In the perception of many people, rats are a harmful animal, except for hamsters and totoro cats, there are almost no other mice, which can be used as writers to keep pets.
But today, we're introducing you to another kind of mouse that can be used as a domestic pet, and its name is called the guinea pig.
In everyone's impression, the coat of rats is short, no matter how to raise them, it is not long, and long-haired animals have no other pets except cats, cats, dogs and dogs. But what breaks everyone's perception is that this rat, called the guinea pig, is also a long-haired animal!
First of all, it can be determined that the guinea pigs are domestic rats, not harmful animals, and they are naturally covered with long hair, they look very elegant, just like the nobles among the rats, not only completely without the rat's prickly breath, but also with a little more aristocratic foreign atmosphere.
I have to say that this hair is really just right, throwing it into the grass and thinking it is a long-haired rabbit!
Writing this, I myself want to buy one of these mice, which can be used as a small mop when I am at home, and can be dragged on my hands when I go out, which is really foreign and eye-catching.
But reason overcame me, because raising this kind of rat requires a lot of preparation.
After all, their hair is very long, it takes time and energy to take care of them every day, and the shoveler who usually has to work overtime every day can give up, if you don't comb their hair for a period of time, there may be a knotting phenomenon, and finally you can only cut it off, then there is no difference with ordinary rats.
The hair of the guinea pig is very difficult to manage, no less than girls going out to put on makeup, and this long-haired animal also has a lot of trouble.
For example, when they excrete, they will get excrement to their own hair, so they need to be cleaned. And its hair loss is also more serious, if not cleaned, the home may be flooded by hair.
However, if you really want to raise, it is not impossible, as long as you do the following points, then you can raise them very well.
First, guinea pigs are very fond of drinking water, and the water source must be clean, drinking unclean water may cause them to get sick or infected with parasites, and their life expectancy will be greatly shortened.
Second, guinea pigs have a habit of cleanliness and do not like the environment to be dirty, so cleaning their cages every day has become a must-do thing. In addition to cleaning the cage, keep the inside of the cage dry, as they also don't like the environment that is too wet.
Third, prepare a special container for them to eat, because they are very gluttonous, and if they do not use a bowl exclusively, it may eat something that is not healthy, which will cause them to get sick.
Fourth, almost all pets like their owners to play with them, and the long-haired rat is no exception. Therefore, the shoveler should take time out of his busy time to play with them and not let them feel lonely.
Well, if you can do all of the above notes, then you can buy one! Remember, pet ownership requires patience and hard work, not a whim!