Please leave a reply. Hi Thea, Hamsters have cheek pouches that they use to carry their food. These could potentially be damaged by the sharper parts of the guinea pig food. Guinea pig food is not designed for hamsters. Please get someone to give you a lift to the store. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Squeaks and Nibbles. Share on Facebook. Hamster Sand Bath Guide. Can Hamsters Drink Milk?
Please enter your comment! Please enter your name here. You have entered an incorrect email address! Can Hamsters Eat Bananas? A litter is typically around pups. Guinea pigs are a lot more sociable! We're not just being nasty to hamsters here, but it is a well-known fact that in general guinea pigs enjoy interacting with one another and indeed, other animals including humans!
Yes, they are small furry socialites! In fact, this need for constant connections is so strong, guinea pigs can really suffer in isolation, become depressed and even die from loneliness. Guinea pigs are not good climbers!
While you may catch your guinea pig scaling over a low-sided play pen or ascending a staircase, they are not good climbers in the truest sense of the word. Instead, they tend to jump and are actually rather good at it! In contrast, hamsters love to climb and often scale up the bars in their cage.
Guinea pigs cannot run in a wheel! Guinea pigs cannot use exercise balls! Again, it requires backward arching of the spine, something rats, mice and hamsters have no problem with, but guinea pigs are simply not physically built for. Guinea pigs do not carry food in their cheeks! In contrast, a guinea pig tends to wolf their food down in one go and then wheek for more!
Most people have had hamsters as pets, and in most cases, they have no idea of some facts about these animals. Since the foods are vitamin C deficient, you can give them to your cavy only once a week and supplement them with other healthier foods. Cavies need vitamin C, and thus you cannot afford to deny them this vitamin. You can use hamster foods as extra snacks or treats which you give occasionally. Unfortunately, no is the answer to this question. You cannot feed your cavy seeds for instance, because of the potential choking hazard that they present.
Simply avoid hamster foods that are tiny and can choke your little cavies. Hamster is more active during the night while guinea pig has no specifically active time. This is another major difference between hamster and guinea pig. Although hamsters are domesticated, they are also found in the wild.
However, guinea pigs are fully domesticated and are not found in the wild. Hamsters are less social while guinea pigs are more social. Therefore, hamsters prefer more to live alone while guinea pig prefers to live in groups or pairs.
The sounds of hamsters are not too loud while the sounds of guinea pigs are loud. A hamster gives birth to pups per time while a guinea pig gives birth to piglets. The pups are born without sight and hair while the piglets are well-developed at birth. Hamsters live up to years while guinea pig lives up to years. Hamster is a small, rounded rodent that is active in the night. Another significant feature of hamsters is the use of front paws to hold their food.
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