Glossary
Definitions for the guinea pig care terms used throughout our guides.
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Safe wood
Wood considered suitable for guinea pigs to chew, includes apple, ash, aspen, birch, elm, maple, orange, pear, poplar, rattan and willow.
Skinny pig
A mostly hairless guinea pig with small amounts of hair, typically around the nose and feet.
Sow
A female guinea pig.
