know that they generally carry two front teeth, but guinea pigs are different, its teeth are very short, when it comes to teeth, I have to say about the molars of guinea pigs, its molars are constantly growing.
Through breeding, humans have bred a lot of different colors of guinea pigs, and the common ones in the market are brown, white, chocolate, and different colors.
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The guinea pig has a docile personality and is truly small in courage. The lively and cute guinea pig has the habit of catching people, and its claws are still relatively strong, so when raising guinea pigs, pay attention to being scratched. This cute creature makes "humming" and "squeaking" sounds, from which another name for guinea pigs, "Dutch Pig", comes from.
How timid are guinea pigs? It is a pregnant female guinea pig, and if you are frightened, you will be aborted in minutes. It's really not an exaggeration at all.
Its sense of smell and hearing is quite sharp, and it reacts strongly to external sounds or taste stimuli, so in this environment, it is easy to cause miscarriage. Tips Please don't scare your cute guinea pig!
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Because guinea pigs are sensitive to external stimuli, they need to be raised in a slightly quieter environment. The amount of food of the guinea pig is also very amazing, it has a strong appetite when eating feed, but there is a point, if its food has undergone a qualitative change, it will not eat, is a special attention to what to eat, if they encounter spoiled food, they would rather eat less or not eat, but also because of this, will cause female guinea pigs to miscarry.
Guinea pigs are very reproductive, and not easy to get sick, they will be sexually mature after 1-3 months of birth, but the sexual cycle is relatively short, generally about half a month. Although they have strong reproductive ability, when they are pregnant, the pregnancy period is relatively long, and the entire pregnancy period adds up to about 3 months, and they can get pregnant six times a year. Today's guinea pigs are mostly pets, and wild guinea pigs no longer exist.
Of course, many researchers also like to use them as experimental tests.
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Raising guinea pigs should pay attention to the grasp and control of the environment, and the sound should not be too high. The temperature should also be properly controlled not to be lower than 15 ° C. Guinea pigs like to live in groups, so it is best to find a companion for it, that is, to keep at least two, so that it will not die alone.
Eating as mentioned earlier is very strict about eating guinea pigs, so do not feed onions, onions, garlic and other smelly foods when feeding, their sense of smell can not stand.
Not cleaning the feeding box where it lives for a long time also makes the taste cloudy, which then leads to a reduction in the lifespan of the guinea pigs. There are many children who will ask their parents to buy this cute little creature for themselves, but they die less than half a month after taking it home, probably because they don't pay attention to these, so they cause their pets to die early.
Of course, there are other reasons, such as because the guinea pig's guts are too small, so taking it around may also be scared to death.
Guinea pigs actually appear as food in some places, and their protein is also very rich, but as a cute pet, it is always good to eat this.
Friends who like to raise guinea pigs should find it hard to believe when they see this, but it does exist.
Some people breed guinea pigs on a large scale to eat meat, and some use them to sell. Everyone has different ideas, but fortunately, guinea pigs are still relatively easy to breed.