A group of 40 young male and female guinea pigs arrived at a pet 'superstore' after they were purchased from a local commercial breeder. Within one week, moderate inappetence was noted in the group.

Since first noticed, most guinea pigs in the colony of approximately 50 animals became pruritic. In the last month, the scratching had become severe, and some young animals had suffered from seizures.

Ironically, guinea pigs are neither pigs nor do they originate from Guinea. In actuality, these small rodents hail from the Andes Mountains of South America. Their misnamed identity adds a ...

Guinea pigs have been identified as a promising model for studying early human embryonic development due to their similarities in preimplantation processes and gene expression patterns.

Address for correspondence: Viktor Reinhardt, 6014 Palmer Drive, Weed, CA 96094, USA; E-mail: [email protected] The question was raised how the environment of guinea pigs can be best enriched in the ...

A family are shocked and ‘disgusted’ after taking home two ‘infected’ guinea pigs from Pets at Home. Carl Tyrrell, his ...